Race 8 (170)
THE PANASONIC CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | RATTAN (A061) | C Schofield | CP | Reserved in midfield, 7th on settling, just over 3Ls to make up on leader at 400M, moved up steadily on straightening, found extra late and got up close home. |
| 2 | 14 | CONTE (A429) | U Rispoli | -- | From draw 14 ridden forward to join leader on the outside, kicked on well passing 400M, just couldn't hold off the winner last few strides, huge run in defeat. |
| 3 | 7 | LITTLE GIANT (V342) | Z Purton | -- | From draw 10 guided to a 2-wide spot towards the rear, 6Ls to make up top of straight, picked up well from 350M, closed fast final stages, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 10 | MORETHANLUCKY (A039) | K Teetan | B | Chased leaders along the 2-path, moved up to 2nd nearing 300M, tried hard to reel in leader but effort levelled inside final 100M. |
| 5 | 5 | CALCULATION (A248) | S Clipperton | E | Positioned just ahead of midfield, had his chance in the straight but just battled away and well held by leaders, one paced late. |
| 6 | 9 | SIMPLY BRILLIANT (B090) | D Whyte | H/XB | Failed to muster, raced towards the rear further back than intended, took a while to get going in straight, did best work over final 200M. (Jockey : may be better suited by stepping up in distance.) |
| 7 | 4 | WHAT ELSE BUT YOU (A136) | M Chadwick | PC | Settled down rear of midfield, battled on well until last 150M when run ended. |
| 8 | 1 | CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) | N Callan | B/H/TT | 5th on settling, always in touch, into clear 400M but couldn't quicken on the run home, faded closing stages. |
| 9 | 2 | JOLLY BANNER (V077) | A Badel | B2 | From draw 1 held up in midfield along the rail 4-5Ls back, ran into heels of rival near 200M, shifted lane to continue but kept grinding away only. |
| 10 | 6 | DOCTOR GEOFF (A409) | S De Sousa | H/TT1 | Dropped back from wide barrier, raced near the rear always, ran on same pace in the straight, no serious threat. |
| 11 | 13 | NEW ASIA SUNRISE (T268) | C Murray | -- | Chased leaders, battled on same pace on straightening, no extra final 200M. |
| 12 | 11 | JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) | G van Niekerk | XB | Blew the start, always near rear, couldn't pick up pace 400M, never involved. |
| 13 | 12 | WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) | C Wong | TT | Driven forward to share lead with rival, bustled along 500M to hold position, weakened rapidly passing 200M. |
| 14 | 3 | FIGHT HERO (T186) | H N Wong | H | Taken back from draw 12, always at the rear over 9Ls off the pace middle stages, came under serious pressure 500M, well beaten. |
| 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 |