Race 5 (419)
THE SASSOON CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80+ 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | MR VITALITY (BM108) | B Marcus | -- | Settled behind leader. Quickened to take command inside final 200 M. Won readily. |
| 2 | 5 | CHAMPMAN RIVER (BJ074) | K M Chin | -- | Settled in mid-division. Ran home strongly inside 200 M to claim 2nd place final strides. |
| 3 | 13 | FLYING HIGH (BL004) | G Stevens | V1 | Always thereabouts, holding every chance 200 M out but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 4 | 9 | TIGER'S SPIRIT (BH214) | L F Chung | -- | Attempted to make all. Found no extra when headed over 100 M out. |
| 5 | 1 | RIGHT WAY (BJ249) | A S Cruz | -- | Mainly in mid-division before making some late progress inside final 250 M. |
| 6 | 2 | HELENE STAR (BJ191) | E Legrix | -- | Prominent early, dropping to midfield Home Bend. Kept on steadily in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | AUTO-MATCHING (BL114) | D Gauci | -- | Towards rear until making some impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 3 | ELECTRIC FLASH (BL093) | A Munro | -- | In last place until making up good ground inside final 400 M, doing best work at finish. |
| 9 | 10 | DEBONAIR (BK171) | J Marshall | B1 | Refused to settle early stages. Mainly in mid-division before making headway passing 500 M to be 1L 4th 200 M out. Soon weakened. |
| 10 | 8 | HEAVILY ARMED (BK153) | S M Tam | -- | In similar position throughout. Was making some impression when forced to check 150 M out. |
| 11 | 11 | PINCH THE DEVIL (BK084) | Y S Wong | -- | Wide throughout. Niggled along before improving to close up position Home Bend. Gradually weakened from 4th inside final 300 M. |
| 12 | 6 | READY (BL106) | S King | -- | Made no show. |
| 13 | 7 | SABOATAN (BJ187) | H K Yim | -- | Always at the back. |
| 14 | 14 | FUKIEN BOY (BK184) | L O'Sullivan | B | Soon improved to prominent position early stages. Lost touch and quickly dropped out upon straightening. |
| 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 |