
Race 5 (127)
PANASONIC RICE COOKER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BRIGHT DAY (J530) | J Orman | V/TT | Average to begin, positioned 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back turning in, finished off strongly, led close home. |
| 2 | 10 | CALIFORNIA BANNER (J132) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Began well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, showed good response in straight, took the lead 50M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner close home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 4 | GALLANT EPOCH (J451) | K De Melo | V/TT | Jumped well, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, cleared 300M, took the lead 100M, peaked on run 50M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 4 | 14 | ONLY U (J037) | H Bentley | CP-/XB/B2 | Away with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 500M, finished off well to make frame, nearest finish. |
| 5 | 1 | MR COOL (K184) | A Atzeni | CP/TT | Jumped well from gate 12, raced in midfield on outer, similar position on turn, kept on well early in straight, no extra final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 7 | DECISION LINK (K416) | L Ferraris | -- | Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run in straight, not able to test properly. |
| 7 | 8 | WORLD HERO (J413) | A Badel | B | Jumped awkwardly from the widest draw, raced prominently on the outside, there to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 8 | 2 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | Y L Chung | CP-/TT | Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 9 | 12 | SILVER UP (J078) | M L Yeung | B | Crowded start, raced 2 wide towards rear, there to turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off evenly. |
| 10 | 3 | REZEKI (J340) | H Bowman | B | Bumped start, raced at rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 11 | 9 | VOLCANIC SPARK (H388) | M F Poon | B | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 12 | 6 | AMAZING FUN (H442) | Z Purton | TT | Bounded on jumping and lost ground, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 13 | 11 | GROOVY FEELING (J515) | B Avdulla | B/TT | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
| 14 | 13 | APPEALING CITY (J491) | D Probert | SR1/TT | Taken back to race 3 wide behind midfield, very wide turning in, weakened early in straight, eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |