Race 9 (533)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:115-90 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | BULLISH LUCK (CC155) | M Walker | B | Bumped at the start, 2-wide and 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight when 2Ls down, kept on well to lead 100 M out, hung on gamely. |
| 2 | 1 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (CB243) | G Schofield | V/TT | 2-wide and 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3Ls down off home turn, 2Ls down 200 M out, ran on strongly, just failed. |
| 3 | 11 | SOLID CONTACT (BP168) | Y T Cheng | -- | 4Ls off pace in 3rd place 1000 M out and on fence, closer turning for home and 1L off the pace 200 M out, ran on well, just missed. |
| 4 | 8 | ABLE CHOICE (CB126) | D Whyte | B/TT | Bumped when shifted out 1100 M out when about 9Ls off the pace, 4Ls down on fence entering straight, switched inside 300 M out, finished off strongly, post came too soon. |
| 5 | 9 | HO CHOI (CC187) | A Marcus | B | Crowded at the jump, on fence about 6Ls off pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 1L off home turn, steadied 350 M out, struck on the nose by rival's whip 200 M out, still kept on strongly, unlucky. |
| 6 | 7 | TRIPLE EXPRESSO (BS141) | K T Yeung | B | Raced 2-wide 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide into home straight and 1L down, led 300 M out, headed by winner 100 M out, no extra. |
| 7 | 5 | CLEMENT SUPREME (CB354) | G Mosse | BO | Bumped 1100 M out when 2-wide and at least 8Ls off the speed, 3-wide and about 4Ls down into home straight, kept on quite well but never looked like winning. |
| 8 | 4 | FERRULE (CA157) | F Coetzee | -- | Caught 3 and 4-wide without cover down the back straight when between 6Ls and 9Ls off the pace, all out to get within 2Ls of the lead 200 M out, no extra. |
| 9 | 2 | THANK HEAVENS (BT224) | E Legrix | TT | On fence about 8Ls off the speed 1200 M out, much closer out 2-wide and 3Ls off the lead entering straight, 2Ls down 200 M out, couldn't quite match pace of principals. |
| 10 | 6 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | C Williams | -- | Settled 2Ls off pace on fence 1000 M out, led and 2-wide at top of home straight, headed 300 M out, faded steadily. |
| 11 | 3 | SCORE (BS204) | D Dunn | -- | Caught 3-wide 6Ls off pace 1200 M out, had cover for most of back straight, however, 4-wide and 5Ls down into home straight, never threatened. |
| 12 | 13 | GOOD RECORD (CA104) | K H Ting | B | Squeezed out badly at the start, at least 9Ls off the speed down back straight, 6Ls down turning for home, never got to main body of runners. |
| 13 | 14 | ASIA RISING (BT270) | W M Lai | -- | Awkwardly away and bumped, at least 9Ls off pace down the back straight, 7Ls down entering straight, never competitive. |
| 14 | 10 | OVATION (BS190) | H K Yim | B | Led by 2Ls on fence 1000 M out, joined and soon headed at top of home straight, faded out. |
| 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 |