Race 8 (627)
THE HSBC PREMIER SHA TIN VASE (HANDICAP) 5TH LEG OF HSBC PREMIER SERIES Rating:95+ 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | MEDIC POWER (CG303) | B Prebble | -- | Bounced out on back of speed, had ideal trail 2Ls back on rails, travelled well on bend, in behind horses when turning in, gained split at 200 M, accelerated like a Group One horse to score easily in track record time. |
| 2 | 10 | GREEN BIRDIE (CH245) | S Dye | -- | Tardy from jump, faded back to a clear last 8Ls away, appreciated solid tempo, had field to beat turning, in traffic and not clear until 250 M, rocketed late to finish a solid 2nd (21.5 secs last 400 M), should be closer. |
| 3 | 9 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | C W Wong | -- | Lacked early dash, ended up 5Ls back on rails, steadily improved to be 3 or 4Ls back in midfield at 600 M, followed strongly on turning, closed hard last 200 M to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 5 | SACRED KINGDOM (CG268) | D Nikolic | TT | Away nicely, raced more prominently 2Ls back in 1 out 1 back spot, carted along by hot speed (going a little keenly) to bend, close enough on turning, stuck in there but unable to overhaul them in run to line. |
| 5 | 7 | ADAIKALI (CE181) | A Delpech | CP | Amongst first few to jump, showed usual pace to race outside leader at a solid tempo, did share of work pace on, 1/2L down turning in, hit lead briefly but couldn't dash again at 200 M and faded late. |
| 6 | 3 | NATURAL BLITZ (CE227) | K T Yeung | H/TT | Bounced out and led them easily, rolled along at a solid clip in front as expected, worried on bend, held a 1/2L on turning in, there to 200 M but found out by extra trip and dropped out late. |
| 7 | 2 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | G Mosse | -- | Standard jump, outpaced in early stages, raced 3-wide 6Ls back towards rear, covered ground but had cover throughout, well back turning, closed off creditably given wide run making good late ground. |
| 8 | 8 | COUNTRY MUSIC (CD035) | Y T Cheng | XB/TT | Began with rest, settled in midfield 2-wide 4Ls off speed, had a good run to bend, urged along turning in, failed to run on with great purpose but made a little late headway without threatening. |
| 9 | 4 | REGENCY HORSE (CE229) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Standard jump, regathered to race in midfield, posted 3-wide without cover 4Ls away, had a hard trip with pace on to bend, kept giving in straight but unable to respond last 200 M when run ended. |
| 10 | 12 | KING ENCOSTA (CG247) | K L Chui | TT | Began in line, drifted back to take up a post behind midfield on rails 5 to 6Ls back, niggled along on bend, still well back on turning, made little impact in straight just battling to line. |
| 11 | 6 | BILLET EXPRESS (CD140) | D Whyte | XB/H1/TT | Out with field, ended up behind midfield, raced 2 to 3-wide 6Ls back, helped by tempo, back in traffic on turning, in behind horses for most of straight but had nothing to offer when clear. |
| 12 | 1 | ABLE PRINCE (CC348) | E Saint-Martin | B2/TT | Standard getaway, ended up 3-wide in midfield with cover 5 to 6Ls back, did share of work to bend, switched out but found little and dropped out last 200 M. |
| 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 |