Race 9 (069)
THE NATIONAL DAY CUP (HANDICAP) 1st Leg of HSBC Premier Series Rating:100+ 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | FOKINE (CE072) | Y T Cheng | TT | Away fairly from good draw, enjoyed good trail behind the leader throughout on fence, travelled well to turn, no clear run early in straight, responded gamely when clear to score deserved win. |
| 2 | 3 | TIBER (CD155) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Away well from middle of line, settled 5th 2 wide 3Ls from lead, had good run throughout, made run 3 wide leaving turn, came with strong sprint only to be narrowly denied victory. |
| 3 | 5 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | M Rodd | SR | Fairly away, settled rearward 2 wide 9Ls from lead, taken to fence passing 800 M, held up in traffic when making run at top of straight. Got clear at 250 M and closed race off well. |
| 4 | 9 | HELENE PILLAGING (CC084) | O Chavez | TT | Showed good early speed to lead easily, made play in front throughout (speed solid), pressured from 800 M, maintained effort well into straight but overhauled late. |
| 5 | 2 | AIN'T HERE (CC288) | R Fradd | -- | Broke with them, positioned well midfield 2 wide 6Ls from lead in 7th position, made run 4 wide on turn and turned in good effort in straight. Sound first up. |
| 6 | 11 | GEM OF INDIA (CC008) | C Munce | -- | Jumped well, well placed midfield on fence in 6th position 6Ls from frontrunners, made run between horses on turn and closed steadily without looking a danger. (Hung in late.) |
| 7 | 7 | THE DUKE (CB282) | C Brown | -- | Average to begin, drove through to be slightly worse than midfield 8th 2 wide 7Ls from lead. Caught in traffic at top of straight but only plodded when clear. (Bumped in straight.) |
| 8 | 1 | VENGEANCE OF RAIN (CD142) | A Delpech | TT | Broke with field, settled 4th last 2 wide 9Ls from lead, even run throughout, made run three and four wide on turn, made up some ground widest in straight, found 1400 m too short. |
| 9 | 10 | FIGURES (CC307) | D Whyte | -- | Away best from wide gate, crossed with ease to leaders girth, restrained to obtain trail (not fully crossed) still in it for early part of straight but weakened last 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 13 | PALETTE NATURAL (CB284) | M W Leung | -- | Fair to begin, taken back to last 10Ls from lead from awkward draw, stayed at rear on the rail throughout mid section, plugged steadily over concluding stages passing some tiring runners. |
| 11 | 8 | GREEN TREASURE (CD225) | O Doleuze | -- | Began poorly, caught in rearward position 3 wide, improved to be midfield 3 wide 7Ls from lead without cover throughout, urged along on turn, wide run told in straight and tired out of it. |
| 12 | 4 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | P H Lo | -- | Awkward to begin, settled 2nd last 2 wide 10Ls from lead, had field in front of him on home turn, battled steadily but failed to make any significant ground. |
| 13 | 6 | SPECIAL KING PRAWN (CD212) | G Schofield | TT | Beaten for pace early, positioned midfield on fence 7Ls from lead, became unbalanced passing 1000 M, had clear running in the straight but showed nothing. |
| 14 | 12 | KEY TO SUCCESS (CC116) | W M Lai | -- | Broke well, pressed forward from wide gate, 3 wide throughout outside leaders putting pressure on, spent force in straight and gave ground. |
| 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 |