Race 8 (054)
THE NATIONAL DAY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100+ 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | FELLOWSHIP (CG292) | D Whyte | TT | Away with them, restrained to mid-division towards the rear, eventually settled in a 2-wide position 5Ls back, travelled comfortably on the turn, came with strong sprint and had the race won at 100 M. |
| 2 | 6 | HAWKES BAY (CG064) | B Prebble | XB | Slow to begin, soon advanced forward to take a spot on the rails 3Ls behind leader, well covered rounding the bend, eased out for room in straight, ran home strongly. |
| 3 | 8 | SUNNY KING (CH105) | E Saint-Martin | XB/H/TT | Began well, raced in midfield 2-wide 3-4Ls away, used little in run, made dash with the eventual 2nd on straightening, kept going to just go down at the line. |
| 4 | 3 | JOY AND FUN (CH014) | B Doyle | CP | Jumped ok, positioned in midfield 3-wide 3Ls behind the pace, taken wider on bend, produced good finish in the straight but the first three were too strong. |
| 5 | 11 | TIBER (CD155) | Y T Cheng | XB/TT | Quickly into stride, ridden along to take up running at a steady tempo, disputed lead with another runner as they turned, hit the front soon after straightening, there until 200 M when overhauled by fast finishers. |
| 6 | 12 | GALLANT LION (CG243) | F Coetzee | H | Out with them, allowed to slide back towards rear, raced 5Ls away on rails, last turning in, had to be manoeuvred for a run, picked up strongly once clear at 250 M. |
| 7 | 14 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | C W Wong | B | Take back from a very wide draw, cut across to a rail position at the rear, began to improve round the bend, made up plenty of ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 7 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | K L Chui | -- | Fair to begin, went forward but unable to cut inside, raced 3-wide outside leaders 2Ls back, worked hard without cover on turning, had every chance in straight but lacked an extra gear, just kept on. |
| 9 | 13 | KINGS FALCON (CJ185) | M Du Plessis | H | Slow to begin, pressed on to move forward, raced keenly on the heels of the leader, kept to rails throughout, couldn't muster on straightening and ran home one-paced. |
| 10 | 5 | GOLD STRIKER (CD365) | Z Purton | -- | Even jump, showed early pace to track leaders in a 2-wide running line, well covered on the turn, crowded for room early in straight but once clear at 300 M unable to quicken. |
| 11 | 2 | EXCELLENT BOY (CE238) | O Doleuze | P | Moderate beginning, settled at the rear 6Ls behind leaders 2-wide, remained there until the home straight, switched to outside for run, couldn't pick up when required, weakened from 200 M. |
| 12 | 1 | JOYFUL WINNER (CE045) | D Beadman | TT | Standard break, taken back to hold a rearward position 6Ls off the pace, 3-wide and last turning in, failed to stride out and did not close the race off. (Jockey reported action unbalanced.) |
| 13 | 10 | KING ENCOSTA (CG247) | W C Marwing | TT | No speed from outset, ridden along to maintain a worse than midfield position 5Ls off the leaders, raced 3-wide on the bend, showed nothing in straight and was well beaten. |
| 14 | 9 | CALIFORNIAMOUNTAIN (CG310) | H W Lai | TT | Away quickly, allowed to stride on to tackle race leader, held a narrow lead on bend, found little in straight before dropped out from 300 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 |