Race 5 (413)
THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | PLANET STAR (A049) | K C Leung | -- | Moderately away from a tricky draw, sent forward to race prominently, 2nd on turn, kept on very well in straight and scored narrowly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 2 | 2 | LUCKY TIME (A045) | Z Purton | B | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, took inside after straightening and made very good progress to be nearest on line, just beaten narrowly. |
| 3 | 5 | NOBLE DE LOVE (V324) | N Rawiller | B/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, showed no early speed, positioned on rail at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, last turning in, no clear running early in straight, finished off strongly when clear thereafter to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 4 | EMPIRE STAR (A145) | J Moreira | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths back, improved from near 500M, widest in straight, finished off very strongly to make frame. |
| 5 | 11 | KIWI SUNRISE (A077) | A Badel | -- | Slowly away, gradually recovered along the rail, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, awkwardly placed near 500M, no daylight early in straight, made some headway thereafter without threatening. |
| 6 | 1 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | P-C Boudot | TT | Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, similar position on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
| 7 | 9 | RAY'S CALL (A269) | C Y Ho | XB1 | Taken back from the widest draw, raced wide and without cover at rear early, found cover on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 8 | 13 | CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) | M F Poon | -- | Jumped well, failed to muster, raced 2 wide, 5 lengths back, found rail on turn, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 6 | SEA PEARL (B142) | T Berry | H1 | Began fairly, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, showed no turn of foot, just finished off one-paced. |
| 10 | 3 | CELESTIAL NOVA (V045) | H T Mo | CP/TT | Bumped start, recovered quickly and took the lead, travelled well on turn, raced tight near 350M, headed and weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 12 | UNIQUE JOYFUL (S241) | M L Yeung | V/XB/TT | Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to race in 3rd, 3 wide throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 12 | 10 | ROOKIE STAR (A384) | C Schofield | H | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back, 2 wide on turn, peaked early in straight, steadied near 250M, emptied thereafter. |
| 13 | 14 | TRIUMPHAL TRUMPET (A268) | A Sanna | TT1 | Began fairly, raced 3 wide in midfield, there to turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened from final 200M. |
| 14 | 8 | ROCKET GO (A322) | K C Ng | B/H | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 2 to 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight, eased final 150M. |
| 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 |