Race 3 (246)
THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:72-48 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SPIRITS BAY (BH225) | D Beadman | -- | Settled towards rear. Straightened 9th and ran on stoutly under strong pressure to claim race close home. |
| 2 | 9 | THUNDER AND GOLD (BG358) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped awkwardly, losing ground, but soon ridden to 3rd place. Unable quicken under pressure early in straight and kept on well to finish. |
| 3 | 11 | LUCKY TREASURE (BE094) | C H Yip | -- | Slowly away. Remained in rear to straight. Ran on quite well inside 300 M to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 1 | OVERTAKER (BE142) | B Thomson | -- | Midfield till improving steadily from 6th into straight but just missed the placegetters. |
| 5 | 3 | PERFECT TIMING (BH073) | K H Ting | -- | Soon took up running. Kicked 1L clear 200 M out but swamped close to home. |
| 6 | 10 | AURORA SPIRIT (BJ144) | A Munro | -- | In 8th to straight with steady gain in the run home. |
| 7 | 2 | KOWLOON MIGHT (BJ180) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield when hung out passing 600 M and dropped to back of field. Made up much ground from last place at 300 M down centre of track. |
| 8 | 5 | LUCKY SWALLOW (BE086) | M Kinane | -- | Raced freely early, holding 4th to 350 M, then found no extra. |
| 9 | 8 | FREEDOM REIGNS (BG370) | N Tiley | -- | Never in contention. |
| 10 | 6 | LUCKY RECORD (BC127) | C W Choi | -- | Held 5th to straight and weakened. |
| 11 | 7 | GOODCAPE TREASURE (BJ209) | R Thompson | -- | Led early, prominent in 2nd till dropping out quickly passing 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 |