Race 8 (378)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | INVINCIBLE DRAGON (V166) | S Clipperton | H | Jumped on terms, restrained to sit behind midfield along the 2-path, moved strongly into contention 300M, quickened to lead 150M and kept going well to hold off the late challenge of runner-up. |
| 2 | 3 | RACING SUPERNOVA (V128) | J Moreira | -- | Dropped back from widest barrier, 6Ls off the pace at 800M, not clear until 300M, fought hard and came with strong challenge late stages, ran out of ground. (Jockey dropped whip 100M.) |
| 3 | 9 | FLYING MOOCHI (T116) | H T Mo | H | Bustled along early, led along the rail from 1100M 2Ls in front, steadied the pace home turn, all out 250M, not pace of first 2 over final 150M but held on for 3rd well. |
| 4 | 2 | LUCKY YEAR (T245) | N Rawiller | TT | In 3rd never far off from leaders, 3Ls to make up 400M, kept on the chase to the line but no match for the leaders. |
| 5 | 8 | SUPER LIFELINE (P158) | A Badel | B | Shaken up early to sit 4th along the rail, just over 3Ls off the pace 400M, couldn't muster enough to be closer, well held by leaders on the run home. |
| 6 | 1 | DASHING FELLOW (S284) | Z Purton | B | Slow to begin, settled 4-5Ls off the pace and much further back than intended, unbalanced 250M, couldn't make up ground on leaders. |
| 7 | 7 | ALMABABY (V057) | C Schofield | TT | Jumped well to take early lead, raced keenly 1200M when steadied behind rival, kept up the chase early straight but peaked on his run 150M, no extra late stages. |
| 8 | 6 | BERLINI (P359) | T H So | H | Not hurried, settled down in the rear 6Ls off the pace, gave limited response only passing 400M, never threatened. |
| 9 | 4 | KEY WITNESS (S212) | G Mosse | B/TT | From draw 5 ended up 3-wide without cover towards the rear, 5Ls off the pace turning in, responded only fairly, couldn't go on final 200M. |
| 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 |