Race 5 (659)
TAI HANG TUNG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SMART HORSE (BV096) | W C Marwing | -- | Jumped along and soon raced in rear section on rail. Switched out to find clear running on straightening. Made up good ground when asked 350 M out to overhaul 2nd placegetter near the line to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 2 | INDY'S GEM (BS077) | D Dunn | P | Soon settled in worse than midfield 2 to 3-wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M out but unable to fend off the late challenge from winner to be overpowed near the line. |
| 3 | 13 | NEW CENTURY (CA306) | G Schofield | SR | Began fairly and niggled along to race in midfield 3-wide. Crept forward turning for home. Took lead 300 M out and kept on well but unable to match speed with 1st pair in the closing stages to settle for 3rd place. |
| 4 | 14 | OPTIC CHIEF (BV072) | C K Tong | -- | Jumped well and soon raced in midfield on inner. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Ran on fairly in straight but was never in position to trouble the placegetters. |
| 5 | 6 | ACE ACADEMY (BT215) | S Dye | -- | Soon eased to the tail of the field 2-wide. Switched wide and made slight improvement at home bend. All out 350 M out and made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 9 | HURRY UP (CA262) | D Whyte | SR/TT | Began awkwardly and soon recovered to race in better than midfield on inner through to straight. Baulked from 400 M to 250 M and made up some ground inside final 200 M when clear running was obtained. (Bled.) |
| 7 | 8 | GREAT STAR (CB122) | F Coetzee | TT | Raced in worse than midfield around 3 to 4-wide. Made little improvement at home bend. Unable to quicken when asked 350 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 11 | HIGHLIGHT (BT192) | K S Yu | -- | Jumped awkwardly and raced in rear section on fence. Switched out and made little improvement at home bend. Ran on evenly to the line when asked 350 M out. |
| 9 | 7 | BELLAGIO (BT123) | R Fradd | B/SR | Soon raced in mid-division on rail. Was steadied at 700 M when disappointed for running. Switched out to find running at 350 M but unable to pick up speed and kept on same pace to the line. |
| 10 | 5 | CHARMING STRIDE (BV325) | A Marcus | V | Raced in better than midfield 2-wide. Crept closer at home bend. Shortly after straightening blundered after clipping heels. Unable to quicken when asked 200 M and stayed one-paced to the line. |
| 11 | 12 | CHAMPION RANGER (BT149) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Hard ridden to race in a forward position on rail. Steadily dropped to race in midfield at home bend. Shortly after straightening was steadied when disappointed for running and failed to respond to pressure thereafter. |
| 12 | 10 | CHINESESPORT GLORY (BV197) | W M Lai | B | Ridden hard to lead narrowly on fence through to straight. Headed 300 M out and steadily dropped out inside final 250 M. |
| 13 | 4 | ANIMATED PLAYTHING (CA371) | H K Yim | B | Began fairly and ridden along to race 3-wide without cover outside leader. Under pressure to maintain position turning for home. Unable to quicken in straight and weakened badly inside final 200 M. (Bled.) |
| 14 | 3 | TABBRIS (CB088) | G Mosse | B | Niggled along to race outside leader through to straight. Failed to respond to pressure in straight and tailed out inside final 250 M. (Lost its left hind plate.) |
| 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 |