Race 8 (662)
THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | KING'S PACT (N244) | H W Lai | TT | Up with early pace, eased back to midfield for cover passing 1400M, chased leaders from 350M, kept giving under maximum pressure, got up last stride. |
| 2 | 5 | KING'S FOLKS (N296) | O Doleuze | B | Tracked leaders, made steady headway once into clear passing 350M, led inside 100M and was only collated late on. |
| 3 | 11 | HECO RIDER (N061) | R Fourie | B-/SR1/TT1 | Held up 2-wide in midfield, nudged along 500M out, ran on between horses, hung in final 150M but managed to get up for 3rd just before the line. |
| 4 | 4 | I SMELL MONEY (M019) | C K Tong | PC | Sped to the lead, slowed things down in the 2nd quarter before quickening again near 600M, lost lead 300M but refused to give in, rallied to hold 4th. |
| 5 | 8 | APPROVE (N299) | T Berry | B | Settled one-out-one-back, moved up to join leader 450M, established narrow lead passing 300M, headed inside 100M and weakened. |
| 6 | 10 | UWILLBEGLORIOUS (N212) | C Y Ho | B | Sat 3-wide behind midfield, ran on steadily down the outside over final 300M but not getting close to first two. |
| 7 | 6 | OXFORD CHARLEY (P266) | T Angland | SR | Slow out, ended up near the rear 6Ls off the pace, stayed on mildly when driven, hung under pressure and was declined a clear run over final stages. |
| 8 | 13 | SHANTARAAM (N410) | K C Leung | SR/TT1 | Patiently ridden in a 2-wide position near the rear, guided to outside for clear passage nearing 300M, made limited progress. |
| 9 | 14 | SICHUAN EXEC (N344) | T H So | B/TT | Obtained cover behind leaders but over-raced for some distance down the back straight, continued to race keenly over the turn, had little to offer passing 400M. |
| 10 | 1 | GREEN MANNER (N425) | Y T Cheng | -- | Taken across behind runners, not hurried in the rear, had no clear passing turning in, shifted to outside of field to make his challenge, held up again at 250M, went past beaten runners only. |
| 11 | 3 | JIMSON THE BEST (L016) | K C Ng | -- | Dropped back to near the rear, taken widest into straight but made no real progress. |
| 12 | 9 | GOLDEN SCALPEL (N224) | Z Purton | -- | Poised 3-wide just off the pace, had no cover throughout, outpaced inside 400M. |
| 13 | 12 | FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) | C Y Lui | B/TT | Settled in mid-division along the fence, didn't have the clearest of runs turning in but was never going the pace to challenge. |
| 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 |