Race 8 (040)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:68-48 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | NEW ASIANS (BT019) | W C Marwing | -- | Settled in mid-division two or three wide early, niggled to take closer order over 600 M out, 4Ls off leaders and hard ridden entering straight, kept grinding to hit front 30 M out. |
| 2 | 1 | CLASSIC MASTER (BV338) | J Egan | BO | Always travelled smoothly in second or third at ALL THE BEST's quarters, ridden to hit front 300 M out, couldn't repel winner's late effort. |
| 3 | 3 | ROMANTIC SYMPHONY (BV150) | S Dye | SR | Restrained in rear on inside, crept closer on inner rounding home turn still 7Ls off pace, stayed on very well in straight, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 11 | RUN AND WIN (CA131) | F Coetzee | B | Always prominent on inside in second or third, passed by CLASSIC MASTER 400 M out, failed to get near the lead again but stayed on fairly well in closing stages. |
| 5 | 4 | ALL THE BEST (BV211) | S K Sit | -- | Away well, led 1000 M out, relinquished advantage 300 M out, one-paced final 200 M. |
| 6 | 14 | HIN YUEN'S UNICORN (BS319) | K H Ting | -- | Raced in handy spot on rails 3Ls off leader, switched off fence to make an effort 300 M out and carried head high, not reach leaders. |
| 7 | 13 | DANDY BUNNY (BV328) | S Baster | -- | Held up to race detached from main group, crept closer straightening up, followed path up inside rail used by ROMANTIC SYMPHONY, nearest finish. |
| 8 | 8 | CHIU CHOW BROTHER (CA216) | S King | -- | Raced 6 to 7Ls off pace on inside, brief effort at top of straight, not come on. |
| 9 | 7 | SUPER FORCE (BV141) | B Marcus | -- | Towards rear in around 10th position racing two wide, switched further to deliver challenge 300 M out, nothing there. |
| 10 | 2 | HIGHLAND LEGEND (BT139) | E Legrix | -- | Always in the back group, never closer than 8Ls off the pace. |
| 11 | 5 | FLAGS UP (BS126) | M W Leung | P- | Midfield early, tracking HIN YUEN'S UNICORN and racing two wide, soon under pressure and beaten around home turn. |
| 12 | 9 | CHIRAG (BT199) | W Woods | B/TT | Held up early in rear, remained there, always at least 8Ls off the pace. |
| 13 | 12 | BONANZA (BV124) | H K Yim | -- | Raced three wide in fourth or fifth place early on, hard ridden entering straight, soon well out of contention. |
| 14 | 6 | I DELIVER (BV112) | T Culhane | B | Broke well but settled to race in rear racing three wide, second last turning in but soon dropped away markedly. |
| 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 |