Race 5 (241)
THE HONG KONG VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | STAY GOLD (CB617) | Y Take | BO/H | Worse than midfield. Commenced run and shifted to outside from 600 M but still 7Ls off the leader into straight. Ran on strongly despite hanging in and snatched victory right on the line. (Rider dropped his off side rein at about 200 M.) |
| 2 | 3 | EKRAAR (CB620) | L Dettori | V/TT | Soon tracked leader. Took command from 800 M and kicked 5Ls into straight. Still held clear advantage at 200 M but unable to hold off winner final strides. |
| 3 | 5 | INDIGENOUS (BP103) | D Whyte | TT | Midfield. Unbalanced at 500 M and steadied just on straightening. Ran on to the line without troubling the quinella pair for a distant 3rd. |
| 4 | 14 | FOUNDATION SPIRIT (CB621) | T Thulliez | -- | Around midfield. Crept closer upon straightening. One-paced thereafter. |
| 5 | 4 | HELENE VITALITY (CA030) | B Marcus | B | Towards rear, proved difficult to settle and unbalanced on the first turn. Shifted to the outside upon straightening and made up good ground until no extra final 100 M. |
| 6 | 2 | DALIAPOUR (CA610) | J Murtagh | -- | Well there. Improved to 2nd turning into the straight. Held on until one-paced from 300 M, gave ground closing stages. |
| 7 | 11 | WHITE HEART (CB618) | G Stevens | SR/TT | Midfield or better. One-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 13 | TAPILDO (CB622) | E Wilkinson | -- | Slowly away, remained at back. Approaching and rounding the home bend hung out badly. Ran past beaten runners in straight. |
| 9 | 1 | CAITANO (BT421) | O Peslier | B | Towards rear. Made short-lived effort upon straightening. One-paced final 200 M. |
| 10 | 12 | ZINDABAD (CB619) | K Darley | -- | Niggled along to go forward and in touch early. Improved to 3rd 1200 M out. Under pressure passing 800 M. Found nothing in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | RAINBOW AND GOLD (CA024) | G Mosse | SR | Worse than midfield. Ridden hard from 800 M. Made no improvement in straight. |
| 12 | 10 | SURVEY GENERAL (BV046) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled in midfield. Checked at around 1200 M and lost its position slightly. Failed to quicken in straight. |
| 13 | 7 | ORIENTAL EXPRESS (BP187) | F Coetzee | B | Soon handy with cover. Unable to keep up from 600 M. Tired gradually. |
| 14 | 6 | LITIGADO (BV261) | A Marcus | -- | Soon led. Headed at 800 M. Dropped out gradually 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 |