Race 5 (369)
MERLIN HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ROCKET GREEN (BL233) | M Kinane | -- | Dropped out towards rear, hung in both directions, ran on from behind. |
| 2 | 3 | STAR OF MARBLE (BJ096) | K C Chan | -- | Midfield before steady progress from 600 M out. |
| 3 | 11 | SUPER FELLOW (BK078) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Midfield early, improved to dispute lead turning in, unable to sustain run. |
| 4 | 10 | ETERNAL HARMONY (BL112) | T Kwok | -- | Up with pace, led top of home straight, tired closing stages. |
| 5 | 13 | JOLLITY (BJ035) | G Childs | -- | Well back early, improved around field turn, 5 wide top of straight, faded final 200 M. |
| 6 | 7 | BOUNTY GUARD (BM130) | C K Tsang | -- | Rear early, last at 600 M, ran on through beaten horses. |
| 7 | 14 | ZEUS (BK154) | D Holland | -- | Outpaced early, improved to midfield 500 M out, hampered when running on 300 M out. |
| 8 | 9 | PRECIOUS DELIGHTS (BJ064) | H K Yim | -- | Prominent from wide draw, close to pace but tight 400 M, found little closing stages. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 4 | THINK TANK (BJ092) | K S Yu | -- | 3Ls off lead 1000 M, close enough turning in but faded. |
| 10 | 1 | CROWN COUNSEL (BG404) | K M So | -- | Soon midfield, tight at 400 M, not run on after forced to switch out at 300 M. |
| 11 | 2 | MAGIC FINGERS (BM169) | B Marcus | -- | Mostly midfield or worse, hampered 400 M, no impression thereafter. |
| 12 | 8 | GOLDEN ERA (BK115) | D Oliver | -- | Soon rearwards and never in touch. |
| 13 | 6 | AFRICA STAR (BN046) | H K Cheung | -- | Sent to lead, headed turning in and faded. (Demoted.) |
| DISQ | 12 | CHARMING GUEST (BM098) | E Legrix | -- | Always prominent, went on 300 M out. (Promoted.) |
| 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 |