Race 8 (743)
THE HONG KONG REUNIFICATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | GUN PIT (S183) | Z Purton | B/TT | Travelled strongly in midfield 4Ls off the slow early pace, advanced to a striking position passing 500M, quickened impressively to collar the leader 150M, drew away towards the line for 6th win on the surface. (Course record time) |
| 2 | 8 | SICHUAN VIGOUR (P412) | T H So | E/P2 | Positioned in 4th 2-3Ls off leader in slowly run race, made an early move to challenge passing 600M, led 350M, rallied on when GUN PIT drew alongside, proved no match final stages but finished nicely clear from rest. |
| 3 | 9 | OBLITERATOR (T222) | M Chadwick | SR-/TT2 | Reserved in midfield along the fence, 3Ls off the pace in a slowly run race, driven along 500M, lacked finishing pace of first two, stayed on to take non-threatening 3rd just before line. |
| 4 | 7 | PABLOSKY (S156) | H N Wong | H/SR | Allowed an uncontested role in front, set slow fractions especially in 2nd quarter, pressed by rivals 600M, remained prominent until 150M then faded away, lost 3rd near line. |
| 5 | 5 | FABULOUS NOVEMBER (N342) | N Callan | CP | Closest to the leader for most of the way, helped by the slow pace in first half, moved to the front line 500M, outpaced by leaders 250M, kept on one pace final stages. |
| 6 | 6 | APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) | C Y Ho | -- | Tracked leaders in 3rd, driven near top of the straight but lacked acceleration of rivals, kept on same pace to finish. |
| 7 | 3 | DEHERE'S THE LOVE (P305) | N Rawiller | B | Unable to slot in and raced in midfield 3-wide no cover throughout, moved closer inside 600M, failed to pick up on this first attempt over 1650M. |
| 8 | 10 | VANILLA (P439) | M L Yeung | -- | Not hurried, eased to a position behind midfield about 6Ls off the slow pace, kept to inside throughout, stayed on past weakening horses, no impression on leaders. |
| 9 | 2 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | D Whyte | TT | Settled down 3-wide behind mid-division and 5Ls behind leader in a slowly run race, kept on only fairly, never a threat to leaders. |
| 10 | 12 | WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) | K C Ng | TT1 | Shuffled back to near the rear passing 1400M, over 7Ls off the pace in middle stages, had plenty to make up 400M, made no headway and never able to reach a contending position. |
| 11 | 11 | APPROVE (N299) | W M Lai | B/TT | Fractious in stall, reared at the jump and lost about 3-4Ls, detached from the field until halfway, already beaten turning in. |
| 12 | 4 | HYPERSONIC (P176) | B Prebble | H/TT | Soon taken across from widest draw, held up 3rd last 6Ls off the pace, moved closer 600M, lacked further response 200M, dropped off rapidly. (Lame RF leg) |
| 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 |