Race 7 (692)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | DEJA VU (T376) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began well, grabbing box seat 4L from leader. Angled out top of straight to get running, picked up speed passing 200m, hit front in shadows of the post. |
| 2 | 2 | STARTLING POWER (S204) | H N Wong | B | Scrambled through to lead on settling and then set hot pace, stretching out field. Looked winner 200m but caught final strides. |
| 3 | 1 | HAPPY METEOR (T171) | Z Purton | B | Bumped, unbalanced shortly after start, pressed forward to sit outside leader before dropping 2L back passing 600m. Kept on gamely in straight. |
| 4 | 10 | GRAND PLUS (S066) | J Moreira | P/TT | Hard ridden early to hold position behind hot pace, settling one-off 4L from leader. Taken wide entering straight, ran on steadily under whip. Rider dropped left rein passing 200m. |
| 5 | 5 | ELITE SPIRIT (S200) | G Lerena | TT | Began well, rolled forward three-wide 4L from leader. Put under pressure turning for home and boxed on gamely but unable close gap. |
| 6 | 9 | GREAT SKY (N426) | N Rawiller | V/TT | Jumped OK, ridden along behind midfield in one-off position. Switched out in straight to make run and ran on steadily. |
| 7 | 11 | GLOBAL DOMINATION (V198) | M Chadwick | P1 | Steadied after start and taken in for cover but outpaced, dropping behind midfield. Urged forward after 600m, ran on nicely under hard riding. |
| 8 | 4 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | K Teetan | B2/TT | Shaken up on jumping but unable handle pace dropping to rear in one-off position. Checked 700m, taken to centre track 400m, boxed on under whip. |
| 9 | 6 | OTOUTO (V074) | D Whyte | TT | Began OK, ridden but unable handle fast pace, dropping behind midfield but wide. Dropped further back around turn before running on fairly in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | SKY HERO (T083) | C Schofield | B | Jumped well, hard ridden to hold forward position, settling 4L back in 3rd. Kept tabs to 200m before fading. Bled from both nostrils, confirmed roarer. |
| 11 | 8 | GLORIOUS AVENUE (S181) | T H So | H | Ridden but outpaced, dropping to rear along fence. Severely checked passing 700m, took inside run in straight, one-paced. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
| 12 | 3 | YOUNG RANGER (S435) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Crowded out and bumped on jumping, last on settling. Trailed field through and finished tailed out. |
| 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 |