Race 8 (465)
THE YAN OI TONG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90-70 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | W M Lai | -- | Between half a length and a length off pace in 2nd out 2-wide from 1400 M to home straight, led 200 M out, all out, hung on gamely. |
| 2 | 14 | UNIVERSAL CHARGER (BV172) | C Williams | B | 9Ls off pace and 2-wide in 12th at 1400 M, 7Ls down at 800 M, 5-wide into home straight when 5Ls down, hindered about 250 M out, ran on very strongly once clear, just failed. |
| 3 | 11 | NASA PEARL (CC068) | F Coetzee | B | Soon led on fence, never clear by much more than 1L through to home straight, headed about 200 M out, kept on well for pressure, narrowly missed out. |
| 4 | 1 | CELEBRATION (CB029) | O Doleuze | SR | 3-wide but with cover 7Ls off pace in 10th at 1400 M, 5Ls down in 9th at 800 M, 5-wide into home straight when 3Ls behind, 1L down and with every chance at 200 M, ran on well. |
| 5 | 12 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | W Woods | -- | 4Ls down and 2-wide in 6th at 1400 M, 3-wide with cover and 4Ls down in 6th at 800 M, ridden along 600 M out, 4-wide into home straight, every chance 300 M out, no extra closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | LUCKSWELL (CA171) | D Whyte | B | 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th from 1400 M to 800 M, 3-wide and 1L down in 3rd off home straight, all out and still 1L down at 200 M, outpaced from thereon. |
| 7 | 13 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | M W Leung | SR1 | Fractious in gates and slowly away, 10Ls off pace in last at 1400 M, niggled along to make good headway on fence to be 4Ls down in 12th off home turn, ran on steadily, nearest at the finish. |
| 8 | 8 | PEAK POWER (BV002) | A Marcus | P | Slowly away, 4Ls behind in 7th on fence at 1400 M and 800 M, 3-wide into home straight when 3Ls down in 6th, held up from 300 M to 200 M and again 50 M out, never fully extended on run-in. |
| 9 | 4 | PERFETTO (CB423) | D Dunn | -- | On fence 7Ls off speed in 9th at 1400 M, 5Ls down at 800 M, 3Ls off pace in midfield entering straight when a bit short of room, could only stay on at same pace once in the clear. |
| 10 | 5 | LUCKY HANDS (CD159) | M Kinane | -- | Keen with head up in rear 1600 M out, 9Ls last and 2-wide at 800 M, 6-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 5Ls last, ran on fairly well, nearest at the finish. (Significant amount of blood in trachea.) |
| 11 | 3 | WINNING KEVIN (CD051) | S Dye | -- | Bumped at start, raced freely in places but had run of the race on fence in 3rd or 4th about 2Ls off pace from 1600 M to home straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 12 | 10 | MOMENTUM (BT279) | R Fradd | SR- | 6Ls off pace and 2-wide when 8Ls off the pace at 1400 M, 5Ls down at 800 M, 4Ls down and 3-wide into home straight towards rear, didn't quicken up. |
| 13 | 9 | FAT CHANCE (CC160) | H K Yim | B | 9Ls off pace on fence in 11th at 1400 M, about 7Ls behind at 800 M, 4-wide into home straight when 4Ls down, still well behind when squeezed for room at 300 M, no impression. |
| 14 | 7 | SONGS OF PRAISE (CB005) | G Schofield | B | Raced 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th from 1400 M to homestretch, every chance at 300 M but faded quickly inside final 200 M. |
| 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 |