Race 5 (520)
GARDEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | C K Tong | B | Always very prominent, half a length back in 2nd out 2-wide at 1200 M, led at top of homestretch, always clinging on, won gamely. |
| 2 | 3 | BAAZIGAR (CG171) | S Dye | -- | Ideally placed on fence about 2Ls off pace in 3rd until the turn, had every chance to overhaul ELEPHANT DANCE but just lacked the gears. |
| 3 | 8 | FANTASTIC GUY (CH025) | F Coetzee | -- | 3-back on fence about 3Ls off pace in 6th at halfway, hard ridden to get closer on straightening, stayed on dourly, never nearer. |
| 4 | 12 | SUNRISE RAINBOW (CD209) | Y T Cheng | SR | Led on fence early on, set a very steady pace, about half a length clear until home turn, kept on at the same pace and tipped out on a place on the line. |
| 5 | 9 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled about 10th early on, 3-wide with cover 4Ls back in midfield at 800 M, further headway but 5-wide turning for home, kept on at same pace. |
| 6 | 10 | GRABBIT (CG144) | W M Lai | B | Nicely place din 'one-out, one-back' position within 2Ls of pace until home turn when under pressure, always outpaced by those in front. |
| 7 | 5 | ABLE KNIGHT (CE079) | K T Yeung | H/TT | 4Ls back in 6th out 2-wide at midpoint of race, 4-wide turning for home, didn't have very much running room in the finish, unclear whether he would have finished much closer. |
| 8 | 14 | SNIPER (CD110) | S K Sit | B/XB | Switched off about 11Ls last at 1200 M, 6Ls down in 12th taking home turn, made up some late ground, never nearer. |
| 9 | 4 | SEA TREASURE (CD335) | E Saint-Martin | B/XB | Slow to begin, 2-wide in 11th about 8Ls off pace at halfway, still well back making final turn, made only very minor late headway. |
| 10 | 6 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | G Mosse | B/H/TT | Keen behind the steady pace, pressed on out 3-wide no cover at 1000 M and 2Ls down in 4th turning for home, tired inside closing stages. |
| 11 | 11 | HAPPY FIT (CH084) | B Prebble | XB/TT | Slowly away, 4-back on fence in 7th at 1200 M when 5Ls off pace, under pressure to lie up turning for home, very one-paced on the run-in. |
| 12 | 1 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | H W Lai | B | Worse than midfield about 5Ls off pace until the 800 M, not any closer and forced 5-wide off final bend, never dangerous. |
| 13 | 2 | SUNNY RIVIERA (CC240) | M Nunes | B/TT | Always well back in rear behind the steady pace, never really got involved. |
| 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 |