Race 9 (452)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | REGENCY HORSE (CE229) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Soon took up running and eventually crossed to rails over 1000 M out. Held one length break most of way until late. Just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 11 | GOLD STRIKER (CD365) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled mainly in 5th. Finished off race well to grab 2nd late. |
| 3 | 13 | SIR ERNESTO (CG051) | G Schofield | -- | Chased leader throughout. Gained on leader closing stages but the post came too soon. |
| 4 | 6 | DON FELIPE (CD273) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in last few. Made up good ground down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 14 | KING OF FISH (CB105) | K L Chui | B | Prominent to straight. Gradually weakened under pressure. |
| 6 | 2 | GOODY (CD239) | B Prebble | -- | Travelled behind midfield. Made up some late ground past beaten horses in the run home. |
| 7 | 5 | SANBENITO (CC256) | O Doleuze | CP/TT | Taken to rear early, then travelled in midfield on rails in strung-out field. Unable to quicken to challenge in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | DASHING THUNDER (CD080) | C Brown | B | Towards rear to straight. Never nearer. |
| 9 | 9 | WIN AGAIN (CD371) | N Ryan | B | In last few to straight. Ran past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 10 | 12 | PHANTOM THIEF (CG019) | S K Sit | TT | Travelled mainly in 4th some 4Ls back to straight. Found nothing in the run home. |
| 11 | 7 | WINNING SUCCESS (CE312) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Never seen with a chance. |
| 12 | 1 | JOYFUL SPIRIT (CB032) | C K Tong | -- | Settled behind midfield. Found nothing in straight. |
| 13 | 10 | SOLAR (CC198) | G Mosse | B | Midfield to straight. Soon faded. |
| 14 | 4 | MONEY STRONG (CC369) | M W Leung | SR | Always struggling in rear. Dropped to tail-end approaching home turn. |
| 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 |