Race 10 (534)
THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Sha Tin Slow
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FINAL ANSWER (CL178) | B Prebble | XB/TT | Showed early pace to cross and take up running, set terms to suit in front with a decent speed on, defied catching in straight and a had a touch in hand final 100m when holding rivals. |
| 2 | 5 | CHEETAH BOY (CL192) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Began with line, ridden with purpose, raced outside leader but hung on bend drifting 3 wide, kept giving in straight but was no match for winner, beat 3rd clearly. |
| 3 | 2 | REGENCY LUCK (M291) | A Suborics | B/TT | Bounced with first few, allowed to take a sit off pace 3Ls or so back on rails, ideal trip in transit, stuck on evenly but couldn't get closer to first two final furlong. |
| 4 | 7 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | O Doleuze | B/XB | Away well, slotted into ideal spot 1 out 1 back, 2-3Ls back, came 3 wide with trail turning, didn't dash but battled on soundly to make frame. |
| 5 | 12 | WITHINMYHEART (M176) | M L Yeung | P2 | Landed a midfield position in running line, 4-5Ls back in run, had easy trip following speed, made some minor progress in straight but peaked at 200m. |
| 6 | 11 | ST DIDAR (CL115) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Standard jump, raced behind midfield on rails, 7Ls or so away in run, saved ground on bend, made a bit of ground but never really threatened. |
| 7 | 10 | I SMELL MONEY (M019) | M Du Plessis | B | Awkwardly away, unable to muster early speed, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 6-7Ls back in mid section, didn't have extra gear in straight and peaked at 200m. |
| 8 | 4 | FLASHING AURA (CL404) | D Whyte | TT | Restrained from a tricky alley, raced behind midfield, 6-7Ls back in two wide line, back with last few with job to do turning, made only minor ground from well back. |
| 9 | 3 | ELEGANCE DESIRE (CL102) | K C Leung | H/XB | No early speed, raced near to rear on rails 8Ls or so back, always well back, passed only tired runners in straight. |
| 10 | 9 | CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) | H W Lai | TT | Showed usual speed to take a forward spot first behind leader on rails, fair run throughout on speed, angled 2 wide on circle, not much to offer at business end and faded from 300m (blood in trachea) |
| 11 | 8 | CHINA POWER (M400) | T H So | B/TT | Tardy into stride, forced to race 3 and 4 wide without cover, 3Ls back on bend, niggled turning and dropped off soon after due to hard run. |
| 12 | 6 | MY NAME IS BOND (M287) | W C Marwing | -- | Restrained from an outside alley, raced 3 wide at rear, best part of 10Ls back, made no real progress. |
| 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 |