Race 5 (577)
BATTERY PATH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Wet Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | NEVER HEADED (CB202) | G Schofield | B/TT | Began fairly and raced in mid-division 2 wide. Switched out and niggled along to improve position turning for home. Responded well when asked 350 M out and fended off repeated challenge from 2nd placegetter to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 10 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | D Whyte | B/SR | Jumped well and soon settled in midfield around 3 wide through to straight. Ran on well in straight but unable to find the extra gear to overhaul the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | S K Sit | -- | Pushed along to race in a forward position on rail. Under pressure to go forward at home bend. Kept on well in straight to grab 3rd place near the line. |
| 4 | 2 | MAXIMUM JOY (CA025) | A Marcus | B | Niggled along to race in better than midfield 2 wide. Made steady improvement at back straight to race in prominent position. Ran on fairly in straight but was overhauled by 3rd placegetter near the line. |
| 5 | 1 | DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) | D Dunn | -- | Slow to begin and raced in rear section on rail. Switched out and made slight headway turning for home. Made up good ground inside final 200 M when asked 350 M out. |
| 6 | 5 | ACE ACADEMY (BT215) | S Dye | -- | Eased to race at back around 2 wide. Under pressure at home bend and made up little ground. Unable to quicken when asked 350 M and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 14 | NEW CENTURY (CA306) | K T Yeung | SR | Soon raced in a rearward position on inner. Switched wide and made little improvement at home bend. No extra in straight and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 8 | PLATINUM EXPRESS (BV187) | B Prebble | BO | Niggled along to race in better than midfield on rail. Under pressure to maintain position at home bend. Kept on evenly in straight and further weakened in the closing stages. |
| 9 | 9 | FRUITFUL TRIP (BP331) | M Cahill | P2 | Raced in worse than midfield 2 wide. Under pressure at home turn but failed to quicken and stayed one-pace to the line. |
| 10 | 12 | CHAMPION RANGER (BT149) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Ridden along to dispute lead and took outright lead after 1200 M. Headed 200 M out and steadily faded out thereafter. |
| 11 | 11 | JADE RUYI (BV118) | C Williams | -- | Slowly away and raced at back on rail through to straight. Made no impression in straight. |
| 12 | 13 | DIAMOND AND GOLD (BP100) | M W Leung | -- | Unable to muster early speed to race in mid-division on rail through to straight. Found nothing in straight and only ran past couple of beaten runners. |
| 13 | 4 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | K S Yu | B-/P2 | Raced in mid-division towards the outside. Made some improvement down back straight. Commenced to lose ground turning for home. Weakened steadily in straight. |
| 14 | 7 | GOODWOOD (CA167) | F Coetzee | -- | Niggled along to race in prominent position on inner. Steadily lost position from 800 M. Found nothing in straight and weakened badly inside final 200 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 |