Race 5 (674)
SPESSARTINE GARNET HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FANTASTIC SHOW (A207) | H T Mo | B | Slowly away, showed no early speed, raced at tail, 8 to 9 lengths back, moved closer on turn but still the last, taken wide in straight and finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 13 | GALAXY EMPEROR (D107) | K Teetan | B/H/TT | Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, very wide turning in, closed off well to take 2nd. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 2 | V CHEVALIERS (C358) | A Badel | H/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 wide from 600M, finished off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 5 | ALL YOU KNOW (A320) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed very good response in straight, every chance 100M, no extra final 50M. |
| 5 | 11 | GOLDEN BOLT (E042) | C L Chau | XB/SR1 | Began smartly from gate 11, raced prominently on the outside, found rail near 850M, sat right behind the leader on turn, hard ridden after passing 300M, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 4 | CHARIZARD (B463) | H Bentley | B/TT | Moderately away, raced 3 wide in midfield, commenced move 550M, very wide turning in, made good progress early in straight, peaked on run 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 9 | SAM'S LOVE (A088) | Z Purton | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, no clear running early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 8 | 6 | BRANDING POWER (E030) | C Y Ho | PC-/TT | Average to begin, positioned a length behind the leader on rail early, allowed rival to cross near 850M, 2 wide from 600M, showed some response early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
| 9 | 3 | SUPER MISSION (D262) | K C Leung | CP/H | Out in line, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead early in straight, peaked 150M, headed and weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 7 | GREEN ENVY (C313) | J Moreira | V/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, similar position on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared 200M, showed limited response thereafter, eased final 50M. |
| 11 | 8 | TOWARDS SUCCESS (E036) | H W Lai | H/TT1 | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, wider after passing 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 12 | 10 | SUPER FLAMES (E299) | M L Yeung | -- | Away with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, there to turn, unable to obtain clear running early in straight, cleared 250M, failed to make any progress thereafter. |
| 13 | 14 | APEX TOP (D136) | M F Poon | B | Average to begin, positioned 2 wide slightly better than midfield, wider after passing 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. |
| 14 | 12 | INCREDIBLE (B477) | R Maia | B/TT | Fast into stride, raced prominently but trapped very wide, took the lead 1000M, found rail approaching 750M, challenged turning in, headed and weakened early in straight, eased final 250M. |
| 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 |