Race 5 (023)
THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-35 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | KILLER INSTINCT (G020) | L Ferraris | V/TT | Was trapped racing four wide without cover in midfield throughout. Straightened about 2.5L from the lead before closing well all the way to the line to steal narrow lead in final few strides. |
| 2 | 8 | RED DESERT (C287) | B Avdulla | -- | Had a nice run 1,1 from about the 700m. Moved up to take the lead nearing the 100m mark before caught by winner in final few strides. Just beaten. |
| 3 | 2 | FLYING DRAGON (E360) | H Bowman | B/XB | Bumped at the start before getting back to race near the tail. Improved steadily between runners from the 600m, followed the winner on straightening before closing strongly in final furlong to be narrowly beaten into third. |
| 4 | 4 | MULTISUPER (G416) | K De Melo | CP1 | Bumped at the start before showing good early speed to improve to lead early. Continued in front until being headed by the runner-up approaching the 100m mark before fighting on well late to only be beaten 0.75L on line. |
| 5 | 7 | COOL BLUE (H011) | K C Leung | TT | Limited speed after start & raced rearward along the rail. Continued rearward on straightening, shifted outwards & was held up mid-straight before shifting out further at the 200m the closing off well late. |
| 6 | 11 | HERO ICON (G422) | A Badel | TT | Raced in midfield along the rail for the majority. Came away from the inside just before straightening before finishing off evenly all the way to the line to not be beaten far. |
| 7 | 3 | TRADER (E287) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Ridden forward after start, was three wide on-pace before improving & crossing to be outside the leader from the 750m. Joined the leader on straightening & continued close until peaking passing 200m & weakening thereafter. |
| 8 | 5 | COLOURFUL PRINCE (E418) | L Hewitson | SR/TT | Bumped at the start before racing in midfield away from the rail. Moved closer to the lead approaching the corner, was only 2.5L from the lead on straightening but peaked on effort mid-straight & weakened in last 175m. |
| 9 | 6 | MORE RICE (H271) | K Teetan | V | Bumped & crowded on jumping & consequently raced rearward. Relegated to last near the 700m, was a clear last and 7.5L form the lead on straightening before passing a couple when making late ground from a long way back. |
| 10 | 1 | MAN STAR (D429) | Z Purton | V | Had a soft run along the rail before improving to race on the leaders back in the middle stages. Stayed close to the rail on straightening, held up momentarily mid-straight before weakening pretty poorly in last furlong. |
| 11 | 12 | CALL ME TEDDY (G233) | A Atzeni | B-/TT | Raced three wide without cover in midfield throughout. Was hard ridden passing the 600m, began losing ground from the 450m mark & was beaten 7.5L on the line. |
| 12 | 9 | ASIAN ONE (E400) | M Chadwick | V-/XB/PC2/TT | Raced wide with cover in midfield after the start before drifting back to be third last from the 600m. Was second last and 6.5L from the lead on straightening but failed to make any headway, finishing poorly, last. |
| 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 |