Race 4 (475)
VITAL KING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | REALLY THE BEST (M188) | C Y Lui | TT | Speed to lead on rail, shaken up & pressed 400m, driven in head-bobbing duel, edged advantage 200m, all out & just held on at wire. |
| 2 | 5 | INDUSTRIALIST WAY (S023) | Z Purton | TT | Moderate start, rolled to 2nd 1 off 1350m, vied for lead 400m, matching strides when slightly unbalanced 200m, rallied final 100m, just failed. |
| 3 | 2 | CELESTIAL SMILE (S013) | J Moreira | -- | Sharp break, raced 1 back on rail, driven 400m, grinding rail run to close, just failed. |
| 4 | 6 | LUCKY DAN (P275) | K C Leung | H | Fast start, caught 3 wide no cover & snagged to 5th, to close 3rd 800m, pressed lead into stretch, battled determinedly but edged out of frame late. |
| 5 | 7 | FLORAL MAN (N092) | J McDonald | B-/CP1/TT | Broke well, settled back rail midfield, switched 3 wide for progress 850m, 4 wide & pressed leaders 400m, peaked on run 300m, kept on evenly. |
| 6 | 1 | SUGAR CITY (P228) | D Whyte | XB | Broke OK wide, taken back to 3 wide with cover behind midfield, wide & driven into stretch, closed off for sound late gains. |
| 7 | 8 | KISSMET (P217) | N Callan | B | Allowed to drift back at start, sat midfield 1 off, switched 3 deep with cover home turn, crowded in stretch, checked in run 250m, kept on evenly. |
| 8 | 10 | CRIMSON HEART (P237) | K Teetan | B-/H-/XB1/TT- | Broke well, snagged to race midfield 3 wide with cover, advanced on turn & driven wide into stretch, stayed on evenly to wire. |
| 9 | 11 | LIFE OF BEAUTY (M022) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Tardy start, raced rail behind midfield, shifted 1 off 600m, driven 400m but stuck in behind, checked & switched out 300m, solid late headway. |
| 10 | 12 | ROBUST MOMENTUM (P422) | M Chadwick | B | Snagged back to race near tail 1 off with cover, taken wide on turn & 6L back into stretch, ran home well for minor inroads. |
| 11 | 4 | KING'S FOLKS (N296) | O Doleuze | B | Fast start, prominent & overraced wide, soon slotted handy 1 off with cover, hard-driven & outpaced 400m, boxed on same speed. |
| 12 | 9 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | T Berry | H/SB | Taken behind to rail in rear, hard-ridden turning for home, stayed on one pace for modest headway. |
| 13 | 3 | LET'S GOAL (M061) | K C Ng | CP/TT | Outpaced & scrubbed early, progress to settle rail midfield, switched out turning in, ridden 400m, found little in tepid run home. |
| 14 | 13 | LITTLE WIND (N306) | W M Lai | B-/SR1/XB1 | Restrained widest, taken to tail & raced 1 off, under pump 450m, found nothing, lost touch in weak run to wire. |
| 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 |