Race 5 (097)
TAI HO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | O Doleuze | B | Soon crossed to fence, about 6Ls back in 10th at halfway, headway to be 3-wide and 4Ls down in mid-pack taking home turn, quickly wrested the lead at 300 M and drew clear convincingly. |
| 2 | 6 | MAGIC TOUCH (CB394) | D Whyte | P | One from rear about 8Ls off the speed at halfway, improved to 5Ls back in 9th entering homestretch, ran on fairly well for 2nd but had little hope of catching the winner. |
| 3 | 8 | SEA TREASURE (CD335) | G Mosse | B/TT- | Got well back, 8Ls down in 12th at halfway, progressed to 4Ls down in 8th on straightening, without clear running from 300 M to 200 M, may have run 2nd with an unimpeded run. |
| 4 | 9 | BEST CHOICE (CE038) | Y T Cheng | B | Always close-up, 2-wide back in 3rd on fence at 1200 M, closer turning for home in 2nd, energy-sapped and one-paced thereafter. |
| 5 | 13 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | A Delpech | -- | Checked at start, under pressure at halfway when about 5Ls back in midfield, over 2Ls down in 4th at top of home straight, tight for room on fence at 200 M, stayed on at same pace. |
| 6 | 4 | EVER KING (CE147) | E Saint-Martin | V/TT | In 5th or 6th throughout, 4Ls back on fence at 1000 M, 3-wide and over 2Ls behind pace swinging for home, found nothing extra and weakened late. |
| 7 | 1 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | P H Lo | B-/PC2 | Soon 9Ls off the pace in last, 7Ls down in 11th entering homestretch, ran on past a few tired rivals. |
| 8 | 5 | GOLD DIGGER (CD101) | K W Tsui | CP | Caught 3-wide no cover early on, sent on to dispute lead briefly at 1000 M, 1L down in 2nd from 800 M to home turn, weakened sharply through final 200 M. |
| 9 | 12 | CHINA SPORTFIELD (CG032) | M Nunes | B | Led by 1L on fence at 1400 M, briefly joined at 1000 M but 1L clear again from 800 M to home turn, found zero under pressure and folded very tamely. |
| 10 | 11 | BIG WINNER (CD229) | M Odendaal | B/TT | Always wide and in rear, 3-wide no cover at halfway about 8Ls from the speed in 12th, never a factor. |
| 11 | 3 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | F Coetzee | PC/H | Never travelled very well and under pressure 800 M out when 6Ls back in midfield, similarly placed on straightening, faded fast. |
| 12 | 10 | X-SPEED (CC341) | C W Wong | B | Checked over 1400 M out when close to pace, always tended to hang in, 3Ls down in 4th at 800 M and same margin back in field at 400 M, steadied when beaten at 300 M. |
| 13 | 7 | SO NICE (CG110) | W M Lai | B | Always in rear bunch at least 6Ls off the pace from the 1200 M, 3-wide no cover at 600 M when struggling, very weak thereafter, unacceptable effort. |
| 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 |