Race 9 (681)
THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | ABLE SPEED (CK210) | O Doleuze | B/H/TT | Bumped start, ridden at once to maintain a striking position in sixth. Came free inside the last 250m, responded strongly under a strong drive and pulled away from the field 75m out. |
| 2 | 11 | PRETTY ONE (CL418) | P Strydom | TT | Quickest of all from the gate. Sat just next to the early leader. Pushed out at the top of the straight, kept on fighting to the line for second. |
| 3 | 10 | PROLIFIC CHAMPION (M226) | M Chadwick | TT | Quick and smooth jump. Backed off from quick pace and settled just behind the early leader. Came free at the 400m mark, pushed out and led briefly at 150m, overtaken by stronger horses late. |
| 4 | 2 | SUPREME WIN (CK204) | K C Leung | CP | Poor jump. Soon ridden to rejoin and found a midfield spot along the rail. Came on late in the last 200m and just missed catching the leaders. |
| 5 | 13 | GENE POWER (M124) | J Lloyd | -- | Good jump. Midfield. Challenged top of the straight, hampered slightly at 250m, balanced, came on well again late. |
| 6 | 9 | MANDARIN (CK372) | D Whyte | -- | Good quick jump. Led unchallenged until the straight. One pace under strong urging and weakened badly in the last 100m. |
| 7 | 5 | SILVER GRECIAN (CL323) | D Beadman | SR-/XB1/TT | Jumped well. Near rear along the fence. Boxed solidly behind horses in the straight. Checked hard and altered course at 250m and blocked again. Kept on well to the line. |
| 8 | 1 | SHINING VICTORY (CL163) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Clean jump. Settled calmly along the rail in mid-division. One pace at best under pressure coming home. |
| 9 | 7 | EL ZONDA (CK132) | G Cheyne | TT | Head turned outward from the break. One pace under pressure. No threat. |
| 10 | 12 | ST DIDAR (CL115) | Z Purton | B/TT | Interfered and steadied after jump. Trailed in last. Ran on evenly, no factor late. |
| 11 | 14 | AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) | M Du Plessis | B-/TT | Broke to his left. Unable to find cover on the 3-path in the rear. Kept on well under pressure in the straight, weakened late. |
| 12 | 3 | NIGHTLIGN (CJ145) | B Doyle | -- | Good jump. Dispute lead and was parked 3-deep without cover all the way to the straight. Never quit under pressure, weakened inside the last 150m. |
| 13 | 6 | CALIFORNIA MOON (CK097) | T Angland | TT | Slow start, knocked hard and steadied off the barrier. Not quickened coming home. |
| 14 | 8 | MY NAME IS BOND (M287) | Y T Cheng | XB1 | Slowly away. Near rear. Moved off cover from 800m out but not gaining in the process. Dropped out half-way in the 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 |