Race 4 (179)
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | PARTIPRAL (BN320) | O Peslier | -- | Advanced from 11th 3-wide at 1600 M to 9th at 1300 M. Reached midfield at 900 M, making good headway to 4th at 600 M. Came with sustained run to overhaul leader 100 M out. Held out. |
| 2 | 4 | NEEDLE GUN (BN319) | L Dettori | -- | Settled 3rd. Improved to 2nd at 700 M, sharing lead at home bend. Broke 1-1/2Ls clear near 200 M. Gradually worn down by winner. Kept on gamely. |
| 3 | 7 | ROYAL SNACK (BM330) | P Payne | -- | In last few until 800 M. Improved steadily from 12th to 6th at 900 M. Continued to close to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 13 | TANINO CREATE (BN323) | M Ebina | -- | Travelled 4th to 1000 M, dropping briefly to 6th. Driven up 3-wide to join lead at 550 M. Straightened 3rd. Outpaced over final 200 M. |
| 5 | 6 | PRIVILEGE (BL056) | B Marcus | -- | Travelled 2nd to 900 M, leading to home bend. Weakened to 200 M. Battled on. |
| 6 | 12 | COMMONER (BN321) | R Hughes | -- | Moved up from 10th at 1200 M to 7th at 850 M. Ridden along to 5th at 600 M. Outpaced final 300 M. |
| 7 | 2 | CAMPAIGN WARRIOR (BN317) | M Clarke | -- | Settled 9th at 1600 M, racing 11th to 800 M. Recovered 9th at 600 M, reaching distant 7th at 350 M. |
| 8 | 9 | STERLING TOWN (BK069) | E Legrix | -- | Recovered ground from 13th at 800 M but well beaten. |
| 9 | 11 | VIA SUEZ (BN325) | G Grylls | -- | Edged forward from 7th at 1500 M to 5th at 1100 M 3-deep. Dropped to midfeild. Renewed effort to 5th at 700 M. Gradually weakened out of it. |
| 10 | 10 | TOT OU TARD (BN324) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Raced 5th to 1400 M, then 6th and 7th to 1100 M. Gained well to 4th at 850 M but soon dropped back to 12th before home bend. Plugged on. |
| 11 | 14 | JUST APOLLO (BN318) | R Ealden | -- | Travelled 5th and 6th to 800 M. Lost ground to 10th at 600 M. Little shift in straight. |
| 12 | 1 | ABLE SHOT (BN030) | A S Cruz | -- | Wide. Midfield to 1200 M, dropping to 11th at 900 M, holding 10th to 600 M. Straightened last. In last few. |
| 13 | 3 | LUCKY CLOVER (BK101) | M Kinane | -- | In last pair throughout. (Bled.) |
| 14 | 8 | SMILING (BL105) | D Lee | -- | Led field until 900 M. Dropped out. |
| 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 |