Race 8 (524)
THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | WHAT ELSE BUT YOU (A136) | K Teetan | B/SR | Tracked leader 2-wide, took over 350M, fought on strongly in the lead and courageously held off persistent challenge of rival overs final 250M. |
| 2 | 1 | WINNER'S WAY (A025) | M Chadwick | TT | Began awkwardly and lost ground, ended up near the rear in a steadily run race, 4Ls to make up 400M, closed off strongly to be nearest at the line. |
| 3 | 4 | CALIFORNIA DISEGNO (V170) | N Callan | CP/TT | Never far off behind the steady pace, loomed 300M, closed off well but couldn't run down winner, lost 2nd just before line. |
| 4 | 6 | SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) | H N Wong | -- | Soon took rail position tracking leader, had every chance passing 350M, battled on well to hold 4th. |
| 5 | 11 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | Z Purton | CP/XB | In 5th place 3Ls behind leaders, in touch with main rivals turning in, kept on steadily to the line but was always held. |
| 6 | 10 | BABA MAMA (V214) | J Moreira | H/TT | Restrained in midfield, 3-wide and left with no cover from 1200M, tried hard but couldn't get closer to leaders over final 300M. |
| 7 | 7 | DEE DEE D'OR (A241) | K C Leung | -- | Slow to begin, settled down behind midfield 5Ls behind leader in a steadily run race, kept on one pace final 400M, well held by leaders. |
| 8 | 8 | HAPPY PLACE (S380) | M L Yeung | B/H/TT | Switched off to the rear after the start, given a waiting ride along the rail, failed to make appreciable ground passing 400M, no threat to leaders. |
| 9 | 2 | GONNA RUN (T094) | C Y Ho | TT | Taken back to the rear, 7Ls off the pace middle stages, made no real progress turning in, still last 200M and only went past some weakening rivals late stages. |
| 10 | 5 | SANTA FE SUN (P210) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Towards the rear 3-wide, travelled only fairly and had to be shaken up 900M, 5Ls back and widest of all turning, failed to improve and never featured as a threat. |
| 11 | 9 | ROCKETEER (A214) | D Whyte | -- | Held up behind midfield 4Ls off the steady pace, kept on fairly 400M-200M, no extra late stages. |
| 12 | 3 | LUCKY GIRL (T355) | N Rawiller | -- | Allowed uncontested lead, set steady pace to straight, fought on briefly when challenged 350M but weakened badly from 200M. (Jockey : unable to offer explanation for disappointing performance.) |
| 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 |