Race 9 (369)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | SUPER LIFELINE (P158) | K Teetan | -- | Began OK, picked up speed to lead on settling before being passed 1050m. Held behind leader at turn, caught flat-footed top of straight, picked up quickly from 100m, pulling clear last 50m. |
| 2 | 12 | DUNDONNELL (S110) | W M Lai | CP | Began well, pressed forward from wide draw to lead from 1050m. Restrained turn, kicked clear entering straight, still 2L clear 200m, swamped 50m. |
| 3 | 1 | DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) | J Moreira | XB/TT | Began well but restrained behind leaders in a one-off position. Taken 3-wide entering straight, battled on gamely under being weight. |
| 4 | 8 | MAJESTIC FALCON (M236) | G Mosse | H | Jumped with field, restrained in midfield along rail. Saved ground turn, finished off nicely along inside to just miss a place. |
| 5 | 6 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | M Demuro | TT | Slow into stride, held at rear while edging closoer to rail. Held up for run entering straight, shifted in 400m and ran home nicely. |
| 6 | 5 | NEW VISION (M028) | A Suborics | B/TT | Began best, not pushed and allowed to settle 3rd along rail to straight. Came off fence 400m but one-paced under hard riding. |
| 7 | 7 | LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) | W C Marwing | -- | Leaning on stall when gate opened and began awkwardly. Ridden along in midfield, shifted out abruptly 700mm, kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) | M Chadwick | TT | Began well, ridden along to hold rail but difficult to settle passing 1100m. Tightened 800m, one-paced in straight under hard riding. |
| 9 | 13 | TRAVEL BROTHER (S107) | D Whyte | H1 | Ridden along early but unable to cut in and held 3-wide before finding cover around turn. One-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 4 | NOBLE ALPHA (M339) | O Doleuze | P | Hampered shortly after start and taken across behind runners at rear. Taken very wide in straight but found little under hard riding. |
| 11 | 3 | WINNING LEADER (N268) | T Angland | H | Began OK, taken across behind runners but kept away from fence. Peeled out 600m to make run but found little when put under pressure. |
| 12 | 10 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | C Y Lui | TT | Began OK, ridden along early settling along rail behind midfield. Came under pressure entering straight, giving ground gradually. |
| 13 | 9 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | K C Ng | B | Slow into stride and soon last along rail. Ridden along around turn to improve but found nothing under pressure. |
| 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 |