Race 1 (807)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (PLATE) Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FOREVER FRIENDS (G305) | J Moreira | H/P | Began awkwardly, raced prominently, 2 wide, shared lead after passing 600M, narrowly headed 250M, kept on well, regained the lead 100M, won by a narrow margin. |
| 2 | 2 | HAPPY WON (G353) | Z Purton | V/TT1 | Began well, raced prominently, slightly taken back 1000M, positioned 2W, a length or so back in the middle stages, 3W from 550M, hard ridden after turning in, led narrowly 250M, kept on well but still headed 100M, just narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 7 | LEAN HERO (G402) | L Currie | CP- | Average to begin, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, same position on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared 250M, finished off strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 4 | 3 | JOYFUL CHAMPION (G072) | K C Leung | B-/TT1 | Began well from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, took the lead 1000M, shared the lead with rival from 600M, headed early in straight, kept on evenly to the line. |
| 5 | 6 | INSPIRING CITY (G267) | C Y Ho | H1 | Taken back to race towards rear on the outside, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. |
| 6 | 4 | OUR PRECIOUS (G297) | M Chadwick | TT | Began only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move 600M, showed good response early in straight, peaked on run 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 7 | 5 | SUPERB MOVE (G304) | R Maia | -- | Taken back to race at rear on the inside, angled out 550M, showed some response early in straight, peaked 200M, one-paced thereafter. |
| 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 |