Race 5 (078)
PEACOCK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BEAUTY ETERNAL (H008) | Z Purton | -- | Began fairly from the widest draw, raced in midfield on the outside, bumped 550M, very wide turning in, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 100M, kept on very well, won comfortably, impressive debut. |
| 2 | 3 | REGENCY BO BO (A050) | M F Poon | B/TT | Out with rest, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
| 3 | 14 | E BROTHER (E266) | R Maia | B/TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, stayed on evenly to take a place. |
| 4 | 8 | PRIME MORTAR (G328) | C L Chau | CP1/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, finished off evenly. (Lost left hind plate near 1000M.) |
| 5 | 10 | MASTER OF LUCK (G276) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Taken back from gate 12, raced towards rear on the outside, 2 wide on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 6 | MARVEL DRAGON (D111) | H Bentley | V1/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, similar position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 4 | TRIUMPHANT RETURN (G320) | M Chadwick | XB | Began fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, kept on evenly final 200M. |
| 8 | 1 | PROUD DRAGON (E352) | K H Chan | B | Jumped with them, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 9 | 2 | WAR WEAPON (E257) | L Hewitson | H/P/TT | Moderate break, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, a bit closer on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 200M. |
| 10 | 9 | SPARTAN MISSILE (E420) | L Ferraris | B1/TT1 | Began fairly, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, one-paced final furlong. |
| 11 | 11 | HAPPY TRIO (G244) | L Currie | SR/H1 | Began awkwardly and crowded, raced at rear, 8 lengths or so back, still well back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 12 | 7 | GOLDEN FAIRY (E448) | A Hamelin | XB/B1 | Taken back from gate 13, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
| 13 | 13 | KING OF THE COURT (E384) | S De Sousa | -- | Made contact at start, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the outside, no cover throughout, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 14 | 12 | FORTUNE TURBO (G316) | H N Wong | B/TT- | Average to begin, raced 3 wide with cover slightly better than midfield, bumped 550M, weakened early 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 |