Race 5 (023)
SHENZHEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | SHINY DAY (M131) | Y T Cheng | -- | Fast away, easy lead after 100m, had total control in the first three quarters, quickened away smartly top of straight, never looked back. |
| 2 | 9 | CHANCELLOR (M347) | M Chadwick | TT | Fast away, in touch in fifth, gained strongly last 100m, just missed in an extremely quick last quarter. |
| 3 | 4 | JOHN DORY (M009) | D Whyte | -- | Fair jump, soon shared lead with eventual winner, challenged early straight, stayed on smartly but tired last 100m and lost two places near line. |
| 4 | 3 | PEPPERMINT (M192) | C Y Ho | -- | Clean break, held up rear, widest of all 8-deep top of straight, gained powerfully and just fell short in very fast last 400m. |
| 5 | 5 | MASTER ELITE (CJ210) | O Doleuze | -- | Fast away, not quick enough and stayed near rear, free 250m out, strong finish under drive. |
| 6 | 2 | HONEY FORTUNE (M243) | G Cheyne | -- | Fair jump, taken to midfield at once, never got free in straight for all out drive, kept on well. |
| 7 | 12 | SOHNA (CG183) | T Clark | B/TT | Broke poorly to left, recovered and travelled 3-deep with cover midfield, kept on well, outsprinted. |
| 8 | 8 | TELECOM TOP STAR (CL276) | M Du Plessis | -- | Clean break, one pace. |
| 9 | 13 | JOHNSON (CJ305) | T H So | B | Broke sideways and head in air, soon recovered to fourth rail, taken up at 600m to avoid clipping heels, one pace at best, weakened badly last 100m. |
| 10 | 1 | DRAGON VICTORY (CL325) | B Doyle | CP/TT | Good jump, ridden at once and settled midfield rail, found nothing coming home. |
| 11 | 6 | SEASONS CREST (CL355) | J Lloyd | B | Poor jump, squeezed, checked hard and trailed in rear, no threat in a very fast last quarter. |
| 12 | 10 | SWEETIE MUSIC (M089) | H W Lai | SR | Good jump, ridden to dispute lead, prominent in slow fractions, inside bid, hard drive, found little. |
| 13 | 14 | WADASURPRISE (CK272) | C K Tong | B/XB | Slowly away and trailed in last at once, beaten from a long way out. |
| 14 | 7 | ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) | K C Leung | TT | Fair jump, wide turn top of straight, kept on until 200m when hampered, never recovered. |
| 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 |