Race 5 (477)
TAI HING HANDICAP Rating:60-35 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | NOBLE WIND (CD175) | D Whyte | SR/TT | Began well from wide draw and pushed along to race around 2Ls off leader on rail. Crept closer to leader at home bend, took lead shortly after 400 M and fended off repeated challenge from 2nd placegetter to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 5 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | O Doleuze | -- | Broke with field and raced in midfield or better around 2 wide. Made steady headway rounding the home turn, ran on well when asked 300 M out but just failed to run down the winner in a ding dong finish. |
| 3 | 2 | SMART CHIEF (CC042) | G Mosse | PC | On jumping bounded in the air and raced in a rearward position around 3 wide. Hard ridden along at home turn to maintain position, made up steady ground inside final 250 M to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 8 | PORT OF HOPE (CC019) | C Williams | V/H | Began fairly and niggled along to race in a handy position on inner through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M out but was unable to fend off challenge by 3rd place- getter to be overhauled in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 10 | FORTUNE LAD (CB279) | M W Leung | V | Broke with field and steadily settled in midfield or worse around 2 wide. Hung out quite badly at home turn, all out 250 M out and made up ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 7 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | W M Lai | B | From the widest draw was immediately eased to the rear but closer to the rail. Pushed along at home bend and made little headway. Made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 11 | CUPID (BV043) | P H Lo | SR-/P2/TT | Slowly away and soon recovered to race in midfield on rail. Switched out rounding the home turn to obtain clear running, unable to quicken when asked 350 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 9 | SWEETIE (CB036) | C W Wong | B/TT | Slow to begin and ridden along to race in a rearward position around 2 wide through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 9 | 12 | MR GENKI (CD184) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Broke fairly from wide draw and pushed along to take lead on rail with a fair margin from the rest. Headed shortly after the 400 M and only able to run on evenly thereafter. |
| 10 | 13 | RED FIREBALL (CC171) | S K Sit | B | Tardy start from wide gate and ridden along to race in midfield or worse wide without cover in the early stages. Obtained cover down back straight. Kept on same pace to the line. |
| 11 | 14 | TURBOJET (BT277) | C K Tong | TT | Ridden along to race in better than midfield on rail. Commenced to give ground rounding the home turn and steadily faded in straight. |
| 12 | 6 | MILLION SUCCESS (CE158) | B Prebble | -- | Soon settled in a rearward position on rail. Near the 1400 M was checked to avoid heels and dropped to the tail. Failed to show much impression in straight. |
| 13 | 4 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | M Rodd | B | Ridden along to race in midfield around 3 wide without cover through to straight. Unable to show any running when asked 350 M out. |
| 14 | 3 | EASY DASH (CE076) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped fairly and pushed along to race in worse than midfield on rail. Commenced to give ground rounding the home turn and tailed out 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 |