Race 1 (797)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (PLATE) Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) | N Callan | TT | Moderately away, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L on turn, kept on strongly in straight, easily scored. |
| 2 | 2 | TORONADO PHANTOM (E300) | B Shinn | TT | Began well, raced better than midfield on the inside, a length back on turn, kept on well in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | SHINING RED (E278) | C L Chau | -- | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, made some progress in straight to take a place. |
| 4 | 3 | TURBO POWER (E270) | Z Purton | -- | Away well, raced 2 wide in midfield, slightly inconvenienced near 900M, moved closer on turn, kept on well early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
| 5 | 9 | SMART IDEA (E344) | K Teetan | TT | Taken back from gate 8, raced 2 wide towards rear, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 8 | RED BRICK GLORY (E405) | R Maia | -- | Began well, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 7 | 7 | MIRACLE VICTORY (E325) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped well, raced prominently, 2 wide, 3/4L back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
| 8 | 5 | GREAT KING (E308) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced towards rear on the outside, 5 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
| 9 | 4 | BIG BIG WIN (E125) | H Bentley | B/TT | Slowly away, raced at tail, 5 lengths or so back, weakened from 500M, eased early in straight. |
| 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 |