Race 9 (317)
THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-56 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | STOIC (BT155) | W Woods | -- | Settled in midfield. Made move at 250 M to hit the front 100 M out. Kept on gamely to the line, always holding the challenge. |
| 2 | 7 | ISLAND WEST TREBLE (BV073) | R Fradd | -- | Settled behind midfield. Shaken up after straightening and ran on steadily final 300 M. Just failed to peg back the winner and was brushed by it right on the line. |
| 3 | 1 | MILLENNIUM SUPREME (BV228) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Forward of midfield. Ran on well from 250 M though not able to threaten the first pair. |
| 4 | 6 | DRAGON POWER (BT162) | S Dye | -- | Midfield. Made gradual ground from 350 M. One-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 12 | FULL THROTTLE (BP260) | C Brown | H/TT | Well back. Crept a bit closer rounding home bend. Made further progress gradually from 250 M until one-paced closing stages. |
| 6 | 14 | DANEFACTOR (CA006) | K H Ting | -- | Ridden to lead from 1600 M. Every chance 200 M out. Swamped inside final 100 M. |
| 7 | 8 | FRAME'S PEOPLE (BV257) | J Egan | -- | Settled in rear. Made steady ground from 300 M. Same pace close home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 3 | LUCKY SABRE (BV122) | G Mosse | -- | Soon last. Made up some ground final 200 M, having to change course to avoid a weakening runner near the 100 M. |
| 9 | 2 | DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Made moderate headway late. |
| 10 | 9 | RACE TO HONOUR (BP085) | Y T Cheng | TT | Well away, over-racing early. Steadily dropped towards rear at 1500 M. Failed to quicken in straight. |
| 11 | 5 | TAMBORA STAR (BS097) | C H Tse | -- | Worked forward from widest draw, gradually shifting across to sit outside at 1600 m. Gave ground from 200 M. |
| 12 | 10 | EQUIKIT (BV262) | W C Marwing | B | Began very awkwardly and raced ungenerously early near rear. |
| 13 | 4 | PREFECT (CA015) | E Legrix | -- | Handy to 300 M, dropped out. |
| 14 | 13 | RETURN A SMILE (BT112) | K S Yu | -- | In touch to 400 M. Dropped out from 300 M. |
| 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 |