Race 4 (179)
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | RED BISHOP (BM324) | C Asmussen | -- | Bumped at start. Travelled 6th to 700 M, improving to 3rd at Home Bend. Closed quickly on leaders 300 M out to soon take over. Won going away. |
| 2 | 9 | URGENT REQUEST (BM326) | T Quinn | -- | Attempted to make all. Led 2L at Home Bend. Cut down near 200 M. Stayed on to line. |
| 3 | 10 | WONDERFUL WAY (BL043) | B Marcus | -- | Jumped outwards. In first three throughout. Racing 2nd from 900 M to 300 M. Kept on. |
| 4 | 13 | EISHIN TENNESSEE (BM327) | H Masui | -- | Bumped at start. Settled midfield, racing 8th at 800 M. Gradual progress in straight to reach 4th late. |
| 5 | 2 | HEAR THAT BELL (BM320) | S King | -- | Racing 9th to 1300 M and 10th to 1000 M. Made headway to 4th at 400 M. Lost 4th at line. |
| 6 | 11 | ALRIFFA (BM322) | P Eddery | -- | Gained gradually from 13th at 600 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 12 | DOUBLE TRIGGER (BM323) | L Dettori | -- | Dropped from 7th at 1400 M to 11th at 700 M. Ran on a little from 12th at 400 M. |
| 8 | 14 | REAL SUCCESS (BM329) | G Cooksley | -- | Improved from 11th at 800 M to share 5th at 300 M. Weakened to 8th near line. |
| 9 | 1 | DOUBLE TAKE (BM328) | G Allendorf | -- | Settled 4th early, travelling 5th from 1100 M to 700 M. Couldn't go on. |
| 10 | 8 | SURVEY KING (BK072) | A S Cruz | -- | Held 3rd to 900 M. Gradually faded. |
| 11 | 3 | TOP RATING (BM321) | D Oliver | -- | Jumped outwards. Moved up from 10th at 1400 M to 7th at 900 M. Struggled from 700 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 4 | FORTUNE LEADER (BJ226) | D Holland | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 13 | 6 | RIVER VERDON (BG302) | J Marshall | -- | From 5th early, edged up along rail to 3rd at 700 M. Dropped out quickly. |
| 14 | 7 | STERLING TOWN (BK069) | M Kinane | -- | Bumped at start. At rear throughout. Finished 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 |