Race 8 (553)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:95-70 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | STRONG SCOTCH (CA195) | T Culhane | P1 | Better than midfield. Commenced a run before straightening. Took lead 300 M out to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 14 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | R Fradd | -- | Checked on jumping, at rear. Switched widest rounding home bend. Ran on well in straight but found winner too strong. |
| 3 | 11 | LOMOND'S FAY (BP303) | Y T Cheng | P2 | Prominent. Crowded at 350 M and then ran on well to the line. |
| 4 | 2 | SURVEY GENERAL (BV046) | E Legrix | B | Slow to begin, then midfield or worse. Produced good finish in straight to miss placing narrowly. |
| 5 | 13 | BELLAGIO (BT123) | W Woods | B | Soon midfield. Ran on steadily in straight without threatening placegetters. |
| 6 | 8 | CELESTIAL CHIEF (BT107) | S King | -- | Soon led from a difficult gate. Headed 300 M. Weakened steadily. |
| 7 | 10 | COURAGE STAR (BT054) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Well there. No extra in straight. |
| 8 | 7 | SUPER GOAL STRIKER (BV173) | C H Tse | -- | Prominent. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 9 | 6 | FOREST SPRING (BN202) | F Naude | B | Settled midfield. Found nothing after straightening. |
| 10 | 5 | TRADER JOE (BT121) | A Marcus | -- | Behind midfield throughout. Hung in rounding the home bend and in straight. Rider was difficult to ride out to the line. |
| 11 | 1 | JOKER (CA002) | J Egan | B2 | At rear. Ran on a bit in the early straight but was weakened closing stages. |
| 12 | 3 | NATURAL WINNER (BS195) | F Coetzee | -- | Unable to keep up. Tailed off from 1100 M. Ran past beaten runners in the run to the line. |
| 13 | 12 | DIAMOND AND GOLD (BP100) | M W Leung | -- | Midfield. Dropped towards rear before straightening. One-paced thereafter. |
| 14 | 4 | HORNET (BP238) | K H Ting | -- | Tracked leader. Could not keep up upon straightening. Gave ground badly 200 M out. |
| 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 |