Race 8 (391)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:115-90 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | FAIR TRADE (CK345) | B Prebble | -- | Quietly ridden in early stages and held up in midfield 3-4Ls off the lead, had to wait momentarily in early straight but quickened impressively once clear 250M, made significant headway and got up a few strides from the line. |
| 2 | 2 | EXPRESS WIN (CJ042) | G Mosse | TT | Restrained to the rear 4-5Ls back, came with a well timed challenge final 400M, picked up strongly down the outside, just held. |
| 3 | 8 | PRESTO (CJ048) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 2-wide in midfield, close enough turning in, ran on well down the inside final 300M but was overhauled by the first two in late stages. |
| 4 | 6 | IRON FIST (CH143) | J Lloyd | TT | Tracked leader one out one back, came with a promising looking run to hit the front 200M out, kept on but couldn't repel the first three final 50M. |
| 5 | 9 | DREAM TEAM (CK076) | C Soumillon | TT | Pushed to the lead after a slightly sluggish start, set steady tempo upfront and led till 200M, battled on but gradually weakened over final stages. |
| 6 | 1 | DIM SUM (CH226) | C Williams | B | Quickly into stride but was unable to cross, caught wide without cover throughout, soon outpaced coming off the bend. (Jockey advised not to cover unnecessary ground.) |
| 7 | 5 | FLEET COMMAND (CK077) | Z Purton | B | Caught wide in midfield throughout, stayed on but never reached leaders, faded in late stages. |
| 8 | 4 | KINGS FALCON (CJ185) | D Beadman | XB/H | On the rails towards the rear, not picked up when asked inside 400M, no impression. |
| 9 | 10 | MY HOME TOWN (CH331) | J Victoire | TT | Dropped back to last 5Ls off the pace, stayed on same pace towards the finish and never threatened. |
| 10 | 3 | OPERATION SECRET (CH081) | B Doyle | CP | Never far off the pace but had to be nudged along approaching the home straight, soon weakened. |
| 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 |