Race 8 (434)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | DUNDONNELL (S110) | C Schofield | H | Chased leaders in 4th, picked up well to lead inside 200M, courageous right to the line holding off late challenge from runner-up. |
| 2 | 1 | JOLLY BANNER (V077) | N Rawiller | B1 | Settled down 5th of 8 just over 3Ls off the pace, hit the line well late, just couldn't reel in the winner. |
| 3 | 2 | BOOMING DELIGHT (A113) | S Clipperton | TT | Held up 3Ls off the leader in a strongly run race, chased steadily to the finish. |
| 4 | 8 | SIMPLY INVINCIBLE (V094) | A Badel | B | Settled at the rear 4-5Ls behind leader in a fast run race, stayed on moderately final 250M making minor late headway. |
| 5 | 5 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | U Rispoli | TT | Held up in rear pair, 4-5Ls off the pace middle stages, kept grinding away over final 300M, didn't close gap on first 3. |
| 6 | 4 | WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) | J Moreira | TT | Away well to lead on settling, set good pace to straight, ran on gamely early straight, caught 200M, faded towards the line. |
| 7 | 6 | RACING SUPERNOVA (V128) | Z Purton | -- | Raced just outside the pace, couldn't go on passing 250, tired. |
| 8 | 7 | MAGIC LEGEND (A170) | T Berry | H | Crossed to the rail tracking leader in a race run at good pace, didn't find much entering straight, dropped away. (Jockey reported his mount didn't travel comfortably at any stage. / Lame next day.) |
| 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 |