Race 8 (197)
THE CHEVALIER CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:115-90 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | IMPERIAL APPLAUSE (CG209) | K C Leung | B | Taken back on jumping, settled towards the rear 5Ls off the pace, travelled smoothly to bend, brought with a well timed challenge on the outside, battled to the front 100 M out, kept on strongly to fend off rival at the finish. |
| 2 | 6 | GALLANT LION (CG243) | O Doleuze | H | Broke well, soon back with last few, raced 4Ls behind leader, moved closer on turning, ridden out inside 400 M, stuck to task well, battled on with the winner 100 M out and was edged out on the line. |
| 3 | 2 | YELLOW DIAMOND (CD246) | C K Tong | B | Bounced out, taken to a handy position on the rail just behind leader, found daylight on the inside 300 M out, dashed well to finish a creditable 3rd, not beaten far. |
| 4 | 1 | POCKET MONEY (CE253) | M Du Plessis | B | Away with them, assumed a rearward spot on the rail racing 4Ls back, switched out on straightening, picked up well but ran into traffic near 200 M, ran home strongly when cleared inside 100 M. |
| 5 | 9 | KING ENCOSTA (CG247) | B Doyle | TT | Jumped well from the outside barrier, unable to slot in and was forced wide without cover, within striking distance turning home, threatened with a strong run inside 300 M, briefly led but was outrun last 100 M. |
| 6 | 8 | TIBER (CD155) | E Saint-Martin | XB/TT | Well enough away, rolled forward to settle in a prominent 4th, tracked well to turn, brought with a challenge near 300 M, came through between horses but run flattened over concluding stages. |
| 7 | 14 | FLEET COMMAND (CK077) | D Whyte | -- | Reasonable jump, ran a touch keen early, up with the pace approaching the turn but was 3-wide without cover, under pressure 300 M out, kept on one-paced to line. |
| 8 | 5 | MASTER POWER (CG318) | D Beadman | B | Jumped fairly, maintained a midfield position racing 3-wide ridden out from 350 M, took time to gather but no clear passage from 250 M to 50 M. Not fully tested. |
| 9 | 10 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | Y T Cheng | B | Away with rest, rolled forward to take up running on the rail at a steady pace, pressed by runner on the outside, all out 350 M but was soon overhauled, weakened inside 100 M. |
| 10 | 12 | SURVEY SURVEY (CH070) | H W Lai | XB/TT | Pushed along to maintain a position in midfield 3Ls back, well covered turning for home, had to wait for a gap inside 400 M, found little when asked and could beat tired runners only. |
| 11 | 4 | FULL OF JOY (CG293) | G Mosse | -- | Standard break, parked on the rail in mid-division, shuffled back on turning, kept to inside on straightening, lacked a finishing burst, faded inside 100 M. |
| 12 | 11 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | M L Yeung | -- | Broke well, taken forward to share lead on the outside, found nothing when asked 350 M out, dropped off rapidly from 200 M. |
| 13 | 7 | SIR ERNESTO (CG051) | B Prebble | SR | Missed the jump and lost many lengths, raced in last detached, 6Ls to make up on straightening, didn't pick up and hung out in run to line. |
| 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 |