Race 9 (342)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | BOOMING DELIGHT (A113) | S Clipperton | B- | Began well, allowed to slide forward at own pace, settling one-off 3L from leader. Niggled at when pace increased 800m, swung wide into straight, hit front 300m and kept finding when challenged. |
| 2 | 1 | PRAWN BABA (A002) | J Moreira | B/H | Got off nicely, ridden to hold forward position but away from fence, settling one-off 3L from leader. Ridden along turning for home, rolled forward to look a chance 300, chased winner to post. |
| 3 | 4 | GORGEOUS KING (V118) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Slow into stride, dropping to rear, shifted in and improved position. Shaken up 900m when rival moved forward, barged through gap 350m, finished strongly while laying in to grab minor placing. |
| 4 | 2 | GENERAL SHERMAN (V125) | N Callan | TT | Began awkwardly, shifted in and bumped heavily, unbalancing jockey. Ridden to make up ground settling one-off in midfield. Taken wide in straight and ran on nicely. |
| 5 | 13 | MAMBO ROCK (V050) | A Badel | -- | No early pace, dropping to last pair in one-off position. Dropped to last around home turn, taken wide in straight and finished off nicely to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 12 | WILLIE WAY (T281) | K Teetan | -- | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners to be last on settling. Raced ungenerously back stretch, switched out entering straight, ran on fairly. |
| 7 | 6 | ISTANBUL BEY (A111) | O Doleuze | SR1/TT1 | Began fairly, ridden to hold forward position, settling midfield close to rail. Shaken up top of straight and boxed on one-paced. |
| 8 | 11 | UNIQUE HAPPIEST (S245) | M L Yeung | H | Hard ridden from outside draw to lead on settling, then slowed pace. Increased tempo 800m when challenged but collared on straightening and gave ground gradually. |
| 9 | 7 | MR PELE (V051) | K C Leung | TT | Began OK, outpaced, dropping to rear close to fence. Got shuffled back approaching turn, took inside run in straight, one-paced. |
| 10 | 8 | KING OF MONGOLIA (S414) | H T Mo | B-/TT | Stumbled on jumping, recovered and driven up to midfield before losing position approaching 1200m. Well back on straightening and found little in straight when asked. |
| 11 | 10 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | O Murphy | CP/XB/TT | Pressed forward from outside draw, racing wide behind the pace before pressing ahead to race outside hindquarters of leader 1200m. Took over lead 400m but ran out of stamina 300m and faded. |
| 12 | 5 | HAPPY ROCKY (S147) | B Prebble | XB | Began well then ridden along to hold forward position ahead of midfield. Not happy with pace and set off 900m, circling field to race 3-wide outside leader 700m. Gave ground soon after straightening. |
| 13 | 14 | UNIQUE JOYOUS (S244) | H W Lai | V | Bumped heavily shortly after start, but recovered and held position behind midfield close to rail. Come under pressure soon after straightening and faded. |
| 14 | 9 | WHOOP WHOOP (A096) | C Schofield | -- | Broke well, pressed forward, grabbing rail 3L from leader. Travelled well to 800m before giving ground rapidly from 600m and eased down. Bled from both nostrils. |
| 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 |