Race 5 (445)
LAI KING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | A Marcus | TT | Tardy start and niggled along to race in midfield or worse 2 wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Under pressure 350 M out and showed good turn of foot inside final 200 M to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 14 | SWAGGIE (CB128) | M Rodd | B/TT1 | Broke well and steadily settled in midfield 2 wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M out and held out late challenge from 3rd placegetter to hold onto 2nd place. |
| 3 | 5 | BOUNTIFUL (CB114) | S Dye | -- | Began fairly and soon eased to rear section on inner through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and steadily shifted out to get clear running, made up good ground inside final 200 M to miss the 2nd placegetter by a narrow margin. |
| 4 | 10 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | G Schofield | SR-/P1 | Jumped well from wide draw and pushed along to race 2Ls off leader 2 to 3 wide without cover to straight. Kept on well when asked 400 M out but unable to match speed with placegetter in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 2 | NOBLE WIND (CD175) | D Whyte | SR/TT | From widest niggled along to race in midfield or better 3 wide without cover in early to middle stages. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Kept on fairly and hung in when asked 400 M out, one-pace final stages. |
| 6 | 11 | FREE WAY (CC279) | W M Lai | B/H | Niggled along to race in better than midfield 2 wide through to straight. Responded fairly when asked 400 M out but became one-pace over the concluding stages. |
| 7 | 6 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | W Woods | B1 | Tardy start and ridden along to take outright lead on rail from the 1200 M mark through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 350 M out but was headed near the 100 M and weakened thereafter. |
| 8 | 4 | SNIPER (CD110) | K S Yu | -- | Hard ridden in the early stages to race in midfield on rail. Near the 1000 M got shuffled back to rear section. Under pressure at home bend to maintain position. Made up little ground inside final 300 M to be closest at finish. |
| 9 | 12 | MULTI RANSOM (CC363) | H K Yim | -- | Unable to muster early speed to race in midfield or worse wide without cover. At the 1000 M went forward to race in better than midfield to straight. Only able to run on evenly to the line. |
| 10 | 13 | SUPER DANA (CC293) | D Dunn | B | From a wide draw was soon eased to the rear but closer to fence through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and only ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 3 | ALAKAZAM (CC061) | W Smith | B1 | Jumped awkwardly then was bumped heavily and lost ground. Raced in the rear section around 3 wide. Switched wide and made little headway at home bend. Kept on one-pace to the line. |
| 12 | 9 | SIGHT FIRST (BT280) | K C Tsang | SR | Ridden along to race in forward position out wide in the early stages. From the 1400 M steadily dropped back to race in rear section 3 wide to straight. Made no impression in straight. |
| 13 | 8 | CLANG'S PRIDE (CC016) | C Williams | B1 | Tardy start and pushed along to lead narrowly in the early stages. Near the 1300 M eased back to race 1/2L off pace and hung out at home turn. No extra in straight and steadily faded from 250 M. |
| 14 | 7 | WING FOOT (CD070) | S K Sit | SR | Hard ridden in the early stages to be box-seated behind leader. Under pressure to hold position turning for home. Found nothing in straight and dropped out 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 |