Race 5 (623)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Slow
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | RUMBA KING (M172) | W C Marwing | -- | Missed break, rolled on to sit handy 2 wide no cover, 4L 3rd 400m, quickened 200m, swept to lead 100m, comfortable at wire. |
| 2 | 9 | NICE FOLKS (CL421) | O Doleuze | B | Moderate break, driven early, sat 3 deep midfield, off heels lost place 700m, 7L 8th & bumped 400m, swept to 2nd last stride. |
| 3 | 4 | GREEN ZONE (M302) | C K Tong | B | Fair break, trapped wide, rolled to lead 800m, 3L clear 400m, all out 200m, headed 100m, lost 2nd at line. |
| 4 | 3 | PROLIFIC CHAMPION (M226) | M Chadwick | TT | Good start, disputed lead until 3rd 1 off at 800m, lost position on turn, rallied in stretch, kept on without threat. |
| 5 | 1 | COSTA DEL SOL (M111) | Z Purton | B | Fair start, settled mid rank 1 off with cover, picked up off home turn, lacked pace final 200m. |
| 6 | 5 | EURO POWER (CL188) | W M Lai | B | Broke well, trapped 4 deep from wide gate, 3 deep no cover 6th 600m, to 4th 400m, one paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 12 | GENKI MOOCHI (M345) | W Pike | B/TT | Broke with others, raced wide, advanced to 2nd 800m 1 off no cover, lost place 250m, struggled in run home. |
| 8 | 10 | WINNING BOY (N186) | K C Leung | XB-/SR2 | Tardy start, raced on paint near rear, ridden on turn, widest into stretch, kept on same pace. |
| 9 | 6 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | T H So | -- | Taken back from wide draw, raced at tail 3 wide, modest advance on turn, plugged on past beaten rivals. |
| 10 | 2 | PALEPALE (M407) | T Clark | B | Broke well, camped rail midfield, off heels lost ground 800m, found nothing in final stretch. |
| 11 | 8 | VINTAGE HUSSLER (CL266) | M L Yeung | B | Led at break, shuffled to midfield on rail, close enough 400m, unable to quicken into stretch, weakened out. |
| 12 | 11 | JUN DAO (CL110) | C W Wong | B | Missed break, bustled along 2nd last 2 deep, to tail 600m, never a factor. |
| 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 |