Race 9 (070)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | BEETHOVEN (CC133) | C Williams | -- | Settled 2 and 3-wide down in midfield when about 4Ls off pace down back straight, 4-wide into straight when 3Ls down, quickened up well, led 150 M out, tended to hang in, readily. |
| 2 | 5 | LUCKY STALLION (CA249) | F Coetzee | B1/TT | Slowly away but quickly recovered to lead on fence, never clear by more than 2Ls, grabbed by winner 150 M out, stayed on well for 2nd place. |
| 3 | 8 | BOLD VISION (CA091) | K C Tsang | B/SR/TT | Had a soft run on fence about 2Ls off pace through to home straight, kept on gamely and just hung on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 10 | SUPER SPRINT (CA274) | G Schofield | B-/V1 | Always 2-wide and about 3Ls off pace in 5th through to home straight, steadied 300 M out when about to challenge, ran on well. |
| 5 | 2 | WINTROW (CC175) | S Dye | -- | 3-wide with cover down back straight when 5Ls off pace in midfield, inconvenienced 800 M out and forced 4-wide, 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 5Ls down, stayed on at same pace. |
| 6 | 3 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | G Mosse | -- | 2-wide and 6Ls off speed in 10th place 800 M out, driven along and 4-wide 5Ls off pace into home stretch, nearest at the finish. |
| 7 | 6 | OPERATION HUMOUR (BV111) | P H Lo | SR | Slowly away, on fence 4Ls off pace in midfield through to home straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 4 | HEALTHY FRUITS (CC193) | D Whyte | SR/TT | Never looked like emerging from mid-division rank, 2-wide and about 5Ls off pace down back straight, always held in the lane. |
| 9 | 1 | OLYMPIC GOLD (CC005) | W C Marwing | B | 3-wide with cover in rear group about 8Ls off pace at 1000 M, under pressure entering straight, made some moderate late headway down centre of track. |
| 10 | 14 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | D Dunn | -- | Led very early on, 2-wide and 1L off pace in 2nd at the 800 M, 2Ls down in 3rd entering home straight, weakened steadily. |
| 11 | 9 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | R Fradd | B | Never better than midfield at any point, always about 5Ls or 6Ls off pace on fence, posed no threat. |
| 12 | 12 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | A Delpech | TT | 2-wide and 10Ls off pace in rear down back straight, no impression. |
| 13 | 7 | GLORIOUS LIGHT (CC115) | H K Yim | -- | Always racing in 2nd last about 6Ls or 7Ls off the pace, never looked likely to challenge. |
| 14 | 13 | STRONG SUN (CB305) | J Quinn | -- | Prominent but quite keen early on out 3-wide without cover, 2Ls off pace in 4th 800 M out, under pressure entering straight, dropped out quickly. |
| 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 |