Race 7 (043)
THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | PREMIERE (A051) | J Moreira | SR | First out, set good pace along outer fence under a hold. Shaken up passing 300m and pulled clear to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 1 | ARCHIPPUS (P361) | Z Purton | H/V/TT | Away well but unable to cross to outer fence, settling behind midfield. Popped the question passing 400m, picked up momentum and finished strongly to grab 2nd close home. |
| 3 | 6 | COUNTRY MELODY (T011) | B Prebble | H | Ridden early to hold midfield position, two-away from outer fence. Switched out passing 400m for clear run, finishing strongly to snatch minor placing. |
| 4 | 12 | HAPPY METEOR (T171) | M F Poon | B | Began well, pressed forward, racing three-away from outer fence 2L from leader. Set off after leader from 400m to look a chance but ran out of steam close home. |
| 5 | 3 | ADVENTURER (V066) | H N Wong | B-/H | Quickly out, matching strides with leader before settling a half-length back passing 800m. Under pressure to hold position final 400m and tired close home. |
| 5 | 9 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Restless in starting gate and slow into stride, dropping well back. Taken to centre track half way up the straight and ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 7 | MOMENTUM LUCKY (V151) | N Callan | -- | Away well, pressed forward 3-away from outer fence, 2L from leader. Hard ridden from 400m to hold position before tiring close home. |
| 8 | 8 | MEGA RED (V078) | K Teetan | B | Outpaced, racing behind midfield to course proper when lost position and shifted in. Ran on fairly down centre track. |
| 9 | 5 | PABLOSKY (S156) | T Berry | B | Ridden to hold forward positon, settling along outer rail 4L from leader. Under pressure from half-way mark but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 2 | MY LITTLE FRIEND (S010) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Crowded out start, then ridden along between horses behind midfield to 400m, boxed on one-paced. |
| 11 | 10 | LEAN AMBASSADOR (A250) | C Y Ho | B | Began well, pressed forward, 4L from leader but kept away from outer fence. Under pressure final 400m and faded. |
| 12 | 11 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | K C Ng | CP/TT | Jumped well, crossed over towards outer fence, settling 4L from leader. Under pressure from 500m and faded gradually despite hard riding. |
| 13 | 14 | DUKEDOM (V372) | W M Lai | P | Lifted feet at the start and began only fairly, dropping to last on settling. Never in the hunt. |
| 14 | 4 | FIGHT HERO (T186) | U Rispoli | H | Outpaced and soon struggling at the rear, never competitive. |
| 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 |