Race 8 (369)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | PICKETT (CG155) | P H Lo | -- | Standard jump, soon mustered and drove up to take lead, held inside running throughout despite being shaded by outside horse, held a 1/2L turning, showed good fight to hold on for a deserved victory. |
| 2 | 8 | SIAMERIC TE SPECSO (CE171) | B Prebble | -- | Well enough away, took a hold when couldn't slot in, ended up 2 wide 4Ls back, travelled well on bend, switched wide and finished hard reducing margin with every stride until 50 M when run ended. |
| 3 | 4 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | G Mosse | V/TT | Lacked speed and unable to take usual prominent role, raced 5 to 6Ls back on fence, had a soft run to bend, continually progressed in straight closing off hard late to take place. |
| 4 | 10 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | A Delpech | PC/TT | Slow into stride, settled well back 8 or more lengths from lead, continued to improve on inside saving ground on bend, switched out turning and made plenty of late progress to be nearest on line. |
| 5 | 9 | TREASURABLE (CH017) | K L Chui | -- | Broke with them, took an ideal spot 2Ls back on fence, raced a little off leaders to bend, kept giving in straight but just lacked extra gear to be a factor. |
| 6 | 11 | DEMINER (CG184) | F Coetzee | -- | Standard beginning, pressed on from an awkward alley to tuck into a 1 x 1 trail, had an even trip thereafter, within striking distance 2Ls back on turning, run ended at 100 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 2 | SUPER PEGASUS (CH141) | C Soumillon | TT | Jumped well, took a midfield trail 2 to 3Ls back, suited by tempo, travelled well on bend, couldn't dash with them at 400 M but stayed on soundly to 150 M before steadied when run ended (swollen left fore morning after). |
| 8 | 3 | JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (CD274) | Z Purton | B | Showed natural speed to race outside leader, kept pace on shading inside horse throughout still challenging on turning, couldn't sustain effort last 200 M and dropped out easily. |
| 9 | 7 | WIN A DOZEN (CH262) | O Doleuze | TT | Standard jump, settled 3 wide in midfield without cover, did share of work 4 to 5 lengths back with pace on, struggling on turning, couldn't make much gain in straight just battling away. |
| 10 | 6 | MASTER CRISTO (CH321) | H W Lai | -- | No early pace, ended up 3 wide behind midfield 7Ls back, hung on bend and didn't look at home in conditions, struggled in straight. |
| 11 | 5 | ENCOSTA DON (CH305) | S K Sit | -- | Lost ground at jump, soon at rear 10 or more lengths back, never looked comfortable throughout, made no impression in straight. |
| 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 |