Race 5 (631)
HONG KONG LOVING HEARTS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | COMMON GOAL (M167) | B Prebble | B1 | Lost ground start, trapped 4 wide back of midfield, taken stands' side off final turn, closed strongly to lead last strides. |
| 2 | 1 | MAELSTROM (CK370) | T Clark | -- | Sharp break, sat 2nd 1 off no cover, wore down leader in stretch, led 200m, headed last strides. |
| 3 | 4 | ALL DELIGHT (N074) | D Whyte | H1/XB1 | Good start, rolled to lead from wide berth, quickened 400m, headed 200m, battled on, always held. |
| 4 | 8 | LIFE OF BEAUTY (M022) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Crowded start, driven early, bustled on fence behind midfield, 5L back switched out final turn, closed to snatch 4th at wire. |
| 5 | 5 | EMPIRE CITY (CL169) | T Angland | B | Good start, trapped 4 deep midfield from wide gate, progress on turn, 3rd 350m, ran on same pace. |
| 6 | 12 | WINNING MASCOT (CL342) | K C Ng | -- | Crowded start, raced back of midfield 1 off, off heels 800m, switched wide home turn, closed out soundly. |
| 7 | 11 | SPICY SIAM (N090) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Missed kick & driven, sat last trio on rail, laboured on final turn, stayed on under hard drive, closest at wire. |
| 8 | 13 | PAPAS (CK274) | M L Yeung | B-/V2/TT | Fast break, rousted to lay up early, bustled 3rd on rail, driven 500m, lost place 350m, plugged on one pace. |
| 9 | 3 | WONDERLAND (M337) | O Doleuze | TT1 | Smart break, sat 4th on fence, off heels 850m, lost ground, driven 450m, unable to quicken, faded in run home. |
| 10 | 14 | BEST NOODLE (CJ278) | T H So | -- | Fair break, rousted early, niggled 1 off last trio, hampered 800m, outpaced on turn, boxed on moderately. |
| 11 | 7 | THEHEROINMYHEART (N083) | W C Marwing | B | Tardy break, driven fore of mid rank 1off with cover, ridden 500m, faded in stretch. |
| 12 | 6 | ETERNAL FAME (N056) | Z Purton | H/B1 | Taken back at break, raced 3 wide at tail, effort on turn, kept on past beaten rivals. |
| 13 | 9 | JOLLY GOOD CHAMP (M006) | M Du Plessis | XB | Speed at gate, trapped 3 deep fore of midfield, found nothing turning in, soon beaten. |
| 14 | 10 | ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) | W Pike | V-/B2/TT | Raced midfield 3 wide, shuffled back on turn, weakened out from 400m, never a factor. |
| 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 |