Race 5 (060)
XIAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | MASTER GIGOLO (CC375) | D Whyte | TT1 | On jumping blundered and steadily recovered to race in midfield on rail. Made steady improvement rounding the home turn to be 1L off leader on straightening. Ran on well in straight and took charge near the 200 M to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 2 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | Y Lerner | P2/TT1 | Broke fairly and soon settled in worse than midfield on rail. Made little headway at home turn to be 3Ls off leader on straightening. Under pressure 350 M out and made up steady ground inside 200 M to snatch 2nd near finish. |
| 3 | 14 | ASSET PLAY (CC147) | S Dye | -- | Jumped well and niggled along to race in prominent position on rail. Near the 700 M edged forward to share lead. Plugged on well when asked 400 M out. Headed near the 200 M and was overhauled by 2nd placegetter near the line. |
| 4 | 11 | ARROGANCE (CA177) | G Schofield | B | Soon raced in a forward position on rail and near the 1000 M steadied when awkward on heels. Edged closer to the leaders rounding the home turn. Kept on fairly when asked 350 M out but without threatening the placegetters. |
| 5 | 4 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | P Payne | SR- | Broke fairly from wide gate and steadily eased to the tail on rail. Made little headway rounding the home turn. All out 300 M out and made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 3 | TEMMOKU (BV108) | T Mundry | -- | Broke well and ridden along to race in midfield 4-wide with cover. Ridden along to maintain position at home bend. Under pressure 350 M but unable to quicken and only able to run on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 8 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | K H Chan | B | Began fairly and hard ridden in the early stages to take a slender lead 2-wide to straight. Unable to respond to pressure when asked 350 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 13 | SPLIT SECONDS (CC275) | F Coetzee | P- | From the widest draw was immediately steadied to the rear section closer to the rail. Ridden along at home bend and made up little ground. Switched out on straightening to obtain running but only able to run on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 1 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | H W Lai | B-/P1 | Shortly after the start checked when crowded for room and dropped to the rear section 2-wide through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 350 M out and only able to run past several beaten runners thereafter. |
| 10 | 12 | VICTORY MARBLE (BV275) | W Woods | -- | Broke well and pushed along to race in a forward position 2-wide. Ridden along at home bend but gave ground slightly. Found nothing in straight and steadily faded inside final 250 M. |
| 11 | 6 | WINNING SUNSHINE (CB291) | G Mosse | -- | Began fairly and ridden along to race in midfield or better on rail. Commenced to give ground steadily near the 900 M. Failed to make any impression in straight. |
| 12 | 10 | ABLE MARSHALL (CB336) | A Delpech | -- | Soon raced in midfield or worse 4-wide with cover. Ridden along at home bend to maintain position. No extra in straight and dropped out. |
| 13 | 7 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | O Doleuze | B-/CP1/SR2 | Began well from wide draw and ridden along to race in a forward position. Hung out when making the 1st turn. Gave ground steadily rounding the home turn and hung in. Tailed out in straight. (Moderately distressed.) |
| 14 | 9 | DEVON ELITE (CA166) | C Williams | B | Broke well from wide draw and raced in a forward position around 3-wide. Hung out badly when making the home bend and was eased down in straight. |
| 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 |