Race 5 (472)
SHA TIN HOI HANDICAP Rating:65-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | BELIEVE IN CHANGE (CK170) | Z Purton | -- | Broke well, prominently sat one off just behind the leader, ran on to contest the lead at the top of home straight, hung out, hit the front passing 200 M, finished off soundly, did enough to hold off the challenger. |
| 2 | 9 | FOREST STAR (CJ167) | M Chadwick | TT | Lacked early speed as usual, ended up travelling 5-6Ls on rails, held up for room early in home straight, dashed well when clear at 200 M, line came too soon. |
| 3 | 6 | HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) | K C Leung | B/TT | Driven to take the one out one back spot, joined the lead turning for home, responded well under maximum pressure final 350 M, could not match the strides of winner at 150 M, kept on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | NATURAL FLAME (CK016) | G Mosse | B/TT- | Prominently placed 2Ls off the speed, travelled nicely on rails throughout, had every chance in home straight, kept battling on, just lost a place. |
| 5 | 12 | MARIACHI (CH190) | H W Lai | B/TT | Held the fence and settled in the mid-division, shifted wider for clear run at the top of home straight, looked possible a place, hung out, finished off satisfactorily but could not find extra final 150 M. |
| 6 | 8 | STEEL NERVES (CG320) | O Doleuze | -- | Taken back from gate 12, patiently ridden until the home straight, only gave limited response when asked for efforts final 350 M, rather one-paced. |
| 7 | 11 | WASABISABI (CJ221) | B Prebble | H | Slow away, travelled 5-6Ls behind the speed, made up gradual ground in the home straight without threatening the principals, checked at 200 M, no extra. |
| 8 | 5 | BIG WINNER AGAIN (CJ170) | D Whyte | B/TT | Broke well from the widest alley, driven hard to get across in front and obtained cover near 800 M, ran on to contest the lead at the top of home straight but proved too one-paced final 200 M, soon flattened. |
| 9 | 10 | TOY STORY (CJ217) | J Lloyd | SR/TT | Travelled 5-6Ls off the pace and caught wide throughout, made up little ground in home straight, checked 200 M, no extra. |
| 10 | 2 | GALLANT MASTER (CJ255) | C K Tong | B | Slow away, lacked early speed and travelled close to the rear, responded only fairly under maximum pressure in home straight, made no impression. |
| 11 | 1 | DREAMS MAKER (L131) | A Suborics | -- | Niggled along to hold a one-off position in the mid-division, struggled turning for home, held ground until got tired passing the 200 M pole. |
| 12 | 13 | SHINING SPUR (L150) | Y T Cheng | B | Urged along to take a 3-wide spot in midfield, outpaced rounding bend, weakened and dropped out at the top of home straight. |
| 13 | 3 | STOLEN THUNDER (CJ003) | T H So | B | No early speed despite being pushed along, always rearward, never a factor. |
| 14 | 4 | SUPER PLUS (CJ090) | K W Leung | -- | Driven hard to lead and found the fence at 800 M, weakened sharply at the top of home straight, tailed out. (Heart irregularity.) |
| 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 |