Race 4 (236)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FLINTSHIRE (T615) | M Guyon | -- | Settled 1 off with cover behind midfield, strong traveller, fanned wide home turn & driven, quickened impressively to lead 200m, hung in a touch, held on at wire. |
| 2 | 8 | WILLIE CAZALS (N119) | D Whyte | CP | Taken back to near tail 1 off with cover, overraced early, strong traveller & driven 430m, shifted wide 400m, quickened in pursuit, closing at line. |
| 3 | 10 | KHAYA (P289) | M Demuro | E/P/TT | Smart break, soon led, to rail 1650m & set steady pace, shaken up 850m, pressed turning in, all out & headed 200m, battled on to wire. |
| 4 | 2 | DOMINANT (N169) | J Moreira | H | Snagged to race rail behind midfield, driven 420m & shifted 1 off, good progress & back to fence 260m, kept on evenly closing stages. |
| 5 | 3 | CURREN MIROTIC (T616) | K Ikezoe | TT | Broke well, raced easily in 4th 1 off with cover, shifted 3 wide 900m & moved upside leader 800m, pressed lead into stretch, peaked 250m & tapered. |
| 6 | 5 | RED CADEAUX (N618) | G Mosse | -- | Broke OK, raced 1 off with cover midfield, shifted 3 wide 800m, hard-ridden turning in, outpaced but stayed on gamely. |
| 7 | 12 | SNOW SKY (T620) | R Moore | -- | Broke well, keen early, covered up midfield on rail, shifted 1 off & niggled 800m, hard-ridden 400m & outpaced, kept on evenly. |
| 8 | 4 | EMPOLI (T617) | A de Vries | -- | Missed break & detached, soon closed to race at tail 3 wide with cover, travelled easily until driven 400m, tapped for toe, plugged on one pace. |
| 9 | 6 | BUBBLE CHIC (N369) | K Teetan | -- | Sharp start to dispute early lead, soon settled 3rd 1 off with cover, ridden 700m & under pressure, all out turning in, faded in run. |
| 10 | 7 | PARISH HALL (T618) | K Manning | XB/TT | Slow start, 3 wide no cover near rail, niggled 900m, driven 800m, widest into stretch, emptied tamely. |
| 11 | 9 | RAINBOW CHIC (P118) | B Prebble | B/TT | Smart break, overraced early, settled 1 back on rail, overraced 1350m, hard-ridden 450m, found nothing & weakened, eased in run. |
| 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 |