Race 8 (155)
THE PANASONIC CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | REAL SPECIALIST (M143) | D Whyte | -- | Gradually dropped back to the rear, 6Ls off the pace nearing the entrance of straight, closed off strongly when clear near 300M, got up last stride. |
| 2 | 7 | NEW VISION (M028) | T Angland | B/TT | Held up 2-wide in midfield, put in a strong challenge final 200M, lost out in a 3-way photo. |
| 3 | 10 | KEEN MARIE (N123) | C Y Ho | -- | Tracked leaders 2-wide, moved up alongside 250M, had a narrow lead inside 50M, caught by first two last stride. |
| 4 | 13 | BERIO (CJ202) | T H So | B | Pressed the pace, responded well when asked, fought hard to maintain the lead 300-50M, faded final strides. |
| 5 | 4 | BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) | K C Leung | TT | Dropped back from wide barrier, 7Ls back near the rear in middle stages, finished off well final 350M, nearest finish. |
| 6 | 2 | FAIR TRADE (CK345) | Z Purton | -- | Held up in mid-division, saved ground along the inside, responded well early straight and loomed a threat at 300M, outpaced by leaders final stages. |
| 7 | 6 | CHATER WAY (L093) | R Fourie | SR | Held up behind midfield, closed off steadily over final 300M. |
| 8 | 11 | KYARA (L423) | T Clark | H/XB | Towards the rear in 11th place, had clear run from 400M but never the going the pace to challenge. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 9 | 14 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | C K Tong | -- | Never far off but raced 3-wide without cover for much of the way, one paced and weakened 200M. |
| 10 | 9 | WAH MAY STAR (M254) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled 3-wide in mid-division, found disappointingly little, eased final stages. |
| 11 | 5 | SILVER GRECIAN (L323) | B Prebble | H2/XB2/TT | Dropped back and soon taken across to the fence, improved to a spot behind midfield going to the turn, found little when asked inside 400M. |
| 12 | 12 | FLEET COMMAND (CK077) | W C Marwing | B | Towards the rear, taken wide 450M, not quickened and never near leaders. |
| 13 | 8 | REAL SUPREME (L247) | G Mosse | B2/TT | Tracked leader on the inside, soon beaten turning in, eased early. |
| 14 | 3 | VOILE ROUGE (M343) | C Y Lui | B/TT | Sent to the lead, led to 300M, weakened to last. |
| 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 |