Race 5 (362)
RUSSIAN PEARL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | NOVEL WINNING (CK183) | H W Lai | B | Fair break, midfield one off, wide bid, ran on strongly to lead 200m out and draw clear. |
| 2 | 3 | CHAMPAGNE DAYS (CL024) | W C Marwing | CP/TT | Broke well, settled fifth one off, short of room mid-straight, found gap, ran on well. |
| 3 | 4 | FINEZZA (M035) | Z Purton | -- | Well away, caught wide, took time to settle, fifth last one off, improved turn, ran on strongly late. |
| 4 | 11 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | D Whyte | PC/XB | Broke smartly, settled second one off, narrow leader early straight, kept on gamely, not pace to challenge. |
| 5 | 2 | ELECTRONIC MASTER (CJ135) | N Callan | V | Well away, midfield three wide, powerfully driven straight, kept on gamely, not pace to challenge. |
| 6 | 12 | CHEERFUL DOUBLE (CK396) | M L Yeung | -- | Not rushed early, settled last one off, last into straight, wide bid, ran on well late. |
| 7 | 13 | DIVINE KID (CK157) | B Prebble | B | Slow start, rear early, up on rail to fourth last, inside bid, short of room and switched, ran on quite well late. |
| 8 | 8 | CLASSIC BOY (CL425) | G Mosse | H | Missed beat start, up fast to lead three wide, crossed, led into straight, ridden, weakened last 200m. |
| 9 | 5 | OPEN SESAME (CL091) | O Doleuze | TT | Taken back from wide gate, last far side, swung wide turn, run flattened late. |
| 10 | 10 | KINGSTON SPARTACUS (CL116) | M Guyon | B | Fair break, led early, headed and settled third rail, shaken up entering straight, short of room, ridden, minor progress late. |
| 11 | 7 | SOHNA (CG183) | C K Tong | B/TT | Broke well, front rank on rail then settled midfield rail, difficulty finding racing room when pulled out straight, run flattened late. |
| 12 | 9 | DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) | B Doyle | -- | Sluggish start, fourth last one off, kept on under riding, weakened late. |
| 13 | 6 | SHAM SHUI PO (CL182) | T Angland | SR1/V1 | Sluggish start, up on rail to midfield, inside bid, firmly ridden, no progress. |
| 14 | 14 | SUPER GALILEO (CL061) | T H So | B | Slightly missed break, fifth two off, third into straight, ridden, weakened. |
| 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 |