Race 5 (310)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | CHARITY GRACE (E090) | A Badel | H-/B1 | Average to begin, positioned on rail slightly behind midfield, saved ground on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 1 | AUTHENTIC CHAMP (C039) | C Y Ho | B/H | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside, very wide turning in, showed very good response, hit the front 150M, kept on well but still headed final 50M. |
| 3 | 9 | LAND POWER (C417) | K Teetan | -- | Inconvenienced at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, wider on turn, closed off well to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 12 | SAM'S LOVE (A088) | K C Leung | CP-/TT | Slowly away, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 500M, finished off well to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 2 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | Z Purton | V | Shifted out on jumping and made contact, raced 3 wide in midfield, very wide turning in, hard ridden after passing 300M, only showed limited response, weakened final 50M. |
| 6 | 8 | ENJOY LIFE (A125) | M F Poon | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths back turning in, made some headway in straight. |
| 7 | 6 | FORTUNE HAPPINESS (B128) | H N Wong | B | Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently but trapped 3 wide early, 2 wide from 900M, challenged the leader turning in, kept on evenly to 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 8 | 4 | HAPPY WARRIOR (A313) | N Callan | H | Commenced well, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, hard ridden after passing 500M, no clear running early in straight, awkwardly placed 250M, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. |
| 9 | 10 | THE BEST HERO (D314) | H W Lai | -- | Away with them, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 10 | 13 | PARTY GENIUS (D217) | C Soumillon | B/XB | Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rival turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Mucus.) |
| 11 | 5 | GOLDEN LINK (D222) | M Chadwick | B | Jumped well, positioned on rail better than midfield, easy run on turn, kept to inside after straightening, only showed limited response, weakened final 100M. |
| 12 | 7 | GOOD SHOT (C364) | C Schofield | XB | Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail slightly better than midfield, 2 wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (Mucus.) |
| 13 | 14 | HEY PAL (D294) | J Moreira | B/TT | Lifted front feet on jumping, raced prominently, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross 900M, 2 lengths or so back on turn, commenced move 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 14 | 3 | COOLCELEB (C030) | B Shinn | PC/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, angled out after passing 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened final 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 |