Race 5 (215)
MIDLAND BEST DIRECTOR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | BE GRATEFUL (CK194) | H W Lai | B-/PC1 | Box-seated in 4th about 3Ls from lead at 1000m; tended to hang left; going well turning in; led 300m out; ran on well to score while still hanging. |
| 2 | 12 | DASH (CG236) | W M Lai | B | On the rails within 3Ls or 4Ls of the pace in 4th or 5th before final bend; 2Ls back and vying for 2nd at the 200m; couldn't get to grips with the winner. |
| 3 | 9 | MAGIC TURBO (CJ098) | B Doyle | CP | 4-back on the rails in 9th about 6Ls off at halfway; marginally closer turning in; kept on pretty well for a place. |
| 4 | 7 | ALICE TOO (CG309) | T H So | B/XB/TT | Midfield or slightly better 4Ls or 5Ls off pace before being checked 750m out; stayed on okay late; probably had his chance to place, though. |
| 5 | 4 | GOLDEN BALL (CH128) | O Doleuze | B | Slowest away; switched inside from wide gate; 11th on the rails about 6Ls or so from pace before final bend; 4Ls back at the 200m; run peaked. |
| 6 | 2 | FANTASTIC DANCER (CJ001) | J Victoire | PC/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover throughout despite exiting gate 5; mid-div between 4Ls and 6Ls from speed before last bend; weakened final 200m. |
| 7 | 11 | LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) | W Pike | -- | 3-wide but with cover in 10th or so some 7Ls off pace before last bend; never likely to improve much better than midfield. |
| 8 | 3 | WISE LOVER (CE095) | Y T Cheng | P | Went back from wide gate; one from rear at least 8Ls from the speed before last bend; never troubled leaders. |
| 9 | 1 | BABY WAVE (CJ144) | K L Chui | B/SR1 | Pressed on to share a fast early pace; about a neck back in 2nd out 2-wide from 1000m to final bend; swamped around 200m out; eased late on. |
| 10 | 14 | SEIZE THE DAY (CJ152) | K W Leung | B | Led solo before being joined disputing a strong early tempo with BABY WAVE; a neck clear off last bend; swamped 200m out. (Tactic questioned.) |
| 11 | 10 | SEXY BABY (CK328) | J Lloyd | B/TT | Always rearwards at least 7Ls from the pace; another weak performance. |
| 12 | 6 | WONDERFUL GAINS (CK050) | Z Purton | -- | 2-wide around midfield about 6Ls off pace in middle stages and same turning in; found zero under pressure. |
| 13 | 13 | GALAXEE (CJ182) | M W Leung | CP | Eased back from the start; 11Ls last at the 1000m; never landed a blow. |
| 14 | 5 | BOLD CHAMPION (CG127) | C K Tong | V | Held 'one-out-one-back' position outside winner BE GRATEFUL at 1200m; struggling to lie up 600m out; dropped out sharply; poor 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 |