Race 2 (541)
THE CLAGUE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-16 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | HAIL WINNER (BV087) | C H Tse | B/TT | Well there. Disputed lead into straight. Gained slender lead over 200 M out. Hung on well to defy late challengers close home. |
| 2 | 7 | CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) | E Saint-Martin | B | Forward of midfield far side. Disputed 4th behind leading trio around home bend. Quickened well early in straight holding every chance inside final 200 M. Just failed to peg back winner. |
| 3 | 3 | SIMON'S DECISION (BS071) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Mainly in midfield or worse. Switched out for a run early in straight. Ran on inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 14 | MONEY COME-IN (BN103) | C W Mok | V | Slowly away. Gradually recovered towards rear before home bend. Made up good late ground inside final 250 M to be nearest at finish despite inconvenienced momentarily. |
| 5 | 2 | PARTIKING (BT243) | C T Cheng | -- | Well there. Took narrow lead coming out of back straight before joined over 400 M out. Soon headed but fought on well until the last few strides. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 6 | ONLY THE BRAVE (BT089) | R Fradd | B | Raced in first few on rails before steadied to midfield 1000 M out. Hampered and lost ground 800 M out. Saved ground on inner turning in. Ran on steadily down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 4 | STAR OF TAI PO (BT293) | D Whyte | B- | Raced steadily towards rear 3- or 4-wide to straight. Commencing to improve when hampered 300 M out. Produced modest late impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 5 | FORTUNE SALLIAN (BT120) | W C Marwing | B | Began well but soon in midfield. One-paced in straight. (Distressed.) |
| 9 | 11 | HAPPY POWER (BT031) | C Brown | B | Prominent when steadied 800 M out. Still prominent early in straight. Dropped out from 300 M. (Bled.) |
| 10 | 9 | EVER GAIN (BT094) | S K Sit | B | Began well from wide draw and held narrow lead 3- or 4-wide in back straight. Lost advantage around home bend. Hung in early in straight and soon dropped out. (Demoted.) |
| 11 | 12 | SPARKO (BM028) | S Baster | -- | Soon in rear. |
| 12 | 10 | FIRST HONOUR (BS004) | W S Yu | P- | Always at the back. |
| 13 | 13 | BEST GAIN (BT210) | W M Lai | P | Jumped in air and slowly away. Never in contention. |
| 14 | 8 | APPLES AND ORANGES (BS318) | J Quinn | B | Mainly in better than midfield to straight then dropped out. |
| 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 |