Race 4 (500)
TAI TAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | APPROVE (N299) | B Prebble | B | Speed to lead, crossed to rail from wide draw, restrained to 2nd 1200m, switched 1 off 700m, quickened to lead 350m, maintained advantage to wire. |
| 2 | 6 | GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) | T H So | B/SR1/TT1 | Rousted from gate, led 1200m & taken to rail 1000m, driven & headed 350m, dug deep & battled back but always held. |
| 3 | 11 | LIFE OF BEAUTY (M022) | K C Leung | B/TT | Good break, settled 1 off with cover midfield, off heels 700m & shuffled back, crowded home turn, switched wide & closed well to make frame. |
| 4 | 8 | SUPER HORSE (L308) | T Clark | B | Restrained in midfield along the fence, kept on same pace to the line and unable to get closer to the first two. |
| 5 | 13 | DRAGON PINS (N167) | M L Yeung | B | Smart break, raced 3rd 1 off no cover, edged wider 700m, hard-ridden into stretch, boxed on evenly. |
| 6 | 4 | SUMMER DASH (M105) | G Mosse | B | Sluggish break & impeded early, raced tail 1 off, minor wide progress from 800m, widest into stretch, shaken up 400m, steady advance to wire. |
| 7 | 9 | KINGSTON SPARTACUS (L116) | W M Lai | -- | Tardy start, bustled early strides, taken to rail midfield, under pressure turning in, kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 14 | SURE CHAMP (N013) | K C Ng | XB/B2/TT | Fast break, caught 3 wide no cover behind midfield, advanced 700m, shaken up 400m to press for 3rd, all out mid stretch & faltered final 150m. |
| 9 | 1 | POWER BLITZ (N361) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Driven at break, settled 4th 1 off with cover, shuffled back & forced 3 wide 700m, pressed 3rd under hard drive in stretch, tapered final 200m. |
| 10 | 12 | MOBILE KING (P084) | C K Tong | -- | Taken back to race near rear 3 deep no cover, overraced early, driven wide into stretch, plugged on steadily, switched off heels 150m & no extra. |
| 11 | 10 | CHINA DELIGHT (N148) | H W Lai | -- | Tardy break, raced near rear 1 off with cover, keen early, driven turning for home, struggled in run to wire. |
| 12 | 2 | CHAMPION MOUNT (CK087) | R Fourie | B-/TT- | Broke with others, niggled early midfield 1 off with cover, gradually drifted back, driven 800m, found little in tame run home. |
| 13 | 3 | DREAM PARTNER (P160) | C W Wong | TT1 | Tardy break & bumped, to rail near tail, snatched off heels 1400m, driven into stretch, never comfortable & found nothing. |
| 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 |