Race 4 (218)
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | LUSO (BP401) | M Kinane | -- | Travelled just better than midfield. Quickened well upon straightening but was soon baulked. Switched out for a run inside 200 M and showed a great turn of foot to just get up on line. |
| 2 | 3 | POSIDONAS (BS421) | T Quinn | -- | Travelled just better than midfield. Commenced move rounding home bend and hit front under hard riding inside 200 M. Looked winner but grabbed final stride. (Rider dropped whip 100 M out.) |
| 3 | 14 | SUNNY LANE (BS418) | D Nikolic | -- | Always prominent. Quickened to hit front briefly under pressure 200 M out. First pair too strong. |
| 4 | 8 | INDIGENOUS (BP103) | D Whyte | -- | Around midfield to straight. Made up good ground inside final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 10 | MULTI-STAR (BN235) | R Fradd | -- | Mainly in midfield to straight. Not much room early on before making good late progress inside final 250 M. |
| 6 | 11 | PRIVILEGE (BL056) | B Marcus | -- | Chased leader in 3rd place. Moved up to lead rounding home bend. Swamped over 300 M out but kept on gamely. |
| 7 | 2 | OXALAGU (BS420) | A Starke | -- | Settled in midfield. Improved to prominent position entering home straight. Held every chance over 250 M out but found nothing under pressure. |
| 8 | 9 | MAZAL (BM090) | A Munro | -- | Settled at the back. Ran on well upon straightening but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 9 | 6 | CITADEED (BN185) | L Dettori | -- | Settled in rear. Clipped heels and dropped to tail-end approaching 800 M. Ran past beaten runners early in straight, then no extra. |
| 10 | 5 | YOBRO (BS419) | G Cooksley | -- | Always in last few. |
| 11 | 7 | PROTEKTOR (BP415) | T Hellier | -- | Always towards rear. Found nothing in straight. |
| 12 | 13 | EISHIN SANSAN (BS407) | Y Take | -- | Soon took up running and led until headed passing 800 M. Dropped out upon straightening. |
| 13 | 4 | SAPIO (BN330) | D Bradley | -- | Always in rear. Made no show in straight. |
| 14 | 12 | MONZA (BS065) | J Weaver | -- | Close up. Dropped out from 600 M. |
| 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 |