Race 5 (370)
COTTON TREE HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1150m Sha Tin Normal Watering
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | FIRE-FIGHTER (BN099) | C M Au | -- | Soon prominent, led 400 M, drew away final 200 M. |
| 2 | 6 | PAKISTAN HERO (BN140) | B Marcus | -- | Soon led, headed 400 M, kept on. |
| 3 | 2 | STARTRICE (BM210) | K M Chin | B | Prominent midfield, in touch turning in, kept on. |
| 4 | 13 | DIABLO (BJ276) | H K Cheung | -- | Niggled along early, midfield 800 M, ran on. |
| 5 | 4 | SINCERELY YOURS (BM225) | P Robinson | B | Prominent, kept on under pressure home straight. |
| 6 | 11 | SUNSHINE DANCER (BN062) | P Strydom | -- | Well back, then ran on final 300 M. |
| 7 | 10 | GOLDEN DOUBLE (BP043) | H K Yim | -- | Appeared to race green early, ran on well from far back home turn, before becoming baulked close home. |
| 8 | 12 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | W Woods | -- | Well away, in touch when hard ridden turning in, could find no extra closing stages. (Enquiry held.) |
| 9 | 7 | ADAMANT (BJ285) | S M Tam | -- | Never a factor. |
| 10 | 8 | LIGHT-HEARTED (BL040) | P Payne | -- | Never a factor. (Demoted.) |
| 11 | 5 | EASTERN STAR (BK202) | K H Ting | -- | Slow into stride, and far off pace before moderate progress closing stages. |
| 12 | 1 | CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) | C H Tse | -- | Close up before fading rapidly final 200 M. |
| 13 | 3 | MIGHTY MIGHTY (BK119) | Y S Wong | -- | Always wide and 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 |