Race 9 (445)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:72-48 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SPLENDID STAR (CA222) | S Dye | -- | Always prominent. Brief lead 1000 M to 900 M. Asked to regain lead 300 M out, just held on to refy challenger's late surge. |
| 2 | 7 | FLAGS UP (BS126) | C Williams | -- | Held up in midfield. Ran on well from 300 M to just miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 2 | EL VIENTO (BT129) | C H Tse | -- | Never far off, pulled hard middle stages. Kept on well though no threat to the first pair. |
| 4 | 1 | NIGHT STAR (BV151) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began very awkwardly, became unbalanced and dipped. At rear until attempting to improve from 400 M but was steadied at 200 M when disappointed for running, made gradual ground thereafter. |
| 5 | 5 | NAMJONG SPIRIT (BV183) | F Coetzee | TT | Began fairly, ridden along to recover ground to take lead at 900 M. Headed 250 M out, kept on quite well. |
| 6 | 11 | JIMMY THE GREEK (BV047) | M Kinane | -- | Behind pace early, checked near 900 M when inclined to pull and lost position to be rear of midfield. No clear run early in straight and was not able to quicken. |
| 7 | 13 | FAIRWAY FINDER (BV021) | R Fradd | -- | Well there early then dropped to forward of midfield at 900 M. Checked at 700 M and dropped further back. |
| 8 | 12 | MASTERPIECE (CA078) | D Harrison | -- | Pulled to the front then travelled in front of midfield from 900 M. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 9 | 4 | ACE OF PACE (BV131) | S King | B- | Prominent, dropped back slightly from 900 M. Remained well in touch into straight. Gave ground steadily inside 200 M. |
| 10 | 8 | TAURUS (BP280) | K C Tsang | H | At rear. Made up some late ground on outer. |
| 11 | 9 | A RUN OF LUCK (BV055) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped awkwardly, well there to 250 M, wide in back straight. Steadily weakened. |
| 12 | 10 | COSMO ONE (BS018) | D Dunn | -- | Near rear, made moderate progress final 200 M. |
| 13 | 3 | FAT CHOY TREASURE (BV156) | G Mosse | -- | Began awkwardly, well back. Swift headway wide from 1000 M to be 4th rounding home bend. Effort not sustained on straightening and dropped out. |
| 14 | 14 | BOXING DAY (CA284) | K H Ting | -- | Midfield to 600 M. Tailed off 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 |