Race 8 (426)
THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:120-95 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | Y T Cheng | CP | On fence and about 4Ls off pace in midfield or worse until the 600 M, 3Ls down in 2nd on straightening, hung out left when 1L down in 2nd at 200 M, kept hanging but got up to lead late. |
| 2 | 1 | GEM OF INDIA (CC008) | D Whyte | -- | In midfield about 3Ls off pace on fence until 800 M, didn't have to round a single rival to lead at top of home straight, 1L clear at 200 M, headed final strides. |
| 3 | 12 | LUCKY PARADISE (CB441) | C K Tong | CP1 | About 4Ls off pace in midfield or so until the 600 M, 4-wide entering straight when 3Ls down in 7th, over 1L down in 3rd at 200 M, forced to shift left late but still finished off well. |
| 4 | 7 | STAY YOUNG (CD109) | C Soumillon | CP-/B1 | Settled about 8Ls off pace in rear down the back, 6-wide entering straight when 5Ls down in rear, ran on very well nearer stands' rail and just missed a place. |
| 5 | 5 | RAIDER (CC009) | F Coetzee | -- | Slowest away, 10Ls behind in rear on fence at 1200 M, one from rear and 5Ls down when 5-wide, ran on very strongly late and wasn't far away. |
| 6 | 11 | SIROCCO (CA169) | C Williams | -- | 4Ls or 5Ls behind and worse than midfield with cover through to home straight, 2Ls down in 6th at 200 M, stayed on well but only just outpaced by principals. |
| 7 | 2 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | G Mosse | B | 4Ls or 5Ls behind and worse than midfield with cover through to home straight when 4-wide, made a little late ground but never troubled leaders. |
| 8 | 10 | WINTROW (CC175) | A Delpech | -- | Towards rear about 5Ls or 6Ls off pace through to 600 M, 6-wide turning for home, one-paced thereafter. |
| 9 | 8 | CLASSIC MASTER (BV338) | M Rodd | B/TT | Led 4-wide without cover at 1200 M before crossing to lead by 1L on fence at 900 M, moved off fence when headed at top of home straight, soon faded. |
| 10 | 3 | FIGURES (CC307) | G Schofield | TT- | Disputed lead early but 2-wide (when free to move to rail) down backstretch and 1L down in 3rd at 800 M, still fairly close up off final bend but soon weakened right out. |
| 11 | 4 | KEY TO SUCCESS (CC116) | O Doleuze | -- | Niggled along when 4Ls off pace and 2-wide in 6th at 800 M, 3Ls down in midfield at 400 M and at 200 M when checked, eased down late. |
| 12 | 9 | FOKINE (CE072) | E Saint-Martin | -- | 1L off pace in 3rd when 3-wide with cover at 1200 M, 4-wide into home straight when 2Ls down in 5th, beaten when bumped at 200 M, eased late. |
| 13 | 6 | GREAT DELIGHT (CC291) | S Dye | B | Within 1L of the pace and with cover until the 900 M when left 4-wide without cover, 2-wide from 800 M and within a neck of pace until the home straight, swamped at 300 M. |
| 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 |