Race 9 (469)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DYNAMIC BLITZ (CJ339) | O Doleuze | XB | Fair break, urged from gate but not much early speed, third last one off, out for wide sustained bid to lead 50m out, held on gamely. |
| 2 | 8 | AMIGO (CK358) | W M Lai | B2 | Taken back from wide draw, last rail, wove between horses straight, powerful finish, just failed. |
| 3 | 5 | CERISE CHERRY (CL141) | B Prebble | CP-/B2/TT | Fair break, taken back from wide to second last one off, driven turn, widest bid, finished well. |
| 4 | 7 | TIME AFTER TIME (M259) | J Lloyd | XB/TT | Broke well, fifth one off, up to lead narrowly one off rail mid-straight, headed and outpaced last 50m. |
| 5 | 2 | HORSE GALORE (CL220) | K C Ng | B | Broke fast, led and crossed, joined and narrowly headed early straight, fought on until no extra last 50m, |
| 6 | 10 | GROOVY (CL401) | A Suborics | -- | Moderate break, urged early to midfield one off, bid one off rail, kept on, no kick. |
| 7 | 9 | TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) | U Rispoli | -- | Fair break, mid-rear two off, improved three wide turn, mid-track bid, kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 4 | FINAL ANSWER (CL178) | N Callan | XB/TT | Broke fast, up to lead briefly but unable to cross, back to third three wide no cover throughout, fought on until weakened last 150m. |
| 9 | 12 | CITY POWER (M066) | T H So | B/SR | Fair break, not much early speed, midfield rail, short of room for inside bid, no run available mid-straight, no progress. |
| 10 | 6 | BLAZE KING (CK104) | M L Yeung | TT | Fair break, up to second then fourth rail after slight check, inside bid, weakened late. |
| 11 | 11 | PAGANINI'S SOUL (CL373) | D Whyte | XB/P1/TT | Fair break, mid-rear one off, checked off heels entering straight, no clear run, no progress. |
| 12 | 3 | GOOD WORDS (CL371) | K C Leung | TT | Fair break, aimed for lead but caught three wide no cover throughout, weakened. |
| 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 |