Race 6 (506)
THE TARTARS HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1600m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | INSIDE MAIL (CD138) | G Mosse | -- | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd through to home straight, travelling strongly when switched off inner to challenge off home turn, eased to the front 150 M out, very comfortably. |
| 2 | 10 | CHAMP DRAGON (CB278) | C Williams | -- | Pressed on to lead on fence by 1L from 1200 M to home turn, headed by impressive winner 150 M out, no worries hanging on for 2nd. |
| 3 | 4 | EAST OCEAN DRAGON (CB194) | R Fradd | B/TT | Caught 3-wide without cover down back straight when about 2Ls off pace in 4th, same entering home straight, well outpaced by quinella pair and all out to hang on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 12 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | M W Leung | -- | Slowly away, raced a bit freely when 4Ls off the speed in 6th at 1200 M, similarly placed off home turn, 3Ls down in 5th at 200 M, no extra. |
| 5 | 11 | RESOURCEFUL PRINCE (CA323) | S K Sit | B | Awkwardly away losing a little ground, 6Ls off pace in 10th at 1200 M, 5Ls down and worse than midfield into home straight, ran on fairly well under pressure. |
| 6 | 7 | BARAKA (CD284) | D Dunn | -- | 4Ls off speed when 2-wide in 7th at 1200 M, 5Ls down in 9th at 800 M when tending to hang out, 3-wide into home straight and towards rear, ran on again late past a few tired rivals. |
| 7 | 2 | PARADIS (CB044) | F Coetzee | SR/TT | 5Ls off pace when 3-wide with cover in 8th at the 1200 M, 4Ls down in midfield from 800 M to home straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 1 | ROYAL ARMY (CB103) | A Delpech | V | Switched from wide gate to inside rail, 10Ls off pace in rear at 1200 M, 2-wide and 8Ls last at 800 M, 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 7Ls down, made some minor late ground. |
| 9 | 8 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | M Zahra | TT | 7Ls off pace on fence in 11th at 1200 M, 7Ls last and 3-wide entering home straight, beaten when hanging out towards of centre track at 200 M, no impression. |
| 10 | 14 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | W M Lai | B | Ran around a bit racing keenly very early on, 2-wide and 1L off the pace in 2nd at 1200 M, almost disputing lead off home turn, weakened markedly through final 250 M. |
| 11 | 3 | TRICCOLO (CA247) | A Marcus | B | 2Ls or 3Ls off the pace in 5th when 2-wide from 1200 M to homestretch, soon weakened. |
| 12 | 13 | NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) | W Smith | B | 8Ls off pace and 2-wide in 12th at 1200 M, 6Ls behind leader in 11th at 800 M and into home straight when 3-wide, soon beaten. |
| 13 | 9 | SMART CHIEF (CC042) | C W Wong | B | 4-wide without cover when 6Ls off the pace in 9th at 1200 M, a little closer but still wide at the 800 M and into home straight, very weak thereafter, finished detached. |
| 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 |