Race 7 (043)
THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | TCHAIKOVSKY (CE030) | B Prebble | B- | Broke well from a wide draw. Raced wide and prominently down far side. Crossed to rails for 3L 3rd position rounding home bend. Took lead from tiring leaders 350 M out. Just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 2 | HIGH POINT (CH215) | D Whyte | -- | Sluggish at start. Soon ridden forward to rear of midfield position. Baulked for a run until after 350 M out. Ran on well to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 4 | ONE WORLD (CH133) | D Beadman | H/TT | Settled mainly in forward of midfield. Quickened up under pressure upon straightening. Closed nicely. |
| 4 | 5 | DEFERENTIAL (CH328) | O Doleuze | TT | Soon taken back to race in rear from a wide draw. Still well back on rails turning in. Ran on under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 7 | ELEGANT WIN (CG297) | K C Leung | B | Settled towards rear. Made steady progress inside final 300 M. |
| 6 | 10 | MY HOME TOWN (CH331) | F Coetzee | -- | Broke well from a high draw. Shifted back from prominent position to race 3-wide in midfield. Kept on steadily early in straight before coming one-paced inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 13 | GOOD TO GO (CH096) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Midfield early, settling wide towards rear. Similar turning in but could only run home one-paced. |
| 8 | 6 | POT OF GOLD (CJ286) | K L Chui | TT1 | Soon in last few. Ran past well beaten horses inside final 200 M. Finished race okay. |
| 9 | 11 | REGENCY HORSE (CE229) | Z Purton | B/TT | With leaders early. Travelled in 4th within 3Ls of pace around home bend. Checked and lost position passing 400 M. Never recovered. |
| 10 | 1 | ALWAYS GIGGLE (CG086) | Y T Cheng | B | Always well behind until making modest effort under pressure in straight. |
| 11 | 9 | PROFITING CHAMPION (CH123) | M L Yeung | -- | Not far off early. Forward of midfield on rails rounding home bend. Renewed effort upon straightening but ran into tiring pacemakers and badly baulked around 300 M out. No further impression. |
| 12 | 12 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | H W Lai | B | Ridden along from a wide gate to join leaders. Gained narrow advantage around home bend. Soon weakened out of contention after straightening. Checked when beaten 200 M out. |
| 13 | 8 | MY TIME (CJ310) | C W Wong | -- | Soon took up running holding rails run. Disputed lead home bend but soon weakened after straightening. Well beaten when hampered 200 M 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 |