Race 9 (355)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:115-90 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | FIGURES (CC307) | D Whyte | -- | Well placed on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 1000 M, on fence from 800 M to home straight when 1L 3rd, led 300 M out, a neck clear 200 M out, came under strong pressure but hung on tenaciously. |
| 2 | 4 | GEM OF INDIA (CC008) | R Fradd | -- | On fence 5Ls off pace in 6th at 1000 M, improved to 3-wide and 3Ls down entering straight, a neck down disputing 2nd at 200 M with every chance, kept on well but just couldn't stick his in front. |
| 3 | 1 | THE DUKE (CB282) | G Mosse | -- | Keen early with head up, 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1000 M, gained cover from 800 M to stretch when 2Ls down in 4th, a neck down at 200 M, kept on gamely, just held. |
| 4 | 12 | PALETTE NATURAL (CB284) | S Dye | -- | 8Ls off pace and 2-wide in 10th at 1000 M, 3-wide and 5Ls down in 10th off final bend, finishing off strongly when 2Ls down in midfield at 200 M, kept on well but couldn't get to principal trio. |
| 5 | 7 | WINTROW (CC175) | D Dunn | -- | No speed early and 2-wide and 10Ls off pace in 11th at the 1000 M, 6Ls down and 3-wide entering straight in 12th, 4Ls down at the 200 M, made some late headway but always looked held. |
| 6 | 5 | FANTASY (CB187) | D Boeuf | -- | 2-wide and 6Ls off the speed in 8th at 1000 M, 5Ls down in midfield into stretch, 3Ls down and staying on at 200 M, kept on but couldn't reach leaders. |
| 7 | 13 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | C Williams | -- | In 2nd place on fence 1L off pace at 1000 M, 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd and under pressure to pick up off home turn, overtaken by principals at 200 M and kept on at same pace. |
| 8 | 10 | GREEN CHANNEL (CD236) | K McEvoy | -- | On fence 7Ls off pace in 9th 1000 M out, 6Ls down in 11th on straightening, ran on okay but never troubled leaders. |
| 9 | 3 | CLEMENT SUPREME (CB354) | K T Yeung | BO | 12Ls last and 2-wide at 1000 M, hung in when 3-wide into home straight when 9Ls down in 13th, kept on fairly down centre of track to be nearest at the finish. |
| 10 | 11 | MEDIC CORPS (CB200) | F Coetzee | TT | Fractious in the gates and bounded at the start, on fence 10Ls off pace in 12th at 1000 M, about 6Ls down and two from rear off home turn, never much looked like improving his position. |
| 11 | 8 | GOLCONDA (CA111) | A Marcus | B- | Couldn't lead and settled 2-wide 5Ls off pace in 5th at 1000 M, 3-wide and 3Ls off pace in 6th entering straight when under pressure, steadily lost position staying on at same pace to line. |
| 12 | 14 | DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) | W Smith | -- | Slowly away, on fence 6Ls off pace in 7th down back straight, 4Ls down in 7th on straightening, failed to quicken up and soon beaten. |
| 13 | 9 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | M W Leung | -- | Soon led and was 1L clear on fence from 1100 M to home straight, under pressure and headed 300 M out, faded out. |
| 14 | 2 | RED SUN (CA046) | G Schofield | B-/TT | Surprisingly lacklustre effort, 10Ls off pace in 13th 1000 M out when 3-wide without cover, quite a way detached in rear entering straight, tailed off. |
| 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 |