Race 4 (524)
VERBENA HANDICAP Rating:55-35 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | GOLDEN MAPLE (CB265) | T Mundry | V | Sluggish at start. Quickly improved to midfield. Sustained effort down straight to get up on line. |
| 2 | 1 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | A Marcus | SR/B2 | Took up running coming onto stable bend. Shared pace far side and around home bend. Regained lead turning in but collared final strides. |
| 3 | 4 | DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) | R Fradd | P | Settled in rear. Produced good late progress on rails to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | CHINA CAT (CC114) | F Coetzee | P/TT | Always well there, sharing pace most of way to straight. Unable to sustain effort close to home. |
| 5 | 3 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | J Holder | P | Midfield into straight. Never nearer. |
| 6 | 9 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | M W Leung | B | Around midfield to straight. Kept on steadily under pressure. |
| 7 | 13 | ACTIVE ACCOUNT (CB077) | G Schofield | V | Prominent to straight. One-paced. |
| 8 | 5 | LUCKY DICE (CB101) | A Delpech | B | Prominent until swamped final stages. |
| 9 | 6 | SPECTACULAR HIT (CC194) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled in midfield. Kept on same pace without quickening in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | CHAMPION BOY (CB056) | M Zahra | P2 | Towards rear. Ridden rounding home bend. One-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | SPEED WINNER (CB195) | W Woods | V-/PC1 | With leaders to straight, then gradually weakened. |
| 12 | 7 | SURE FORTUNE (CC033) | P H Lo | B/TT | Never better than midfield. |
| 13 | 11 | BIEN BIEN HEART (CC095) | C W Wong | B-/P1 | Never seen with a chance. |
| 14 | 14 | FOOD LOVER (CC072) | S K Sit | -- | 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 |