Race 9 (081)
THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-90 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | M Chadwick | TT | Allowed to find feet, sitting behind midfield 3-wide with cover. Taken wide 350m, picked up speed, shifted in abruptly 200m when in front, kept on strongly. |
| 2 | 8 | MIZANI (P124) | O Doleuze | SR-/B1 | Jumped fairly but made good use of inside draw to kick up inside leaders, taking box seat. No run early straight, got split 350m, unbalanced 150m, kept on well. |
| 3 | 4 | WILLIE CAZALS (N119) | G Mosse | H | A little slow from the start but taken quickly to rail sitting 4-back from leader. No clear run early straight, finished off nicely from 250m when clear. |
| 4 | 5 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | K Teetan | -- | Ridden forward while moving closer to rail, getting one-off position in midfield. Changed course twice in straight to find splits, doing best at finish. |
| 5 | 12 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Taken back from wide draw but away from rail Raced keenly entering turn, put under pressure 300m and kept on steadily. |
| 6 | 9 | FLAGSHIP SHINE (P104) | D Whyte | CP | Ridden forward but not much speed and trapped 3-wide but with cover. Made forward move around turn, looked chance 200m, flattened late. |
| 7 | 1 | PACKING OK (CL372) | C O'Donoghue | H/TT | Made use of draw to hold rail, 3-back from leader. Peeled out at turn to make run, taken very wide 350m but only one paced. |
| 8 | 2 | SAME WORLD (N098) | W C Marwing | H/SR | Taken forward from wide draw and trapped 3-wide without cover. Lost position entering turn, came again 300m, one-paced closing. |
| 9 | 3 | IRIAN (CL187) | C Y Ho | B/H | Allowed to stride forward from inside draw, taking lead 1400m. First into straight, passed 200m but battled on before flattened last 100m. |
| 10 | 10 | FREE JUDGEMENT (M163) | N Pinna | -- | No early speed and taken to rail at rear. Last into straight, made up some ground before checked 150m. Not ridden out. |
| 11 | 11 | BEAUTY LEAD (N209) | A Suborics | TT | Jumped to the front but allowed to settle outside leader 1400m. Joint leader into straight, kept on well to 200m before tiring. |
| 12 | 13 | REAL GENEROUS (M193) | K C Ng | B/H/TT | Taken back across runners from wide draw to sit at rear away from fence. Clear last entering straight and never likely. |
| 13 | 7 | FAIR TRADE (CK345) | Z Purton | -- | Ridden forward to sit behind leaders but rider reported did not stretch out comfortably when put under pressure. Shifted twice in straight, faded. (See Racing Incidents). |
| 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 |