Race 5 (659)
VIBRANT HONG KONG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | REGENCY CHAMPION (N078) | M Chadwick | TT | Fast break to press lead, soon edged to rail close up, shaken up in 2nd 400m, quickened to lead 300m, closed off strongly. |
| 2 | 3 | T-BOLT (P060) | R Fourie | B | Tardy start, raced rail midfield, bumped final turn, shifted out & clipped rival 350m, ran on under drive to snatch 2nd 50m out, always held. |
| 3 | 10 | FAY DEEP (P071) | K C Leung | B/XB/TT | Broke well, raced handy on fence, switched out 400m & again 300m, ran home soundly to make frame. |
| 4 | 14 | HIT A HOME RUN (N248) | C K Tong | H/SR | Taken back from wide gate to sit near rear 1 off with cover, wide final turn, chased home strongly centre track for good gains. |
| 5 | 12 | HAPPY HOMING (N182) | Y T Cheng | B | Sharp start, trapped 3 deep no cover front rank early, slotted 1 back 1 off 800m, driven & switched out 400m, battled on at one pace. |
| 6 | 13 | PURE FORCE (M298) | T H So | B/H | Speed to lead narrowly 1 off no cover, rolled clear on turn, hard-ridden & all out when headed 300m, faded to wire. |
| 7 | 9 | CONFUCIUS ELITE (N381) | T Angland | SR | Broke OK, snagged back to midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out turning in, ran home evenly. |
| 8 | 4 | WELL DONE (CL343) | K C Ng | B | Fair break, sat 3 wide with cover midfield, ridden final turn, plugged on one pace. |
| 9 | 8 | P J HALL (P216) | A Suborics | -- | Taken back at break, raced rail near rear, niggled 600m, stayed on same speed. |
| 10 | 1 | GOOD FRIENDS MAGIC (N445) | M L Yeung | -- | Fast break, snagged back to race 1 off behind midfield, switched out & driven into stretch, plugged home same pace. |
| 11 | 7 | KISSMET (P217) | H W Lai | -- | Snagged back to camp 1 off in rear, switched 3 wide on turn, forced wider into stretch & lost ground, tepid run to wire. |
| 12 | 5 | DINING STAR (P161) | C Y Ho | -- | Speed to press lead 4 wide early, settled back 3 wide with cover fore of midfield, driven into stretch, faded tamely. |
| 13 | 11 | ALL MY GLORY (P024) | B Prebble | B | Taken behind to race rail at tail, driven turning in, found nothing. |
| DISQ | 6 | GRACEFUL KINGDOM (P145) | T Berry | -- | Fair break, raced fore of midfield 1 off with cover, under pressure & ridden 500m, one-paced when clipped heels 350m, eased thereafter. |
| 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 |