Race 8 (570)
THE MACWHINNIE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:70-50 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | MAIN ATTRACTION (CB218) | Y T Cheng | B | No better off than 3-wide 8Ls off pace down back straight, 5-wide into home straight when 5Ls down, 2Ls down 200 M out, ran on strongly despite hanging out to lead final strides. |
| 2 | 3 | GLORIOUS LIGHT (CC115) | F Coetzee | -- | On fence 4Ls off pace 1200 M out, switched out when 2Ls off pace at top of home straight to challenge, led 250 M out, ran on well but was caught in final strides by winner, had every chance. |
| 3 | 8 | DANDY BUNNY (BV328) | D Whyte | -- | Slowly away, settled in rear bunch 2-wide and no better 8Ls off pace down back straight, 5-wide into home straight, 1L down with every chance 200 M out, couldn't follow through. |
| 4 | 5 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | A Marcus | B | 3-wide and 6Ls off pace 1200 M out, 2-wide and 4Ls down at the 800 M out, 4-wide entering straight and vying for the lead, still well there 200 M when 1L down, no extra. |
| 5 | 10 | ROUND THE WORLD (CA227) | M Walker | -- | 2-wide and 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5-wide into home straight when 3Ls off the pace, 2Ls down at the 200 M out, one-paced through closing stages. |
| 6 | 6 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | M W Leung | B | Keen early on, 3-wide and 7Ls off the pace 1100 M out, 4-wide into home straight when vying for the lead out wide, led 300 M out, headed 250 M out, one-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 14 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | C Williams | SR | In 4th place 2-wide and 4Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 2-wide and 1L down into home stretch, always outpaced from then on. |
| 8 | 13 | FAST RUNNER (CB372) | S Dye | -- | 2-wide and 6Ls off pace until 800 M out, 3-wide and 4Ls down into home straight, no acceleration and beaten over 200 M out. |
| 9 | 9 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | H K Yim | -- | On fence in rear bunch no better than 8Ls off the pace down the back straight, 6Ls down off home turn, never competitive. |
| 10 | 4 | CHERISHED (CB160) | R Fradd | P | Slowly away, on fence 7Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 4-wide and 4Ls down into home straight, no impression. |
| 11 | 7 | CONVERGENCE (BV289) | G Schofield | B1 | 2Ls off pace in 2nd place 1200 M out, still 2Ls down off home turn when short of running room, nothing there when left in the clear about 250 M out, very tame. |
| 12 | 1 | NORTHERN FLYER (BS032) | D Dunn | B | 4-wide and 6Ls off the pace 1200 M out, advanced to be 2Ls off the pace and 3-wide 800 M out, all out to be 1L down at top of home straight, faded out very rapidly. |
| 13 | 2 | GOLDEN FARM (CA069) | P H Lo | B | Soon led, clear by 2Ls 1200 M out, headed at top of home straight, faded rapidly. |
| 14 | 11 | MASTER MARAUDER (CA184) | K T Yeung | H- | On fence 6Ls off the pace 1200 M out, under pressure to lie up with pace when similarly placed into home straight, no chance. |
| 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 |