Race 9 (440)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DYNAMIC BLITZ (CJ339) | B Prebble | XB | Niggled along to keep in midfield, improved along 3-deep rounding bend, dashed impressively down centre of home straight final 350 M, hit the lead at 150 M, flew home without being challenged. |
| 2 | 12 | TRUE INTELLIGENCE (CK060) | J Lloyd | B | Niggled along to hold the fence on the inside of the leader, responded well when asked for efforts final 350 M, briefly led near 200 M but soon headed in by the winner, kept on soundly for 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | SUNNY GOLF (CH138) | D Beadman | XB/TT | Prominently placed 1-2Ls off the pace, had every chance at the top of home straight, could not match the strides of the top two final 200 M but kept on well enough for 3rd. |
| 4 | 5 | ROYAL PERICLES (CH050) | W M Lai | B/XB | Lacked early speed despite being urged along, ended up travelling rearward 5Ls off the pace, finished off soundly down centre of home straight final 350 M but too late for a place. |
| 5 | 6 | VITAL FLYER (CK373) | K C Leung | TT | Broke well from gate 11, driven to share lead, overhauled at 300 M, only one-paced under maximum pressure. |
| 6 | 10 | NO MORE GREEN (CL190) | M Chadwick | TT | Chased leaders but caught 4-wide with no cover, gave limited response when asked for efforts final 350 M, outpaced at 200 M. |
| 7 | 8 | CANNONISE (CD377) | H W Lai | B/TT | Driven to sit 3Ls off the pace on rails, niggled along round the home turn, lacked a kick in home straight, outpaced at 250 M. |
| 8 | 7 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (CH145) | O Doleuze | B-/PC1 | Crowded start, niggled along to hold a fence position in midfield, crept closer rounding bend, could not find extra to challenge the principals final 200 M, soon faded. |
| 9 | 4 | BLAZE KING (CK104) | T H So | -- | Crowded start, never better than midfield, made no progress in home straight. |
| 10 | 11 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | M W Leung | -- | Lacked early speed and soon drifted back towards the rear, failed to make up any ground in home straight. |
| 11 | 3 | FRIENDLY GAINS (CG300) | K W Leung | -- | Driven to chase leader but caught 3-wide with cover, failed to keep up final 300 M, weakened sharply and gave ground. |
| 12 | 9 | VENI VEDI VICI (CJ081) | C K Tong | PC/TT | Awkward start, always struggled at the rear, lost touch at the top of home straight. |
| 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 |