Race 3 (235)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | OUIJA BOARD (CG615) | K Fallon | -- | Settled towards the rear until home straight. Charged through rivals near the 200 M and clinched the race. |
| 2 | 11 | SIX SENSE (CG617) | H Shii | H | No better than midfield and was wide and without cover. Continued to be wide turning for home and was 3Ls down on straightening. Stayed on well in the straight. |
| 3 | 6 | BEST GIFT (CD296) | D Whyte | TT | Kept within 3Ls of the pace early stages. 7Ls back in 4th at 1200 M. 4-wide and 2 to 3Ls behind the leader turning in. Kept on well and disputed lead at 200 M. Unable to match winner's stride but stayed on for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 12 | SHAMDALA (CG625) | C Soumillon | SR | Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Slightly held up at 200 M but made a late dash to make the frame. |
| 5 | 1 | WESTERNER (CG618) | O Peslier | SR/E | Eased back to race in rear section and was 3-wide in back straight. Improved in a 5-wide position making home turn. Closed the race off only fairly. |
| 6 | 5 | REEFSCAPE (CG616) | R Hughes | -- | In a forward position early stages. 5Ls off the pace in 3rd at 1200 M. Steadily improved and was 3-wide and 2 to 3Ls back on straightening. Took some time to quicken and ran on without threatening. |
| 7 | 10 | SAMANDO (CG626) | E Legrix | -- | Settled towards the rear and trailed field back straight. Swung widest and near last to enter home straight. Steadily made up ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 9 | SWEET STREAM (CE616) | T Gillet | -- | Settled towards the rear and was among last few to enter home straight. Held up in traffic for some distance near 200 M. Picked up speed when in the clear but ran into traffic again near finish and was unable to be ridden out. |
| 9 | 4 | CHERRY MIX (CG613) | L Dettori | TT | Settled 2Ls behind the pace in 2nd until home straight. Engaged in a 3-way battle for the lead at 250 M but was swamped shortly after. |
| 10 | 7 | SATURN (CD154) | R Fradd | XB/H | Set the pace most of the way and took a length's advantage into the straight. Swamped inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 2 | NORSE DANCER (CG614) | M Dwyer | -- | Settled on fence at midfield. Niggled along to stay in touch making home turn. Crept to within a length of the lead before being crowded at 200 M. Unable to recover thereafter. |
| 12 | 3 | WARRSAN (CD630) | J Spencer | -- | No worse than midfield early stages. 7 to 8Ls back in 4th at 1200 M. Struggled to keep pace making home turn and weakened in the straight. |
| 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 |