Race 7 (091)
THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | ROYAL PERICLES (CH050) | Z Purton | B/XB | Jumped fast, prominently placed within striking distance from the leader, quickened well when asked for efforts final 300M, hit the front at 100 M, kept on soundly to win. |
| 2 | 8 | TRUE INTELLIGENCE (CK060) | B Doyle | B | Broke well, urged along to hold a fence position in midfield, ran on strongly when placed under pressure final 300 M, just late. |
| 3 | 1 | BRILLIANT CHAPTER (CJ100) | Y T Cheng | B | Pushed hard to lead and found the fence before the first bend, quickened well at the top of home straight, caught at 100 M, no extra, just did enough for a place. |
| 4 | 2 | FORTUNE RED PEPPER (CK199) | B Prebble | -- | Eased early and soon found a one-off spot in midfield, showed good turn of foot under pressure final 350 M, just late for a place. |
| 5 | 12 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (CH145) | T H So | XB2 | Jumped well, pushed forward and soon settled just behind the leader, one-paced in the home straight, lost a place in the final few strides. |
| 6 | 11 | LOVE LOCKDOWN (CL261) | M Chadwick | TT | Broke well, settled one-off 3-4Ls off the pace, kept on fairly in the home straight, rather one-paced. (Lame left fore.) |
| 7 | 6 | HIGH POINT (CH215) | C Y Ho | CP | Taken rearward from gate 11, over 10Ls behind the leader at home turn, made up some late ground in the home straight, never really troubled the principals. |
| 8 | 4 | OSVALDO (CK075) | W M Lai | B/H/TT | Urged to occupy a rail spot in midfield, niggled along halfway to hold his position, gave no response when asked for efforts in the straight, made no progress. |
| 9 | 10 | ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) | K C Leung | H1 | Eased back from the widest alley, ended up travelling 8-9Ls off the speed, only passed a few tired runners in the home straight. |
| 10 | 5 | MOONWALK (CL083) | D Whyte | -- | Widely drawn, eased behind runners to obtain cover, swung widest for home, failed to make up any ground. |
| 11 | 9 | BLAZING SADDLES (CL319) | C W Wong | -- | Out with others, laced early speed and soon drifted back towards the rear, lost touch halfway, never in contention. |
| 12 | 3 | NORMAN INVADER (CJ231) | G Mosse | B/TT | Niggled along to catch up 2-3Ls behind the leader, outpaced at the top of home straight, weakened sharply and finished tailed out. (Abnormal breathing noise.) |
| 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 |