Race 4 (293)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SUPREME LUCKY (G457) | M F Poon | B-/TT | Raced worse than midfield early, improved to midfield when three wide with cover around bend, under whip to improve passing 600m, sprinted quickly to dash to lead 225m, lay inwards late when drawing clear for impressive win. |
| 2 | 4 | BABY CRYSTAL (H081) | Z Purton | -- | Led early when away from rail before sharing lead from 850m. Took narrow lead momentarily passing 300m, joined & passed by winner at 225m, finished off well to be 2L clear of third but was no match for impressive victor. |
| 3 | 3 | VICTORY SCHOLARS (E091) | K Teetan | V | Disputed lead early before steadying & racing third passing the 1000m mark. Raced on leaders back around the bend, stayed along rail on straightening battled on ok to hold well beaten 3rd but was no match for first two. |
| 4 | 7 | THUNDERBOLTAURUS (G184) | H Bowman | -- | Steadied & taken back to race near the rear. Moved wider approaching corner, shifted outwards to be widest runner entering last section when 4L from lead before passing a few rivals when finishing off ok down the outside. |
| 5 | 12 | HAPPY TRIO (G244) | H Bentley | H-/V-/SR2 | Raced just worse than midfield along the rail for the majority. Shifted away from the inside near the 500m, passed a few tiring rivals when finishing off between runners late but was still a long way behind winner on line. |
| 6 | 5 | CALIFORNIA FOREST (E475) | Y L Chung | B/H/TT | Taken across behind runners to race a clear last. Continued last & 6L from the lead on straightening, maintained that margin in the run to the line when passing a few tiring rivals. Never likely. |
| 7 | 8 | MARVEL DRAGON (D111) | C L Chau | TT | Pushed forward but was trapped racing three wide without cover just behind the leading pair for the majority. Peaked on run at the 300m & weakened out thereafter after covering additional ground. |
| 8 | 1 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | A Hamelin | V | Began fairly before mustering speed & improving to share the lead near the 900m when holding the rail. Headed by runner-up passing the 300m mark before weakening out quickly in final stages to be well beaten. |
| 9 | 9 | STARRY NIGHT (G253) | K C Leung | B/TT | Raced in midfield away from the rail for the majority. Eased into clear running soon after straightening when under 3L from lead but found nothing in final 250m & weakened to be beaten over 7L. (Blood in trachea post-race). |
| 10 | 2 | BRILLIANT PIONEER (G255) | S De Sousa | H1 | Improved after start when holding the rail & settled in midfield along the inside. Stayed along the rail on straightening when 3L from the lead but emptied out near the 300m mark & gave ground in last furlong. |
| 11 | 10 | BLAZING SUN (E484) | L Currie | H-/P-/XB/B1/TT | Began slowly & lost ground before racing with only one runner behind for the majority. Continued well back on straightening, didn't have much room momentarily near 350m but then did nothing final 300m & was long second last. |
| 12 | 11 | HAPPY FOREVER (G118) | R Maia | XB/TT | Raced wide in midfield early before getting nice position 1,1 from the 800m. Entered last section under 2L from the lead but emptied soon after straightening & weakened badly in last 250m to be long last. |
| 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 |