Race 9 (503)
THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | TAILWIND (M103) | Y T Cheng | B | Pushed up early, handy but caught wide with no cover, ran up to share the lead rounding the bend, quickened when asked 400 M out, kept on soundly, just prevailed. |
| 2 | 8 | RICH UNICORN (L410) | D Whyte | -- | Bumped start, prominently placed one-off in midfield, on heels 800 M out, contested the lead 350 M, had every chance, kept on soundly, narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 1 | CERISE CHERRY (L141) | K C Leung | B | Pushed up early, travelled 3-wide in midfield, responded well when asked for efforts 400 M out, ran on well for 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | NIGHTLIGN (CJ145) | B Doyle | P/H | Taken to the rear from gate 14, swung widest for home, finished off strongly down centre of the home straight, just late for a place. |
| 5 | 2 | FINAL ANSWER (L178) | B Prebble | XB/H/TT | Handy but caught 4-wide with no cover, raced keenly halfway, kept on satisfactorily in the home straight, on heels 250 M out, unlucky to miss a place. |
| 6 | 6 | ADMIRATION (L216) | D Beadman | -- | Settled 3-wide in the mid-division, bumped 800 M out, made up gradual ground final 300 M, rather one-paced. |
| 7 | 10 | SHINING VICTORY (L163) | Z Purton | B/TT | Pushed up early, caught wide in midfield and soon eased towards the rear, finished off satisfactorily final 350 M, but too late. |
| 8 | 9 | LONDON CHINA TOWN (L236) | M L Yeung | CO1 | Pushed hard early to hold a one-off spot just off the speed, only one-paced when placed under pressure in the home straight. |
| 9 | 13 | PROLIFIC CHAMPION (M226) | G Cheyne | TT1 | Prominently placed in the box-seat, failed to keep on at the top of the home straight, soon dropped out. |
| 10 | 11 | HAPPY REUNION (CK163) | H W Lai | TT | Pushed hard early to share the lead, headed 350 M out, soon got tired. |
| 11 | 5 | EL MORRO (CK344) | C Y Ho | H | Travelled keenly when restrained in the one-out-one-back spot, got tired 300 M out, soon faded. |
| 12 | 14 | GENE POWER (M124) | W M Lai | CP | Crowded at start, travelled one-off in the mid-division, raced keenly early, failed to make up any ground. |
| 13 | 3 | ENTHUSED (CH303) | P Strydom | TT | Crowded at start, settled in midfield on rail, weakened 300 M out, gave ground. (Bled and lame in right fore.) |
| 14 | 4 | AASHIQ (CK175) | J Lloyd | CP1 | Taken back from gate 12, rearward throughout, never competitive. |
| 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 |