Race 5 (758)
SPORTING SPIRIT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | ARGENTUM (T201) | T H So | B/H | Smart break, restrained to handy 3 back on fence, progress to slipstream leader 900m, shifted out & driven 400m, grinding run to lead 140m, drew clear. |
| 2 | 9 | XINJIANG YARN (V035) | K Teetan | B | Moderate start, raced rail midfield, shaken up 400m, stayed on for dour gains down inner to claim 2nd close home |
| 3 | 5 | GORGEOUS LEGEND (T122) | K K Chiong | TT | Broke ok to sit 1 off with cover midfield, raced keenly under restraint, advanced a spot on turn, ridden 500m, shadowed winner to go 2nd 110m, tapered last strides. |
| 4 | 11 | SUPERNATURAL (V063) | M Chadwick | CP1/TT | Lacked toe & bustled 3rd last detached from pack, advanced to rail behind midfield 1000m, niggled 650m, driven 430m, kept on for solid gains. |
| 5 | 2 | STEP HIGH (N047) | K C Leung | P | Sluggish break, niggled along detached 2nd last, joined main group 850m, driven turning in, stayed on for minor headway. |
| 6 | 13 | REWARDING FLYER (T401) | Z Purton | B | Broke ok, taken back to race 3 wide with cover behind midfield, widest into stretch & driven, stayed on for minor inroads. |
| 7 | 3 | TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) | N Rawiller | B | Started ok, raced midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out final turn, driven 300m, closed late for minor headway. |
| 8 | 4 | BEST HOPE (S102) | N Callan | V | Bustled forward & to rail, parked 1 back, edged 1 off no cover 1000m, close 3rd turning in, driven to lead 420m, soon 1.5L clear, emptied 200m, headed 140m & swamped. |
| 9 | 12 | FINE ROCK (S317) | D Whyte | B | Started well, parked 3 deep no cover 3rd & overraced, given its head 800m to lead 700m, headed 420m & faded. |
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE OF FUN (V092) | J Moreira | TT | Early pace, restrained to track handily but trapped 4 wide no cover & overraced, slotted in 3 deep 800m, wide into stretch, plugged on tamely. |
| 11 | 14 | WINGOLD (T202) | M L Yeung | CP | Tardy start, raced behind midfield 1 off with cover, overraced 900m & shuffled back, shaken up 420m, checked & switched in 370m, kept on tepidly. |
| 12 | 8 | AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) | C K Tong | CP | Smart start & rousted to lead, to rail 1100m, headed 700m but continued to vie for advantage, driven 430m, tapered in run home. |
| 13 | 1 | SUPER FORM (T232) | O Bosson | B/TT | Good start wide, snagged to midfield wide no cover, slotted in 3 deep 1000m, wide into stretch, one-paced & impeded 330m, no extra thereafter. |
| 14 | 6 | TRUE COMMENT (S328) | H W Lai | CP/TT | Taken back from widest gate to race detached at tail, under pump 600m, found nil, tailed off. |
| 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 |