Race 8 (605)
THE QUEEN MOTHER MEMORIAL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80+ 2400m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HELENE HAPPY STAR (T104) | N Callan | H/XB | Led from 2200M, pressed by rival 800M, shook off pursuing horses entering straight, kept finding under pressure, held off late challenge from 2nd. |
| 2 | 11 | RENAISSANCE ART (T197) | M L Yeung | -- | Placed ahead of midfield, 4Ls behind leaders making the turn for home, fought on gamely final 400M and one of very few who managed to make ground on this yielding track, slowly getting to winner at the line. |
| 3 | 12 | TAKE TO THE LIMIT (S190) | T H So | SR | In mid-division, settled down 6Ls off the pace, stayed on mildly to go 3rd 200M, not reached leaders. |
| 4 | 9 | SAVVY NATURE (T127) | J Moreira | B/XB1/H2/TT | Reserved in mid-division, made limited progress over final 500M, nor reached leaders. |
| 5 | 6 | BUBBLE CHIC (N369) | D Lane | -- | Caught wide early, settled down in 4th 2-3Ls behind leader, hard driven 600M, failed to pick up, never a threat. |
| 6 | 2 | KHAYA (P289) | N Rawiller | E/P/TT | Chased the pace, moved up alongside leader 800M, failed to keep up entering straight, soon beaten. |
| 7 | 5 | GOT FLY (T048) | D Whyte | SR | Held up behind midfield. 8Ls off the pace making the turn for home, swung wide 600M, run ended mid-straight, eased towards finish. (Jockey : did not handle the track conditions) |
| 8 | 4 | THUNDER FANTASY (T125) | B Prebble | H | Tracked leaders, hard driven 500 out but not responding, gave ground 350M. (Jockey : did not handle the track conditions) |
| 9 | 8 | WAYFOONG EXPRESS (P262) | K Teetan | B | Given a waiting ride, 10Ls off the pace middle stages, had impossible task in hand turning in, didn't find much under pressure, ran past eased runners only. |
| 10 | 3 | RAINBOW CHIC (P118) | Z Purton | TT | Restrained near the rear, 10Ls off the pace home turn, failed to quicken, eased when no chance 200M. |
| 11 | 13 | LUCKY OMENS (P146) | K C Ng | B/TT | Slow to begin, near rear over 10Ls off the pace, gave no response when pushed along 600M, never involved. |
| 12 | 10 | SHAMKIYR (T143) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Always 3-4Ls behind leader, settled 5th entering back straight, came under pressure 600M, soon dropped out of contention. |
| PU | 1 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (L135) | A Suborics | -- | Held up last over 10Ls behind leader, eased out of the race near 800M. (Jockey reported his mount his mount became unbalanced in its action and was not stretching out. Irregular Heart Rhythm 2nd time) |
| 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 |