Race 4 (116)
KESTREL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | FLYING SWORD (C463) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Began well, raced prominently before being crossed & racing 1,1 from 1000m. Dashed to narrow lead near 200m, hung inwards when continuing narrow lead before holding half-length advantage on line. Protest 2nd v 1st dismissed. |
| 2 | 4 | BOOM STITCH (E324) | K Teetan | CP1 | Bumped & unbalanced at start before racing wide early before improving to race outside the leader near the 1000m. Continued close all the way & was only beaten half-length on line. Protested against winner unsuccessfully. |
| 3 | 3 | FLYING VICTORY (C277) | M F Poon | H/TT | Raced on leaders back throughout. Stayed along rail on straightening, moved to be just behind lead at 200m, continued on well to be third beaten only a length on the line. |
| 4 | 14 | GOLDEN FOUR (B225) | V Borges | -- | Raced in midfield but was caught three wide without cover throughout. Forced wider on cornering when about 4L behind before closing strongly down the outside in late stages to move to 4th in final few strides. |
| 5 | 5 | COURAGEOUS KNIGHT (E163) | A Badel | B/TT | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Shifted out away from the rail & bumped heavily at the 400m when just under 3L from the lead before closing steadily to be only 2L behind on line. |
| 6 | 8 | DURHAM STAR (E082) | Z Purton | B1 | Raced in midfield away from rail. Eased wider on cornering before being bumped heavily at 400m when just under 3L from the lead before finishing evenly in run to line. Only beaten about 2L. |
| 7 | 7 | LEADING FORTUNE (C441) | J Moreira | -- | Raced in midfield along rail throughout. Moved away from rail on straightening when 4L from lead, began closing strongly near the inside before being badly crowded & checked away from heels at 75m. Still only beaten 2L. |
| 8 | 12 | LAPUTA (E370) | C Y Ho | TT | Not fast away, mustered to race in midfield between runners. Entered last section 4L from the lead, closed off one paced in last section. Beaten just under 3L but never looked likely. |
| 9 | 6 | GOLDEN BOLT (E042) | C L Chau | SR/XB | Pushed forward to lead. Joined approaching the 200m mark before weakening slightly in late stages. |
| 10 | 13 | DARCI JOY (E161) | A Hamelin | B | Lost ground when steadied away from heels at start before shifting across & raced just worse than midfield between runners. Drifted slightly further back to third last on cornering, closed off ok but never a real challenger. |
| 11 | 1 | FANTASTIC SHOW (A207) | M Chadwick | B | Had no speed after the start & raced at the tail. Shifted very wide when continuing at the tail approaching the corner, straightened 6.5L from the lead, made up some ground but only passed a few & was never a threat. |
| 12 | 2 | AI ONE (E139) | C Schofield | -- | Steadied & drifted back to race at the trail. Entered last section in last place, nearly 7L from the lead before making up some ground but being unable to pass many in straight. |
| 13 | 11 | GREAT KING (E308) | K H Chan | SR/TT | Bumped heavily at the start and became unbalanced & consequently lost ground before settling worse than midfield on the rail. Continued near the back, over 5L from the lead on cornering before failing to improve. (Bled). |
| 14 | 9 | DAILY BEAUTY (D070) | H N Wong | B/TT | Drifted back after the start & settled third last away from rail. Over 5L from the lead on straightening, was finishing only one paced before being checked near the 200m & relegated to 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 |