Race 8 (710)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | BAND OF BROTHERS (C135) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped well from wide draw, tracked leaders 2-wide, quickened up well 350M to lead mid-straight, headed 100M out but rallied back to regain lead close home. |
| 2 | 2 | PACKING WARRIOR (C069) | U Rispoli | CP-/B2/TT | Began only fairly, held up behind midfield 6Ls on settling, chased well when driven out 400M, briefly in front 100M but winner fought back. Clear from rest. |
| 3 | 3 | MARZOUQ (B094) | J Moreira | -- | Guided to a midfield position along the 2-path, driven along 550M, stayed on mildly to claim 3rd before line but no impression on first 2. |
| 4 | 8 | EARTH TRILOGY (C211) | K C Leung | XB2 | Close up behind leaders, 5th on home turn, kept battling on straightening but couldn't match finishing pace of first 2 mid-straight, held 3rd till last stride. |
| 5 | 13 | AMAZING CHOCOLATE (C059) | M F Poon | B/H | Switched off to the rear after the start, 10Ls off the pace on settling, still last at 400M, worked home well but too far back to threaten the runaway first 2. |
| 6 | 1 | SARRI (C196) | M Harley | -- | Dropped back from draw 13, held up towards rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, made good progress early straight, flat final 100M. |
| 7 | 10 | NEW ELEGANCE (A416) | G van Niekerk | XB | Failed to muster despite ridden along, ended up towards the rear, swung wide into straight, made some ground but never close enough to challenge. |
| 8 | 5 | MORE THAN THIS (C199) | C Y Ho | B | Pressed forward to be sharing the lead along the fence, headed near 250M, faded. |
| 9 | 6 | DRAGON COMMANDER (C208) | M Chadwick | -- | Held up 2-wide in midfield, failed to muster speed passing 400M, kept battling away without threatening. |
| 10 | 12 | WINNING ENDEAVOUR (C048) | K Teetan | H | From draw 1 moved up to be tracking leaders, no clear run early straight, failed to run on when clear. |
| 11 | 9 | FARSHAD (B238) | H N Wong | P-/B1 | Pressed forward to be sharing the lead on outside, had little left and gave ground from 350M, eased final 200M as jockey felt the horse may have been galloped on. |
| 12 | 11 | JENERATOR (C302) | R Bayliss | B | Dropped back from draw 10, 2nd last entering home turn, taken to outside straightening, had little to offer, never figured. |
| 13 | 4 | KUNGFUMASTER PANDA (C153) | M L Yeung | XB/TT | Began only fairly, moved up to a midfield spot along the rails on settling, going one paced when severely checked 250M losing momentum, eased final 150M. |
| 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 |