Race 3 (238)
THE ROTARY CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | PRIME SCORE (CG280) | B Prebble | B1 | No better than midfield. Showed a nice turn of foot on straightening and ran down the early leader final 50 M to claim victory. |
| 2 | 4 | CELEBRATION (CB029) | D Whyte | B | Raced behind midfield. Quickened nicely and started to rally from 450 M. Caught behind slow traffic near 200 M but continued strongly once steered into the clear. |
| 3 | 7 | DANSOLDE (CE157) | O Doleuze | V | Settled in rear section until straightening. Closed the race off nicely and made up good ground. |
| 4 | 9 | SOLAR EMPIRE (CB299) | K W Tsui | B- | Soon led. Tore away from the field and opened up a sizeable lead at the turn. Maintained a considerable lead deep into home straight but with little left in the tank. Swamped by principals final 50 M. |
| 5 | 10 | BRILLIANT ONE (CG212) | A Delpech | TT | Settled at the rear and trailed field turning for home. Rallied in the straight and was closest at finish. |
| 6 | 8 | MY FAITH (CH054) | Y T Cheng | -- | No worse than midfield. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 7 | 1 | ALICE TOO (CG309) | F Coetzee | B1/TT1 | 3-wide in a forward position early. 2-wide in 2nd place making the home turn behind runaway leader. Stayed on only one-pace after straightening and was swamped final 150 M. |
| 8 | 2 | REGAL THRILLS (CE286) | G Mosse | B | Settled in rear section. Made a brief run after straightening but unable to sustain effort final 200 M. |
| 9 | 3 | KING HESPERUS (CE151) | M Nunes | B/TT | Settled on fence close to the pace early stages. Continued to race along the rails in 3rd place rounding the turn. Lacked a quickening pace on straightening and gradually faded final 150 M. |
| 10 | 5 | GOLCONDA (CA111) | K L Chui | -- | On fence and behind the pace early. Checked at 1400 M and slipped to midfield. Struggled to keep pace at the turn. Weakened and tailed 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 |