Race 5 (544)
MEI LAM HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | APPLAUSE FOR ME (BL169) | D Whyte | B1 | Dropped back from wide draw, improved around field home turn, ran on strongly to lead 100 M out. |
| 2 | 3 | QUICK SILVER (BM086) | W Woods | -- | Tardy start, midfield 800 M, good progress from 400 M despite scrimmage 200 M out. |
| 3 | 6 | AMERICAN STAR (BK096) | P Strydom | -- | Always well placed, ran on well home straight, would have been closer but for ducking out inside 200 M. |
| 4 | 12 | STRIKE A FORTUNE (BM228) | A Munro | -- | Rear, ran on home straight without threatening. |
| 5 | 7 | MEHRBAN (BH255) | P Payne | -- | Midfield or worse, checked when attempting to improve home straight, ignore run. |
| 6 | 8 | MANNIDEAR (BK215) | A Marcus | -- | Settled behind pace, sent along inside 800 M, in touch when impeded 200 M out. |
| 7 | 13 | SUNFLOWER (BK226) | C K Tse | -- | Lost position far side, niggled along 700 M, modest progress home straight. |
| 8 | 5 | KICK THE HABIT (BL130) | L F Chung | -- | Dropped back from wide draw, moderate improvement home straight. |
| 9 | 14 | BLUE AND GOLD (BK071) | G Boss | -- | Prominent, tracked leaders turning in, looked beaten when hampered and lost position 200 M. |
| 10 | 9 | ELECTRIC POWER (BJ258) | C F Chan | -- | Prominent, every chance turning in, beaten when hampered 200 M out. |
| 11 | 4 | MOON DANCER (BM163) | H K Cheung | -- | Disputed lead to 200 M then tired. |
| 12 | 10 | SCOTCH DANCER (BM014) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield, found nothing home straight. |
| 13 | 2 | GOLD CRYSTAL (BM229) | K S Yu | -- | Never a factor. |
| 14 | 11 | CLASSIC TURBO (BJ127) | P Robinson | -- | Disputed lead to 200 M, then faded. |
| 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 |