Race 4 (312)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:72-48 1600m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SAILING (BM051) | D Holland | -- | Travelled 9th and wide to 600 M. Checked at 400 M but drove home hard from 10th to snatch lead in closing stages. Won going away. |
| 2 | 4 | ENCORE (BM076) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled 7th. Wide into straight. Gathered in leaders to take over at 100 M. Cut down inside final 30 M. |
| 3 | 2 | ROYAL ATTIRE (BN014) | A Munro | -- | Outpaced early, racing 11th at 1200 M. Gained well from 9th at 500 M to 3rd at 300 M. Reached 2nd but unable to quicken with first pair over final stages. Kept on. |
| 4 | 12 | ABLAZE (BM212) | M Kinane | -- | Jumped outwards. In last pair until 300 M when wide. Ran on strongly to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 11 | SINCERITY (BM018) | T Quinn | -- | Ducked out soon after start. Settled 2nd, sharing lead from 650 M. Hit front briefly at 300 M. Gradually weakened. |
| 6 | 13 | FAISCA (BL118) | G Childs | -- | Midfield and wide to 600 M, straightening 10th. Made ground to 5th inside 200 M. Died on effort close to home. |
| 7 | 7 | RISING STAR (BM062) | W H Tse | -- | Bumped at start. Remained 11th to home bend. Snuck forward along rails to midfield at 300 M. Plugged on gamely. |
| 8 | 5 | SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) | B Marcus | V | Travelled 4th to home bend, racing 5th to 300 M. One-paced. |
| 9 | 6 | DAIQUIRI (BL066) | T Jarnet | -- | Forced to steady soon after start. Travelled 5th to 500 M when tracked wide. Straightened 11th. Slight shift final 200 M. |
| 10 | 9 | FINANCIAL STAR (BK229) | H K Cheung | -- | Improved steadily from 8th at 1400 M to 3rd and wide at 900 M. Briefly shared lead at 600 M. Tired rapidly. |
| 11 | 1 | CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) | K C Chan | -- | Dropped from 4th at 1100 M to 6th at 800 M. Shared 5th briefly inside 400 M. Nothing left. |
| 12 | 8 | DICK CHING (BM162) | D Lee | -- | Led clearly until 700 M when joined. Headed inside 400 M. Faded. |
| 13 | 10 | TOLLWAY (BK214) | K M Chin | -- | Held 9th until 1100 M. Dropped to rear. |
| 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 |