Race 8 (739)
THE POLA CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | STUNNING PEACH (J301) | Z Purton | TT | Bumped on jumping, obtained a 2-wide spot in mid-division, wide into straight, finished off strongly under top weight to lead 150M before keeping on well final stages to score. |
| 2 | 6 | UNIVERSAL HORIZON (G360) | C Y Ho | B | Urged along early stages to take up a spot in midfield along the fence, into clear 300M, closed off the race well to claim 2nd near line, nearest finish. |
| 3 | 8 | SAMARKAND (H070) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Bumped on jumping, from draw 1 moved up to track leaders, gave good response on straightening, went 2nd 150M out before dropping to 3rd close home. |
| 4 | 9 | BEAUTY LIVE (G057) | Y L Chung | CP-/TT | Bumped at the start, dropped back and given a waiting ride at the rear, had task ahead turning home, finished off final 400M best to take 4th near line. |
| 5 | 10 | FLAGSHIP WARRIOR (G452) | E C W Wong | B-/TT | Caught wide and raced keenly early stages , allowed to stride forward and lead nearing 800M, kept on well early straight, headed 150M and faded to 5th late. |
| 6 | 4 | SUPREME AGILITY (J267) | M F Poon | -- | Crowded on jumping, settled down behind midfield, 5Ls to make up 400M, finished off nicely gaining ground on leaders late. |
| 7 | 2 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | B Avdulla | V/TT | Vied for early lead before settling down in 3rd, fought hard to stay in contention early straight, faded final 150M. |
| 8 | 3 | ALACRITY (H210) | A Hamelin | PC-/XB-/V1/TT | Close up behind leaders early, fell back to a midfield position entering home turn, checked 350M but lacked a finishing response after. |
| 9 | 5 | FLAMINGO TRILLION (H192) | K C Leung | -- | Went forward, pressed by rivals in the lead, sat in 2nd spot from 1000M, kept on same pace when driven out 350M, no extra 200M. (Jockey : unsuited by being pressured in early stages.) |
| 10 | 13 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | A Badel | H | Up with early pace before obtaining a trailing spot behind leaders, lacked a finishing response passing 400M, soon beaten. |
| 11 | 11 | BRIGHT INHERITANCE (J215) | M Chadwick | B | Bumped at the start, settled towards the rear, switched widest passing 600M but couldn't quicken on straightening. Failed to threaten at any stage. |
| 12 | 7 | STAR MAC (J053) | H Bowman | CP | Held up towards the rear, pushed along 500M before easing down 300M. (Jockey : travelled reasonably well but didn't respond to riding 300M, concerned something amiss with his horse / No Vet findings.) |
| 13 | 12 | NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452) | K De Melo | B | Dropped back to the rear over 10Ls behind leaders middle stages, didn't travel well throughout, eased 300M. (Jockey concerned something amiss with his horse / No Vet findings.) |
| 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 |