Race 8 (381)
THE CENTENARY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | PLASTIC POLYMER (CH034) | M Nunes | -- | Away with them, kept with speed early to assume 1 out 1 back role after 300 M, had good trip thereafter 3Ls off speed, was more settled and trailled nicely to bend, came with strong run down middle to claim win late. Promising type. |
| 2 | 4 | SIR ERNESTO (CG051) | F Coetzee | SR | Quickest to leave gates, allowed to leisurely stride forward to assume expected role in lead, controlled race 1 to 2Ls clear from outset, held good advantage turning in and kicked hard defying them until last 100 M when run ended. |
| 3 | 10 | WEALTHY (CD164) | K T Yeung | SR | Even beginning, settled behind midfield in 2 wide running line 5Ls back, didn't settle but had reasonable trip and tracked the eventual winner on bend, let down nicely and showed good fight to nearly steal 2nd late. |
| 4 | 6 | HAIL THE STORM (CE125) | G Mosse | -- | Reasonably away, showed enough to slot into a midfield position on fence 4 to 5Ls from speed, saved ground on bend, kept improving along rails and did best work late to make the frame. Better effort. |
| 5 | 9 | SYLLABUS (CD388) | A Delpech | B/TT | Standard break, didn't have speed to match them early and assumed position 3 wide at rear 7Ls back, had cover but lost position approaching turn, into clear passing 250 M and closed off well making good ground to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 7 | HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) | D Whyte | V | Amongst first few to leave gates, always took early trail and ended up racing behind leader, had most desirable trip to turn, eased out in straight but could only manage to conclude at same pace and battled last furlong. |
| 7 | 11 | FAMOUS DANCER (CD353) | D Nikolic | -- | Didn't show any toe from outset, settled in rearward division on rails 7Ls from leaders, had a quiet time and still well back on turning, kept to rails before switching out making up some good ground to be nearest on line. |
| 8 | 2 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | C Soumillon | B | Ordinary to begin, took up a spot behind midfield on fence 6Ls from pace, not set a task in mid-section, came 2 wide turning in and switched into clear at 350 M, produced only a 1-paced finish holding ground to line. |
| 9 | 1 | ART TRADER (CE131) | Y T Cheng | TT | Slow into stride, trailed them from the outset 10Ls from front runners on rails, allowed to relax at rear before making 3 wide run on bend, switched 4 to 5 wide on turning, made up many lengths but simply gave too big a start. |
| 10 | 5 | AGILITY (CC361) | S Dye | XB | Standard break, settled in rearward division in running line 7Ls away, not set much to do in mid-section, still well back on turn and in traffic on turning, switched to middle and made some ground but never really likely. |
| 11 | 12 | DR WELL (CD165) | W M Lai | -- | Well enough away, went on in search of front, allowed to stride forward when racing wide to race outside of leader, faced breeze 1L back to bend, niggled along turning in but failed to respond and weakened tamely last 300 M. |
| 12 | 8 | NILOMETER (CD052) | K L Chui | CP-/TT | Reasonable beginning, didn't have much pace but managed to push up to be 3Ls back on rails, had a cosy trip through mid-section, close enough on bend but was one paced to the 200 M before dropping out. |
| 13 | 14 | VERY FIT (CE071) | S K Sit | XB/TT | Lacked usual speed from jump out when urged along to cross, finally got up there but forced to race 3 wide without cover 4Ls back, always working to bend, under pressure on turning, steadily faded out to be well beaten. |
| 14 | 3 | AIN'T HERE (CC288) | B Prebble | -- | Took a hold when looking to slot in from a wide alley, raced 3 wide 5 to 6Ls back in midfield with cover, covered ground to bend, eased 4 wide turning in but stopped coming at 300 M. (Heart irregularity.) |
| 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 |