Race 4 (385)
THE P & O CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) (All Weather Track) Rating:88-64 1650m Sha Tin Normal Watering
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SCORE (BS204) | G Cooksley | -- | Settled around midfield. Headway home bend to be 3L 5th into straight. Sustained effort to take charge near finish. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 5 | SONGS OF VICTORY (BS107) | B Marcus | -- | Soon took up running and attempted to make all. Kept on well but headed close home. |
| 3 | 13 | TELECOM CHIEF (BS098) | K C Tsang | -- | Followed leader. Failed to quicken to challenge in straight and lost 2nd closing stages. |
| 4 | 6 | SHINNECOCK HILLS (BN003) | F Coetzee | TT | Behind midfield. Came under pressure rounding home bend. Made up good late ground final 200 M to snatch 4th final stride. |
| 5 | 12 | KING OF FLASH (BN047) | C H Tse | V/TT | Around mid-division. Kept on steadily in straight. (Enquiry held.) |
| 6 | 7 | CHARMING GUEST (BM098) | K H Yu | -- | Prominent until finding no extra from 300 M. |
| 7 | 14 | FULL SPEED AHEAD (BK082) | C W Mok | P2 | Very slowly away. Recovered towards rear turning into back straight. Effort rounding home bend to gain midfield turning for home. One-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | GRANDSTAND (BP286) | B Doyle | H | Prominent. Effort rounding home bend. No extra final 300 M. |
| 9 | 11 | LOMOND'S FAY (BP303) | K S Yu | P2 | Behind midfield before some headway far side. Came under pressure from approaching home bend but steadily faded. |
| 10 | 2 | EXCEL KID (BN168) | D Whyte | B | Never far off to approaching home bend. Weakened under pressure from 500 M. |
| 11 | 4 | EQUINE SUPREMO (BM106) | M Kinane | -- | Prominent early. Hampered around stables bend, dropping to be just better than midfield. Shortlived effort coming out of back straight. Weakened out of contention from 500 M. (Demoted.) |
| 12 | 3 | PO ON POWER (BN258) | C Munce | B | Checked in midfield approaching stables bend, dropping to last few. Made no show thereafter. |
| 13 | 8 | GIANT FIGHT (BP140) | K W Lee | -- | Always in rear. |
| 14 | 9 | CITADEL (BP200) | C M Ho | TT | Soon in rear. |
| 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 |