Race 4 (253)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG VASE Rating:- 2400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SATONO CROWN (V632) | J Moreira | XB/TT | Broke well, allowed to find feet and gradually taken to fence towards the rear and shut off. Shaken up passing 900m, steadied 700m, got clear run 300m, ran on strongly to win close home. |
| 2 | 1 | HIGHLAND REEL (V623) | R Moore | -- | Jumped well, allowed to stride forward at own pace before taking clear lead 1850m. Put under pressure 1450m but edged ahead again. Kicked 3L clear 300m to look winner but run down in the shadows of the post. |
| 3 | 7 | ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (A617) | C Soumillon | XB | Began only fairly, then checked, dropping to rear but kept away from fence. Shaken up passing 1150m, got inside run in straight, ran on steadily for distant third. |
| 4 | 13 | NUOVO RECORD (V617) | Y Iwata | SR | Ridden early but unable handle pace and eased back, racing 3-deep at the rear. Shuffled back to last passing 1150m, picked up speed entering straight and ran on nicely between horses. |
| 5 | 14 | SMART LAYER (A619) | Y Take | H/TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw to race in midfield but without cover. Put under pressure turning for home but only one-paced. |
| 6 | 10 | BENZINI (A618) | R Myers | CP | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling at rear. Asked to take closer order passing 1200m, got inside run in straight but only one-paced. |
| 7 | 6 | GARLINGARI (A616) | S Pasquier | CP | Hampered shortly after start but ridden to make up ground, settling behind midfield. Lost position turning for home but boxed on one-paced in straight. Lame right front leg. |
| 8 | 8 | QUECHUA (A621) | B Vorster | SR | Jumped fairly, restrained and shifted across behind runners settling at rear. Got shuffled back turning for home and one-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 9 | FLAME HERO (P294) | Z Purton | V | Began OK, not pushed, settling behind midfield but away from fence. Under pressure turning for home and found little in straight under hard riding. |
| 10 | 11 | EASTERN EXPRESS (T192) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Began well sharing early pace before settling in box seat 2L from leader. Left flat-footed top of straight when leader kick and faded. |
| 11 | 3 | BIG ORANGE (A615) | D Lane | V | Began well, pushed forward but wide 3L from leader. Allowed to roll forward from 1600m to race outside leader 1450m. Kept on steadily to 800m when came under pressure and gave ground gradually. |
| 12 | 2 | SILVERWAVE (A614) | M Guyon | H/SR | Began well, pushed forward along rail, settling 3L from leader 1600m. Kept on steadily to 300m when ran out of stamina and faded. |
| 13 | 5 | HELENE HAPPY STAR (T104) | H Bowman | TT1 | Pressed forward but wide to sit 2L behind leader at first turn and then kept tabs until 400m when gave ground quickly finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance. |
| 14 | 12 | ANTICIPATION (T198) | N Callan | B/TT | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start but pressed forward between horses to sit 2L from leader at first turn. Started to give ground around home turn and finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |