Race 1 (647)
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SALE 2008 MAY CHALLENGE Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) | H W Lai | B1 | Took a while to muster and settled in midfield 5Ls off the pace, into clear 400 M out, quickened well to hit the front near 200 M, kept on to score cosily. |
| 2 | 3 | FLYING SUPREME (CK226) | B Doyle | -- | Standard break, unable to shift in and trapped 4 deep in midfield, hampered and carried very wide making the home turn, finished strongly down the outside but the winner had enough to hold on. |
| 3 | 4 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | W C Marwing | -- | Began awkwardly and lost ground, settled in 2nd last and was placed in a very unpromising position turning in, held up behind horses early in straight but hit top gear inside 200 M to finish closest on the line. |
| 4 | 9 | MARK UP (CK247) | D Whyte | -- | Taken back on jumping from a wide barrier, travelled in a rearward position over 7Ls back in early stages but moved closer on turning, stayed on well and put in some solid late work. |
| 5 | 13 | SHIBALA (CK230) | D Beadman | B | Never far off the pace in 4th, 2-wide making the turn but inclined to hang out, came with a strong looking challenge but couldn't sustain effort inside final 100 M. |
| 6 | 11 | PERPETIEL (CK229) | J Lloyd | -- | Shaken up and went forward soon after jumping from the inside draw, placed handily just off the pace and appeared to travel well, attempted a run down the inside but unable to produce a change of gear. |
| 7 | 14 | TRAVEL KING (CK240) | K T Yeung | TT | Average break, ridden along to hold a position in front of midfield, plugged on inside 300 M but was never going to trouble the principals. |
| 8 | 2 | DASHING VICTORY (CK241) | B Prebble | XB | Not the fastest away but gradually crept forward to race prominently alongside leader, hit front briefly on straightening but offered disappointingly little inside the final 200 M. |
| 9 | 12 | REDOUTE STAR (CK245) | M Chadwick | TT | Slow to begin, ended up racing in detached last trailing over 10Ls to leader, still at the rear inside 300 M but encountered traffic problem and didn't have a clear crack in the run to the line. |
| 10 | 5 | HEALTHY BLUEBERRY (CK222) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped well but soon drifted back to midfield, carried wide on turning, had his chance but unable to quicken when the race heated up. |
| 11 | 10 | NEW LEADER (CK242) | M W Leung | -- | Close to midfield in early stages, lost ground before making the home turn and was shuffled back to 3rd last, held up behind a wall of horses in the straight and didn't obtain a clear run throughout. (Not properly tested.) |
| 12 | 1 | DEVON JOY (CK237) | M Du Plessis | -- | Well enough away but was gradually shuffled back to a midfield position, had 3Ls to make up turning in but was quickly outpaced inside 300 M. No impression. |
| 13 | 6 | BRIGHT TOUCH (CK243) | W M Lai | B | First to jump, restrained to a position behind leaders but travelled ungenerously, struggled from 300 M and dropped away tamely. |
| 14 | 8 | LUCKY SELECTION (CK228) | K C Leung | B/TT1 | Ordinary jump from the widest barrier, urged to the front and crossed to lead along the rails entering the home turn, headed inside 350 M and failed to last home. |
| 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 |