Race 5 (781)
NEEDLE HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 2000m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | SUPERBELLA (D128) | J Moreira | V/TT | Jumped with them, raced in midfield on the outside, moved closer on turn, hit the front 300M, kept on very well to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 10 | ENTRUSTED (D381) | A Badel | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced at rear on the inside, 6 to 7 lengths back, 2 wide on turn, finished off very strongly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 8 | BLASTOISE (C450) | C L Chau | -- | Jumped well from the widest draw, raced prominently on the outside, 2 wide after passing 1200M, took the lead 400M, peaked and headed 300M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 4 | 12 | MURRAY'S PARTNERS (B426) | K Teetan | V | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield early, 3 wide after entering the back straight, slightly improved on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 5 | 3 | TASHIDELEK (C084) | T Piccone | B | Made contact shortly after start, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 wide on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 7 | ABOVE (B345) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 5 lengths or so back, angled out near 650M, commenced move after passing 550M, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 2 | VINCY (B213) | H Bentley | CP/SR/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide towards rear, moved closer on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 8 | 11 | GOD OF DRAGON (B108) | H T Mo | H/XB/TT | Shifted out abruptly on jumping and made contact, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 9 | NATURAL STORM (C461) | M L Yeung | B | Out in line, positioned on rail slightly behind midfield, saved ground on turn, no clear running early in straight, cleared approaching 300M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 10 | 5 | LONDON HALL (B026) | K C Leung | B | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide at rear, wider on turn, made no progress in straight. |
| 11 | 14 | AI ONE (E139) | M Chadwick | CP- | Bumped start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, 3 wide on turn, weakened early in straight. |
| 12 | 4 | ENZEMBLE (D059) | M F Poon | H/XB | Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the outside early, took the lead near 1450M, found rail 1100M, challenged turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
| 13 | 1 | SMILING TIME (E235) | C Schofield | CP1 | Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, peaked turning in, weakened and eased early in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 14 | 6 | ARROGANT (D025) | N Callan | B/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced prominently on the inside early, positioned 1 to 2 lengths back on rail in the middle stages, unable to maintain position from 600M, eased early in straight. (Irregular heart rhythm.) |
| 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 |