Race 6 (588)
THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) (Turf) Rating:88-48 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HIGH SPIRITS (BT233) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Led throughout. |
| 2 | 13 | MERRY STAR (BT070) | S Baster | B | At rear. Was hampered on first turn. Improved from 600 M. Widest turning in. Continued to make ground in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 12 | VICTORY DRUM (BT006) | J Saimee | -- | With rear after being severely checked on first turn. Asked to improve from 1000 M. Continued forward to midfield turning in. Responded well until effort told last bit. |
| 4 | 10 | KIWI STAR (BP132) | W C Marwing | B | Near rear after being slow to begin. At rear turning in and remained on inner. Made strong ground along fence to just miss third placing. |
| 5 | 8 | FLAGS UP (BS126) | A Munro | -- | Worked forward from outside draw to be prominent early. Dropped to be in front of midfield by 800 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 6 | DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) | W Woods | -- | Behind midfield. Midfield turning in and made ground in concluding stages to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 5 | OPTICAL FAMILY (BT173) | E Saint-Martin | B | Worked forward from wide draw to follow leader at 1000 M. Kept on fairly early in straight. No extra after 200 M. |
| 8 | 4 | BELLAGIO (BT123) | E Legrix | B | Wide in early stages. Continued forward to be behind lead at 1000 M. Remained prominent until finding no extra after 200 M. |
| 9 | 14 | CHEERS UP (BP244) | R Fradd | -- | Behind midfield. Commenced to make ground early in straight. Was checked when disappointed for run near the 200 M. Was not persevered with. |
| 10 | 3 | THANK HEAVENS (BT224) | Y T Cheng | -- | Behind midfield after being checked on first turn. Kept on early in straight then one paced final 200 M. |
| 11 | 1 | EXCEL KID (BN168) | C T Cheng | B | Dropped to be near rear despite being hard ridden. Nothing extra when asked for response after 400 M. |
| 12 | 11 | BRILLIANT LEADER (BS211) | D Whyte | B | Midfield. Failed to quicken after 600 M and was with rear turning in. No response in straight. |
| 13 | 9 | KRISTOFFERSON (BV071) | B Marcus | B | Midfield. Was crowded at 1000 M. Improved from 800 M to be prominent turning in. Gave ground shortly afterwards. |
| 14 | 2 | SUN DANCER (BV238) | K H Ting | B | Midfield and 3 wide. Improved from 800 M. Gave ground after straightening. |
| 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 |