Race 4 (340)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (DIVIDED HANDICAP) Rating:120-64 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section -1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | CHAMPIONSHIP (BT059) | G Boss | B2 | Settled in 6th better than midfield. Cruised to join leaders upon straightening and grab lead inside 200 M always holding runner-up at bay. Won cleverly. |
| 2 | 7 | TRILLION WIN (BT258) | D Whyte | -- | Sluggish at start but quickly recovered to 5th before home bend. Moved up to slender lead over 250 M out but soon grabbed by winner passing 200 M. |
| 3 | 8 | WHYTELLYOU (BS101) | B Doyle | -- | Held up in midfield. No clear passage in straight before running on inside final 200 M doing best work at finish. |
| 4 | 3 | BUMPER STORM (BP135) | K Fallon | -- | Settled towards rear. Gained midfield into straight. Driven to 3rd over 200 M out but unable to sustain effort near finish. |
| 5 | 14 | MANY HAPPY RETURNS (BP126) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in rear. Not much room early in straight. Eventually found clear passage inside final 200 M and ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | FOREST SPRING (BN202) | C T Cheng | B | Midfield. Steadied for a stride home bend. Towards rear into striaght. Made up late ground in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 9 | WASABI (BP109) | K H Yu | -- | Midfield throughout. One-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 5 | SWEETHEART (BS099) | E Legrix | B | Settled just off the pace. Found nothing in straight. |
| 9 | 4 | PINKY LONG LEGS (BN186) | D Boeuf | -- | Began awkwardly and lost ground at start. Remained well back before running past beaten horses in straight. |
| 10 | 2 | MADE TO FIGURE (BS161) | M Kinane | -- | Well there to 300 M then faded. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 12 | DEPECHE MODE (BV239) | Y T Cheng | -- | Never in contention. |
| 12 | 1 | DANZIGHILL (BN190) | C H Tse | TT | Well there to 300 M then weakened. |
| 13 | 10 | HAPPY CHAMP (BS226) | S K Sit | B | Lost considerable ground at start. Recovered to 10th but wide rounding home bend. Faded in straight. |
| 14 | 13 | EXPEDIENT (BT046) | R Fradd | -- | Made running to straight then weakened. Squeezed on rails 200 M out. |
| 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 |