Race 7 (449)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | PALAIS D'OR (CH185) | D Beadman | TT | Broke well, settled in midfield on rails about 3Ls off the speed, similar turning in, responded well inside final 300 M to take charge over 200 M out, hung on well to the line. |
| 2 | 11 | CLASSIC REUNION (CH166) | W C Marwing | B/SR | Slightly sluggish at start, settled in 4th in forward of midfield of the small field, closer up in one-out-one-back position turning in, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 3 | 2 | PRINCE KALAMOUN (CK178) | J Winks | -- | Settled just worse than midfield of the small field, baulked for a run early in straight, fought on nicely to the finish doing best work late. |
| 4 | 4 | MASTER ELITE (CJ210) | Z Purton | -- | Broke well, soon taken back to travel well behind in the small field, switched out for a strong run down centre of the straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 100 M. |
| 5 | 3 | ICHIBAN (CJ050) | D Whyte | -- | Well there, settled just off the pace on rails, met minor interferences early in straight and 200 M out, kept on at the same pace to finish. |
| 6 | 9 | DASHING THUNDER (CD080) | Y T Cheng | CP | Began with others from the widest barrier, settled 2-wide 2Ls off the pace, moved up to dispute lead around home bend, gained narrow advantage early in straight, faded over 200 M out. |
| 7 | 5 | ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) | B Prebble | -- | Settled in rear of small field, just about 3Ls off the speed turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 8 | 6 | BEST POWER (CG006) | W M Lai | TT | Began well from a high draw, gradually settled wide behind midfield of small field, in slightly closer order turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 9 | 1 | POWER DRIFTER (CJ332) | B Doyle | B/TT | Began well, led the field until joined around home bend, soon weakened out of contention after straightening. |
| 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 |