Race 4 (163)
LA ESTEPHE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | THE AUSPICIOUS (K004) | J Orman | H | Held up from widest draw, good headway out wide to challenge leader and take narrow lead 150m out despite edging right, pressed by that rival to line and just prevailed. |
| 2 | 9 | AUDACIOUS PURSUIT (K398) | H Bowman | TT | Raced wide, improved to race in touch with leaders before halfway, smooth headway into lead 300m out, soon challenged by winner, stuck to task and lost out only narrowly. |
| 3 | 8 | GLORIASTAR (K439) | L Ferraris | -- | Mid-field, tight for room between rivals turning into home straight, headway from 400m out, unable to match front two but stayed on for clear third. |
| 4 | 7 | CHINA WIN (K395) | H Doyle | CP-/B1 | Held up after crowded leaving stalls, headway up rail when short of room 150m out, stayed on, got up for fourth close home but no threat to leaders. |
| 5 | 6 | HAPPY UNIVERSE (J533) | R Kingscote | P | Tracked pace, challenged and every chance 400m out, no extra final 200m. |
| 6 | 10 | INNO SUPER (K319) | Z Purton | SR-/B1/TT | Wide early, pushed up to lead before halfway, headed 300m out, no extra. |
| 7 | 3 | BEAUTY VIVA (K155) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Slowly away, driven along and outpaced early stages, still in last place top of home straight, stayed on into mid-field, never dangerous. |
| 8 | 14 | BEAUTY MISSILE (H123) | A Badel | CP | Mid-field, unable to pick up for pressure from 400m out. |
| 9 | 4 | FIGHTING MACHINE (J015) | P N Wong | B/SR | Slowly away, keen in rear of mid-field, headway widest final bend, unable to sustain and no extra final 300m. |
| 10 | 11 | GALLANT EPOCH (J451) | K De Melo | V-/B2/TT | Tracked leaders, driven 300m out, weakened. |
| 11 | 1 | FLYING KNIGHT (K370) | H Bentley | CP/TT | Mid-field, headway over 400m out, soon unable to sustain, weakened. |
| 12 | 2 | THE LION KING (K265) | M Chadwick | -- | Mid-field, dropped to rear after forced to wait for run 400m out to 300m out, switched, no impression. |
| 13 | 13 | TURF PHOENIX (J294) | H T Mo | -- | Raced prominently, keen, lost place turning into home straight, weakened. |
| 14 | 12 | GOR GOR (K104) | M L Yeung | B1/TT | Made running, headed 900m out, remained prominent, weakened quickly 400m out. |
| 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 |