Race 4 (217)
THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:72-48 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | LUCKY OPTIMISTS (BJ147) | A Munro | -- | Midfield early, racing 6th from 850 M to 600 M. Wore down leader to hit front at 100 M. Stayed on. |
| 2 | 5 | HEADING TO WIN (BM068) | M Kinane | -- | Contested early lead. Settled 4th. Gained well to briefly hit front at 200 M. Kept on despite drifting in. |
| 3 | 8 | GOODIE-GOODIE (BL116) | G Childs | -- | Raced 4th to 1000 M, travelling 7th to home bend. Continued to gain near rails to 3rd inside 200 M. Tightened for room late. |
| 4 | 11 | ROYAL PRIDE (BJ233) | K C Chan | -- | Wide. Dropped from 8th to 10th early on, racing 9th at 700 M. Made ground to 4th at 200 M. Kept on well. |
| 5 | 7 | DOUBLE EXPRESSO (BM078) | E Legrix | -- | Picked up along rails from 11th early to 9th at 800 M. Steady progress in straight to 5th at 150 M. Battled on. |
| 6 | 2 | COROLLARY (BN002) | H K Yim | -- | Dropped from 9th early to 12th inside 1000 M. Improved steadily to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 4 | SUPER STRUCTURE (BJ128) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Lost ground from 5th at 1100 M to 10th at 800 M. Regained to 6th inside 200 M. One-paced final stages. |
| 8 | 13 | CHEERFUL (BM193) | D Lee | B- | Travelled 3rd to 550 M. Outpaced down straight. |
| 9 | 3 | BELARUS (BM117) | T Quinn | -- | Missed start badly. Remained 11th to 350 M. Slight gain to 100 M. (Lame.) (Enquiry held.) |
| 10 | 1 | BASKERVILLE (BL201) | L F Chung | -- | Attempted to make all. Led field until 250 M. Swamped. |
| 11 | 12 | SUPER FALCON (BG204) | T Jarnet | -- | At rear to 400 M. Ran past tiring horses only. |
| 12 | 6 | HEALTH FIRST (BL153) | W L Ho | B | Wide early. Driven forward to 2nd at 900 M. Dropped out from 450 M. |
| 13 | 14 | FLYING SUPREME (BJ215) | F Coetzee | -- | Held 5th until 650 M. Faded upon straightening. |
| 14 | 10 | ALWAYS WEALTHY (BM087) | C K Chung | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 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 |