Race 5 (340)
NOONDAY GUN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SOLAR (CC198) | G Schofield | B | Began with field and soon settled in rearward position on rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and charged home inisde final 200 M to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 9 | PIONERO (CD402) | C Soumillon | -- | Tardy start and soon recovered to race in a handy position on rail. Switched away from the fence on straightening to make its run. Responded well in straight but failed to match speed with winner inside final 150 M. |
| 3 | 7 | LUCKY GUYS (CE016) | A Delpech | SR | Slow to begin and raced in midfield on rail. Near the 800 M hung out and steadied away from heels. Slightly held up in early part of straight. Ran on well when asked 300 M out and just failed to run down 2nd placegetter. |
| 4 | 14 | ACCELERATION (CD400) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Broke fairly from wide draw and niggled along to race midfield or worse around 4 wide with cover through to straight. Took a while to respond when asked 400 M out but made good impression final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | B Prebble | TT | Broke well and soon settled in midfield 2 wide through to straight. Baulked for a run in early part of straight. Responded when clear running was obtained around 250 M out but was in no position to trouble the placegetters. |
| 6 | 4 | HAPPY KID (CC326) | M Rodd | B | Began well and niggled along to be box-seated behind the leader through to straight. Baulked for a run for part of the straight and was not properly tested. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 1 | HEALTHY (CE092) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well from wide draw and soon raced in a prominent position 2 wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and only kept on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 13 | CHARIOT OF WEI HAI (CB144) | M W Leung | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly from wide draw and was quickly taken to the back on rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and made little impression inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 9 | 12 | LUCKY PACKET (CD068) | O Doleuze | SR-/B1 | Jumped with field and ridden along to take up running on rail from 1100 M through to straight. Only able to run on evenly when asked 400 M out and slightly weakened inside final 150 M. |
| 10 | 6 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | F Coetzee | CP-/TT | Jumped fairly and soon settled in midfield or better 2 wide through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out but failed to quicken and only able to keep on same pace to the line. |
| 11 | 2 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | G Mosse | B1 | Tardy start and pushed along to race in a handy position 2 wide through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and faded steadily inside final 200 M. |
| 12 | 11 | FRIENDSHIP (CE066) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped fairly and soon raced in mid-division around 3 wide without cover through to straight. Unable to make any impression when asked 400 M out. |
| 13 | 3 | BEST FOR ALL (CB040) | S Dye | B | Jumped awkwardly from widest and was steadily eased to the back. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running but failed to show any running in the straight. |
| 14 | 8 | ATHLETIC GOLD (CC241) | S Sanders | B/TT | Broke with field and steadily eased to a rearward position around 2 to 3 wide through to straight. Found nothing when asked 400 M out and steadily dropped out inside final 200 M. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |