Race 5 (250)
ZHONGSHAN HANDICAP Rating:54-34 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | WINNING DRAGON (CB018) | R Fradd | -- | Travelled kindly behind leaders. Hit front 250 M and soon went clear. Won unextended. |
| 2 | 9 | DANHERO (CA337) | D Dunn | B- | Jumped awkwardly and then inconvenienced. Soon settled better than midfield. Ran on steadily in straight but winner too strong. |
| 3 | 2 | C'EST LA VIE (CB085) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Slowly away, then travelled around midfield. Good headway rounding home bend and 4-wide into straight. Kept on well to the line. |
| 4 | 4 | EXCITING TIMES (CB169) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Ridden to lead or dispute lead. Headed 250 M. Kept on one pace until weakened final stages. |
| 5 | 11 | ARABICA (BS254) | Y T Cheng | B | Worse than midfield. Closer order before straightening. One-paced to the line. |
| 6 | 8 | COSMO STAR (CA260) | D Whyte | TT | From an outside gate steadied and shifted across behind other runners to take up a position closer to the rail but towards the rear. Gradually improved closer to midfield along the back straight. Kept on one pace in straight. |
| 7 | 3 | DESERT STRIKE (CB054) | S Dye | -- | Better than midfield. Lost position and dropped to midfield rounding the home bend. Kept on one pace in straight. (Hung out rounding the latter part of home turn and in the straight.) |
| 8 | 5 | POPULAR CHOICE (CB112) | S King | -- | Bounded in the air, soon at back. Made some ground early in the straight until one-paced concluding stages. |
| 9 | 6 | SWEETIE (CB036) | J Egan | -- | Towards the rear. Steadied and shifted in to find running after the 200 M. One-paced to the line. |
| 10 | 10 | DIVINE FEELING (CA355) | W Woods | B | Midfield or worse. Wide along the back straight and rounding the home bend. No extra in straight. |
| 11 | 1 | DON INSIGHT (CA364) | W M Lai | -- | Soon towards rear. Made no improvement. |
| 12 | 12 | WINNING MASCOT (BT105) | K H Ting | -- | Led or disputed lead. Headed after straightening and then gradually dropped out. (Bled.) |
| 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 |