Race 8 (738)
THE HONG KONG REUNIFICATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Sha Tin Wet Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | RUMBA KING (M172) | H W Lai | P | Settled midpack, hampered at the 700M but quickly recovered, brought wide 400M, ran on well to wear down the leader inside 100M. |
| 2 | 1 | NOBLE ALPHA (M339) | O Doleuze | H-/P-/PC1 | Bustled along early stages to hold a position close to leaders, quickened up nicely to lead 200M out, kept on well but unable to hold off winner over final stages. |
| 3 | 9 | SLICK BULLET (N141) | T Berry | P/XB | Held up mid-division, had a smooth run along the rails, quickened up to challenge 300M, briefly threatened mid-straight but lacked a further response late stages. |
| 4 | 10 | PRETTY ONE (CL418) | C Y Lui | CP1/TT | Began awkwardly, ended up near the rear 6Ls off the pace, improved position passing 450M, stayed on fairly final 200M for a non-threatening 4th. |
| 5 | 7 | KEEN WONGCHOY (CL223) | B Prebble | B/H/TT | Unhurried, settled well back at the tail of the field, swung 3-wide for home, ran on without threatening. |
| 6 | 2 | CHOICE TREASURE (N436) | Z Purton | -- | Vigorously ridden after the start, tracked leaders 2-wide, outpaced by leaders early straight, soon out of contention. |
| 7 | 8 | MASQUERADER (N234) | R Fourie | B | Rushed forward from draw 12, shared lead on the outside from 800M, held narrow lead turning home, headed near 250M, weakened. |
| 8 | 6 | JUN GONG (N325) | C W Wong | CP | lacked speed, settled towards the rear, struggled to hold position rounding home turn, made no impression on leaders. |
| 9 | 4 | GETAWAY GUY (N142) | M L Yeung | -- | Held up near the rear, not quickened turning into straight, eased when no chance. |
| 10 | 3 | FINAL ANSWER (CL178) | K C Leung | XB-/B2/TT | Driven to lead, always under pressure to hold his position, headed 300M and no extra. |
| 11 | 5 | ROCKET LET WIN (P330) | M Chadwick | TT | Tracked leaders, severely checked at 700M, lost momentum, never recovered and eased. |
| 12 | 12 | SKY MASCOT (CL267) | C K Tong | B | Niggled along to hold a position behind leaders, severely hampered at 700M, pushed very wide, out of contention and eased. |
| 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 |