Race 8 (062)
THE NATIONAL DAY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100+ 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) | D Whyte | B | Settled nicely behind midfield and travelled with consummate ease to straight, quickened up smartly inside 350M, led 150M and drawing away from a high class field. |
| 2 | 13 | DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) | T Clark | H/XB/TT | Slow to begin, settled near the rear 8Ls off a strong pace, held up at a crucial stage nearing 200M, finished well when clear and got up for 2nd just in time. |
| 3 | 2 | BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) | M Chadwick | TT | Chased the pace 2-wide, kept on steadily turning for home but was merely battling on for a minor placing when the winner swooped past inside 200M. |
| 3 | 5 | SUNNY KING (CH105) | D Beadman | H | Not hurried early stages, settled 7Ls off the pace in 11th position, into clear 350M, stayed on for 3rd but no chance with the impressive winner. |
| 5 | 3 | XTENSION (M097) | J Lloyd | H/XB | Slow to muster, travelled towards the tail of the field 9Ls off the pace, niggled along passing 600M but took time to get going, did best work final 150M. |
| 6 | 7 | SICHUAN SUCCESS (L307) | H W Lai | TT | Broke well then held back to a midfield position, came a bit wide over the home turn, made some progress when driven inside 500M, run ended 100M out and faded. |
| 7 | 11 | LEADING CITY (CK298) | B Doyle | H | Vigorously ridden to find the lead, set a strong mid-race tempo, opened up a 3Ls lead turning for home but run ended nearing 200M, headed 150M and no extra. |
| 8 | 9 | CERISE CHERRY (L141) | Y T Cheng | B | Positioned ahead of midfield, kept on steadily in straight but lacked the pace to seriously challenge. |
| 9 | 12 | VAUGIRARD (CK347) | K C Leung | -- | Dropped back to the rear from a wide barrier, over 10Ls off the pace in a strongly run race, held up 300M to 100M, stayed on well when clear. |
| 10 | 14 | LET ME HANDLE IT (L287) | M Du Plessis | -- | Raced just behind midfield, saved ground on the inside but was held up for some distance after 300M, kept on same pace final 100M. |
| 11 | 10 | BRAVE KID (CK391) | G Cheyne | B | Travelled keenly in midfield, outpaced inside 300M, no impression. |
| 12 | 8 | MULTIGLORY (L168) | C Y Ho | TT | Briefly led in early stages, in 3rd place turning for home, not quickened under pressure, dropped away 100M out. |
| 13 | 6 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | M L Yeung | -- | Nudged along to chase leaders early, sat in 5th making the turn, weakened turning in and was soon left behind nearing 200M, eased. |
| 14 | 4 | FLYING BLUE (L389) | Z Purton | -- | Assumed a forward position after striking interference near 1300M, driven but no response passing 400M, weakened rapidly, eased. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 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 |