
Race 3 (567)
THE CLAGUE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No  | 
                            Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment | 
| 1 | 10 | PAY-DAY (CD182) | W M Lai | SR/TT | Slightly better than midfield. 3Ls 5th 400 M. Ran on under pressure to just prevail at finish. | 
| 2 | 9 | ELVIS (CC078) | A Delpech | B | Well there. Led field from 1200 M. Held 2Ls advantage 300 M. Kept on but just failed to resist challenges from winner close home. | 
| 3 | 2 | CARE FREE PRINCE (CD333) | D Whyte | B | Settled towards rear from widest draw. Ran on steadily from 8th early straight to just obtain a minor placing. | 
| 4 | 13 | KIWI DASH (CC281) | B Prebble | B/TT1 | Towards rear. Crept closer to midfield final turn. Ran on while hanging in in straight. | 
| 5 | 8 | COSMO STAR (CA260) | G Mosse | SR/TT | Behind midfield. Dropped to the rear passing 600 M. Given reminders from 400 M. Recovered some ground 250 M out. | 
| 6 | 11 | WINNING EMPEROR (CC053) | O Chavez | TT | Towards rear soon after start. Widest turning into straight. Kept on to make up some ground final 200 M. | 
| 7 | 14 | JOIN SUCCESS (CC098) | H W Lai | -- | Led early. Dropped back a little to 4th 800 M. 2Ls behind lead 400 M. Found no extra closing stages. | 
| 8 | 1 | ARIGATO (CC350) | C Brown | B | In touch. Progressed to 3rd passing 800 M. Failed to hold place when weakened inside 200 M. | 
| 9 | 12 | FIRST ON (CD282) | R Fradd | B/TT | Near rear. Made very minor progress in straight. | 
| 10 | 7 | SILLY BOY (CC094) | F Coetzee | P | Soon in touch. Moved up from 1st turn to be 2nd rounding home bend. Within 1L outside leader final turn. Kept on until weakening out of contention 250 M. | 
| 11 | 5 | CITY GLORY (CD063) | Y T Cheng | CP1 | Tardy start, at the back. Only ran past a few beaten horses in straight. | 
| 12 | 3 | MILLENNIUM SUPREME (BV228) | L Innes | CP/TT | Better than midfield. Gave a little ground to midfield home bend. Made no show in straight. | 
| 13 | 6 | FAIRWAY FINDER (BV021) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Towards rear throughout. | 
| 14 | 4 | MOUNTAIN TREASURE (CD044) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Prominent. Gave a little ground passing 100 M and was 5th 800 M. Dropped out in straight. (Blood in trachea.) | 
| 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 |