Race 5 (136)
WILLIAM MONG CUP HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | PALETTE THE BEST (CH151) | F Coetzee | XB-/B1 | 2-wide and 5Ls back in 8th at the 1400 M, a little closer in midfield taking final bend, stayed on well enough to lead 150 M out and asserted thereafter. |
| 2 | 1 | RED WINE HONEY (CE287) | S K Sit | B | Slow away, one from rear on fence about 9Ls off pace at 1300 M, improved to 4Ls off pace into straight, switched left to challenge but outpaced by winner final 150 M. |
| 3 | 7 | TRAVEL LEADER (CD226) | O Doleuze | -- | Held 5th place 2-wide and 3Ls off pace at 1400 M, closer when 4-wide entering home straight, vying for the lead from 300 M to 200 M, not much left final furlong but enough for a place. |
| 4 | 14 | CAPABILITY (CE094) | C W Wong | CP/TT | About 11Ls last at the 1200 M, headway turning for home and switched out wider to challenge, ran on well nearer stands' rail to challenge for a place at the 200 M but tired close home. |
| 5 | 2 | EVER KING (CE147) | D Beadman | V/TT | Towards rear 4-back on fence about 7Ls off early pace, 3Ls down in midfield turning for home, briefly short of room at 300 M, over 1L down in 5th at 200 M, no extra. |
| 6 | 9 | SUPER SURPRISE (CH210) | A Delpech | B | 8Ls back in 12th at the 1200 M, still in rear but 5Ls back on straightening, made some fair late ground without threatening. |
| 7 | 12 | GALAXY DANCER (CH179) | B Prebble | B/H1/TT | Given every possible hope with a cushy position 2Ls back in 4th with cover until home turn and disputing the lead at 200 M, weakened sharply final stages. |
| 8 | 13 | FRONTIER (CH023) | Y T Cheng | SR1/TT | Crossed to lead on fence at the 1300 M by a neck, about 1L to the good at the final bend, headed at the 300 M and dropped out quite tamely. |
| 9 | 5 | SAMBUOYANT (CE172) | Z Purton | B | 6Ls back in 8th out 3-wide but with cover at the 1200 M, edged closer but pushed out 6-wide (widest of all) making final turn, petered out inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 10 | BIG WINNER (CD229) | K T Yeung | B/TT | 3-back on fence about 4Ls off pace in 7th at 1300 M, ever better placed taking final turn, failed to quicken up and left well behind final 200 M. |
| 11 | 6 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | G Mosse | B | About 11th and 7Ls off the early speed, still 6Ls back towards rear turning for home, devoid of any pick-up in the finish. |
| 12 | 11 | MASTER MASTER (CH144) | M Nunes | B | Poor performance having enjoyed a nice trail in 3rd in the box-seat from 1200 M to final bend, dropped out very quickly. |
| 13 | 3 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | C K Tong | B | Never travelled well, 4Ls off pace 3-wide no cover at 1300 M, tried to press on but hung out on the circle and 5-wide off final turn, extra work soon took its toll. |
| 14 | 8 | UNDERDOG (CH172) | H W Lai | B1 | Caught 3-wide without cover early, in leading group within 2Ls of the pace from 1400 M to home turn, struggling on straightening, dropped right out. |
| 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 |