Race 9 (385)
THE CENTENARY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | SECRET WEAPON (S217) | D Whyte | -- | Began fairly, then squeezed out, settling on rail 5L from leader. Badly held for clear run early in straight, got inside run 200m, finished strongly. |
| 2 | 8 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | N Callan | TT | Quickly into stride to lead on settling. Under pressure early before kicking clear before turn. Kept on strongly in straight but run down final strides. |
| 3 | 6 | FLAME HERO (P294) | K C Leung | -- | Began well, ridden forward, settling 2-back from leader. Took inside run in straight, a little tight for room 200m, kept on well. |
| 4 | 5 | PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) | Z Purton | H/SR/XB | No early speed, then difficult to settle, checked 1300m, dropping to rear. Taken wide in straight, finished strongly while laying in 300m under pressure. |
| 5 | 10 | TOP ACT (P435) | H W Lai | V/TT | Crowded out start, ridden forward, settling midfield but wide. Lost position turning for home, wide in straight, finished off nicely. |
| 6 | 1 | GUN PIT (S183) | C Y Ho | B-/TT | Allowed to settle racing behind midfield in one-off position. Not asked for an effort until 400m when switched out and ran on steadily. |
| 7 | 7 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | C Brown | SR | Not pushed settling at rear. Rolled forward but wide entering turn, kept on well until 200m before tuning one-paced. |
| 8 | 14 | BUBBLE CHIC (N369) | Y T Cheng | CP | Pressed forward outside early leader before taking hold and slipping into box seat. Urged forward turning for home, 2nd into straight before tiring from 300m. |
| 9 | 3 | DOMINANT (N169) | R Moore | H-/TT | Allowed to settle at rear along fence. Urged forward top of straight, made ground to 200m before tuning one-paced. |
| 10 | 2 | HELENE HAPPY STAR (T104) | N Rawiller | H/XB | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and last on settling. Steadied passing 1000m, bumped around turn, boxed on one-paced. |
| 11 | 11 | KABAYAN (P345) | K Teetan | CP | Shifted across behind horses from outside draw, dropping to rear. Difficult to settle approaching turn, found little in straight. Lame right front leg. |
| 12 | 4 | HELENE SUPER STAR (S152) | G Mosse | CP/TT | Knuckled over on jumping, pressed forward outside leader before settling one-back, one-off. Lost position around turn, tired in straight. |
| 13 | 9 | KHAYA (P289) | M L Yeung | E/P/TT | Hard ridden from outside draw to go forward, settling 2L behind leader back stretch. Still in contention entering straight before tiring. |
| 14 | 13 | CELESTIAL SMILE (S013) | S De Sousa | B | Began OK, ridden forward to find cover, checked 1400m. Steadied around turn when looking for run, gave ground steadily from 300m. |
| 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 |