Race 5 (015)
SHENZHEN HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | C W Wong | -- | Disputed lead at 900 M out 2-wide, a neck back in 2nd at top of home straight, narrow lead 200 M out, did just enough to hang on. |
| 2 | 1 | LIBERAL'S RIDE (CG058) | D Whyte | -- | Best away, soon led by 1L on fence before settling at 900 M into box-run position until stretch, no clear room until 300 M out, ran on fairly but compromised winning chances by hanging in. |
| 3 | 14 | FRIENDS FOREVER (CD245) | S K Sit | SR/V | Marginal lead on fence at 900 M, a neck clear at top of homestretch, headed 200 M out, failed to kick with quinella pair but did enough for a place. |
| 4 | 7 | UNIVERSAL KOMISSAR (CE096) | E Saint-Martin | XB | 4-wide but cover near rear about 6Ls off speed at 1000 M, not much closer taking final bend, finished off quite well in final 200 M, nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 2 | NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) | G Mosse | B2 | 3Ls back in midfield through to the homestretch, had every chance of at least a place but failed to quicken. |
| 6 | 9 | FLASH HARRY (CB180) | R Fradd | SR | Covered up and within 2Ls of pace in 4th or so until home turn, had his opportunity to figure in the money but didn't have the kick. |
| 7 | 13 | COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) | A Delpech | -- | 3-wide with cover in rear about 6Ls off pace at 1000 M, headway to be 4Ls down in 7th taking home turn, same margin in 6th at 200 M, tired late. |
| 8 | 6 | DEFLECT (CD094) | B Prebble | TT | Slowly away, 8Ls behind in last at 1000 M, still well behind turning for home, made scant impression down centre of track. |
| 9 | 12 | CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) | O Doleuze | V1 | Awkward start, darted from wide gate to fence, 4-back and worse than midfield about 5Ls from the front until being checked badly at 600 M, posed little threat in home straight. |
| 10 | 8 | TIMBER CITY (CC031) | F Coetzee | B | Nicely positioned 2-wide and close-up 2Ls off speed through first half of race, struggling to keep up turning for home and faded out. |
| 11 | 3 | CAPTAIN BUNNY (CD367) | K W Tsui | P- | Always caught very wide (4-wide no cover) but in midfield about 3Ls off pace until the 600 M, forced wider and struggling turning for home, dropped out. |
| 12 | 5 | SUPER BONUS (CG067) | M Nunes | B | 3-back on fence 3Ls off speed in midfield until the 600 M when taking a bad check, fell 6Ls behind leaders taking home turn, dropped out rapidly. |
| 13 | 11 | WISHING WELL (CD368) | W M Lai | -- | Struggled to muster early speed, 2-wide and 5Ls back in 10th or so at 1000 M, checked at 800 M and hard pressed to keep up turning for home, soon well beaten. |
| 14 | 10 | FLORAL ARTS (CE197) | H W Lai | V | Only about 1L off pace when caught 4-wide no cover early on, 3-wide no cover from 800 M but back-pedalling before home straight entrance, eased down final 200 M when well beaten. |
| 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 |