Race 5 (400)
NAKAYAMA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | BEST CHOICE (CE038) | S Dye | B | Keen when 3Ls back in 3rd, pressed on to be a neck down in 2nd at 800 M, led at top of homestretch, 1L clear at 200 M, stayed on for strong pressure, just clung on, good tactical ride. |
| 2 | 7 | SEA TREASURE (CD335) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | 2-wide in or around midfield about 4Ls or 5Ls off the pace until home straight, still 3Ls down in 6th at the 200 M, uncorked very strong late dash to miss winning by a short-head. |
| 3 | 1 | MAGIC TOUCH (CB394) | D Whyte | P2 | Settled towards rear about 7Ls off the speed early, crept closer to be 5Ls off pace and 5-wide turning for home, ran on strongly to snatch place late on. |
| 4 | 9 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | W M Lai | B | 2-wide about 3Ls off the speed in midfield at 1000 M, 2Ls back but posted 4-wide turning for home still in midfield, 2Ls down in 3rd at the 200 M, had every chance to place. |
| 5 | 11 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | C Brown | B | 3-back on fence about 3Ls behind lead in 6th or 7th through to entering home straight, stayed on pretty well but always just held from placing. |
| 6 | 3 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | H W Lai | PC/TT | 8Ls last at 1000 M, 4-wide off home turn when 6Ls off the speed, stayed on fairly down centre of the track to be nearest at the finish. |
| 7 | 4 | TEMMOKU (BV108) | Y T Cheng | V | 4-back on fence about 4Ls or 5Ls behind leaders until midfield and same at 200 M, plugged away and nearest at finish without threatening. |
| 8 | 8 | FORTUNE GOLD (CD343) | A Delpech | -- | 3-wide no cover when 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1000 M, a neck down in 3rd when 3-wide entering homestretch, under 1L down in 2nd at 200 M but tired and swamped final 100 M. |
| 9 | 13 | DURABLE (CE190) | C K Tong | -- | Led on fence at 1400 M, soon headed and gave up rails run at 1200 M, 2-wide and 2Ls back in 5th at the 800 M and same turning off final bend, one-paced thereafter. |
| 10 | 14 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | K S Yu | V-/P2 | Always on and off the bridle towards the rear, couldn't muster any early speed and was 7Ls off pace in 11th at 1200 M, made some minor late impression but never a serious candidate. |
| 11 | 12 | OH GREAT (CB288) | G Schofield | B | Towards rear about 5Ls or 6Ls off the pace through to final bend when hard ridden to improve, never likely to take a hand in the finish. |
| 12 | 6 | POSA (CE337) | B Prebble | SR | On fence 4Ls behind in 4th at 1000 M, 2Ls down in 4th entering homestretch when under the whip, very one-paced. |
| 13 | 2 | TRAVIANO (CD370) | C Munce | B/TT | Slowest away, 3-wide no cover in rear 7Ls off pace at 1000 M, 4-wide no cover on the circle and 6-wide (widest of all) taking home turn when 6Ls off pace in rear, no impression. |
| 14 | 5 | X-SPEED (CC341) | C Soumillon | B | Led by 2Ls on fence at 1200 M, a neck clear at 800 M, headed at top of home straight and emptied right out, eased down at 200 M. (Blowing heavily and mucopus.) |
| 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 |