Race 5 (375)
DIAMOND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | COSMIC BOOM (N019) | J Lloyd | H/XB/TT | Jumped well, ridden to lead rail, kicked early straight, soon clear, easily. |
| 2 | 13 | ROCKET PROUD (L392) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Knuckled start but soon recovered to midfield one off, bid between horses, ran on but never able to threaten winner. |
| 3 | 6 | COOL BEAN (N076) | T Angland | H1 | Broke well, not much early pace, midfield rail, held up briefly in traffic, out for mid-track bid, kept on without threatening. |
| 4 | 5 | O'HALO (N066) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well, up fast to share lead, then second one off, challenged winner early straight but soon outpaced, no more to give late. |
| 5 | 4 | SURFER BOY (L306) | Y T Cheng | -- | Fair break, not rushed early, settled mid-rear one off, wide bid, kept on quite well. |
| 6 | 2 | BILLION GAINS (M263) | C Y Ho | XB | Moderate break, no early speed, last early, then up on inside to mid=rear rail, bid between runners, kept on one pace. |
| 7 | 8 | DYNAMIC CROSS (L426) | W M Lai | XB- | Fair break, not much early pace, mid-rear three wide no cover, slightly short of room early straight, wide bid, limited progress. |
| 8 | 12 | DREAMS MAKER (L131) | K C Ng | B/TT | Broke well, up from wide gate to fourth three off, ridden early straight, no impression. |
| 9 | 11 | SUPREME HONG KONG (M219) | B Doyle | -- | Fair break, ridden early but lacked speed, mid-rear three off, urged, very modest progress. |
| 10 | 14 | HOT PEPPER (CJ236) | G Mosse | TT | Fair break, caught five wide no cover, no route to rail, wide throughout, kept on one pace. |
| 11 | 9 | LUCKY BOY (CJ296) | H W Lai | B/TT | Fair break, ridden to join leaders three wide, unde pressure early straight, weakened. |
| 12 | 10 | PRIMROSE BOY (M409) | M Du Plessis | -- | Fair break, fifth rail, inside bid following winner, outpaced, weakened. |
| 13 | 1 | DIAMOND RAINBOW (L079) | B Prebble | B | Taken back to rear, out for wide bid straight, no progress. |
| 14 | 7 | COSMO ONE (M410) | C W Wong | H1 | Slow start, crowded, urged but lacked pace, last rail, no progress, tailed off. |
| 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 |