Race 5 (128)
SHENZHEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | STAR SUPERIOR (V255) | G van Niekerk | -- | Bumped start, raced 3 wide with cover, 4 lengths or so back, wider turning in, showed very good response early in straight, took the lead near 150M, kept on strongly to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 4 | ZERO HEDGE (A221) | B Shinn | P-/XB/PC1 | Moderately away, raced in midfield, found rail near 750M, moved closer on turn, no daylight early in straight, angled out 250M, finished off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 3 | GRACIOUS RYDER (A179) | Z Purton | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 5 lengths or so back on turn, blocked near 300M, angled out thereafter and finished off strongly to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 8 | FOODIE PRINCESS (C312) | K C Leung | TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, unable to obtain clear running until near 150M, made good progress thereafter to make frame. |
| 5 | 1 | GOLDIE FLANKER (V161) | T H So | -- | Away with them, no early speed, raced at tail, 5 to 6 lengths back, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made some headway early in straight, peaked near 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 6 | 7 | GOLDEN EFFORT (A427) | N Callan | B | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced prominently on rail, shared lead on turn, kept on well early in straight, headed near 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 7 | 5 | VIVA COUNCIL (A190) | H T Mo | V | Bumped on jumping, raced prominently but trapped 3 wide for the majority of the race, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. |
| 8 | 11 | JIMSON THE DRAGON (C017) | M Chadwick | XB1/TT | Away well from gate 11, unable to slot in early, trapped wide in midfield, found a 2 wide spot near 750M, commenced move after passing 500M, showed some response early in straight, crowded near 250M, ran on one pace thereafter. |
| 9 | 9 | U W BROTHER (C389) | U Rispoli | P1 | Bumped start, raced 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, crowded near 200M, eased thereafter. |
| 10 | 2 | ELITE BOY (B015) | M F Poon | B/TT | Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide on turn, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened gradually final 250M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 10 | PROMISE KEPT (B017) | J Moreira | XB/TT | Slightly slow out, raced 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, same margin back on turn, showed no response early in straight, not ridden out thereafter. (Blood in trachea.) (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 6 | COOLCELEB (C030) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, unable to slot in, trapped very wide with no cover in midfield, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight, finished last. |
| 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 |