Race 8 (757)
THE HONG KONG REUNIFICATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SMART MAN (P103) | T Berry | B/H/XB/TT | Not hurried, settled near the rear 5Ls off the pace, moved out 450M to challenge, closed off strongly and got up late stages. |
| 2 | 12 | SILLY BUDDIES (S054) | K Teetan | P | Held up near the rear outside eventual winner, driven 550M, picked up well to lead nearing 100M, collared by winner late going down narrowly. |
| 3 | 7 | GREAT SPIRIT (P037) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken back to rear from wide barrier, 6-7Ls behind leaders in middle stages, brought widest passing 450M, got going final 250M, got up for 3rd late stages. |
| 4 | 6 | BERLINSKI (P014) | Z Purton | CP | Settled into midfield, lost ground when checked inside 600M, no clear run 300M, closed off nicely final 300M but not pace of first two final stages. |
| 5 | 1 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | B Prebble | -- | Tucked in behind midfield, waited with until 350M, stayed on moderately for 5th. |
| 6 | 9 | OUR FOLKS (P400) | C Reith | H/TT | Up with early pace, travelled 3-wide without cover throughout, kept on one pace over final 300M. |
| 7 | 3 | ACCESS YEARS (P087) | J Moreira | TT | Unable to slot in from 11, caught wide without cover on the home turn, responded well early straight, led 250M, weakened and was swamped over final 100M. |
| 8 | 4 | BEAUTY SPARKLE (N310) | M Chadwick | XB/TT | Began well from draw 1, shared lead, headed 250M, weakened towards the finish. |
| 9 | 5 | FREE JUDGEMENT (M163) | K C Leung | B2 | Not far off behind leaders, 3rd turning in but soon outpaced by rivals. |
| 10 | 11 | HAPPY YEAH YEAH (M085) | T H So | B | Stood flat-footed and lost a considerable amount of ground, 9-10Ls to make up passing 400M, made some progress but never reached contention. |
| 11 | 2 | SMART VOLATILITY (P049) | T Angland | B | Held up in touch, had a 3-wide trip, not quickened when driven 500M, weakened passing 200M. |
| 12 | 8 | IMPERIAL CHAMPION (P416) | M Du Plessis | H/P/TT | Slow to begin then rushed forward to join leaders, came under serious pressure 600M, gave ground rapidly entering 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 |