Race 5 (364)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | CENTURY STAR (BV005) | S Dye | -- | Began well and soon eased to race 2 wide around 5 to 6Ls off pace through to straight. Switched out and ran home strongly when asked 300 M out to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 5 | RAIDER (CC009) | D Whyte | -- | Soon raced around 3Ls off pace 3 wide through to straight. All out 300 M out and ran on well but unable to fend the challenge from winner to settle for 2nd place. |
| 3 | 2 | SMART WINNER (CA019) | W C Marwing | SR | Began well and niggled along to race 2Ls off pace 2 wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M out but was unable to match speed with the first pair. |
| 4 | 10 | OUR CLASS (CA086) | S K Sit | B/TT | Ridden handy in the early stages and took lead from 1100 M till 150 M out. Kept on well there after and missed the placing by a short margin. |
| 5 | 4 | HAPPY MOMENTUM (BV264) | D Dunn | -- | Jumped fairly and soon raced in mid-division 2 wide through to straight. Was slightly held up in the early part of straight. Made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 1 | SUPER MOLLY (CA043) | G Mosse | B | Broke fairly and was taken back to worse than midfield 3 wide. Only ran on moderately when asked 350 M out and ran past several beaten runners inside the final 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | BEVERLY GREEN (CC192) | C Brown | -- | Soon raced in midfield on rail through to straight. Only obtained clear running 150 M out and made up little ground in the closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | K C Tsang | -- | Best out and led briefly before being headed around 1100 M. Soon raced behind leader on rail through to straight. One-paced in straight and further weakened in the closing stages. |
| 9 | 9 | RIVER DANCER (CC109) | R Fradd | -- | Began fairly from wide draw and soon eased to rear but closer to rail. Switched out and made some improvement turning for home. Plugged on evenly in straight and ran past several beaten runners. |
| 10 | 14 | PEAK POWER (BV002) | W M Lai | P | Began very awkwardly and raced at back on inner. Switched out turning for home. Only kept on evenly to the line when asked 350 M out. |
| 11 | 11 | SUCCESSIVE GAINS (CC158) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon raced in rear. Dropped to the tail turning for home. One-paced in straight and only ran past several beaten horses in the final stages. |
| 12 | 13 | SUN SHINE RIVER (BT078) | K S Yu | B | Raced in rear section on rail and was inconvenienced at 800 M. Made no impression in straight. |
| 13 | 12 | TRILLION WIN (BT258) | G Schofield | B | Slowly away and soon recovered to race behind leader through to straight. Did not quicken when asked 350 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 14 | 3 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | M W Leung | B2 | Niggled along to race in forward position on fence. In the early stages proved difficult to settle. Kept in similar position through to straight. No extra in straight and further weakened after 200 M mark. |
| 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 |