Race 8 (786)
THE HONG KONG REUNIFICATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | COLUMBUS COUNTY (C465) | Z Purton | H/TT | Crowded for room on jumping, settled down 2-wide behind midfield, moved up swiftly from 400M to challenge for the lead, gained upper hand 150M. |
| 2 | 2 | BUTTERFIELD (C462) | C Y Ho | TT | Led from 1300M, dropped back to 2nd home turn, responded well from 400M, vied for lead with eventual winner until 150M, held final stages. |
| 3 | 9 | HELENA BABY (D213) | M L Yeung | -- | Held up behind mid-division along the fence, 4Ls off the pace 400M, responded mildly in straight, got up for 3rd late but not getting to first 2. |
| 4 | 1 | SAVVY NINE (D056) | N Callan | TT | Dropped back to the rear 6Ls off the pace, ran on steadily under top weight, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 10 | HELLO DADDY (C464) | M F Poon | B | Settled down in 2nd, raced keenly from 1100M, improved into lead 800M, headed 350M, run ended 150M, faded to 5th. |
| 6 | 11 | CHAMPION SUPREME (B435) | V Borges | B/TT | Never far off from leaders, saved ground on inside, kept on same pace from straightening, never seriously threatened. |
| 7 | 8 | HIGH REV (C007) | T H So | B/XB | Raced 3-wide in midfield, lay in under pressure in straight, just battled home, never looked likely. |
| 8 | 7 | RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) | J Moreira | XB | Slow to begin, reserved near the back of the field, kept on fairly in the straight, did not threaten. |
| 9 | 6 | RIGHT CHOICE (C013) | K Teetan | B | Always in touch, gave limited response early straight, weakened passing 300M. |
| 10 | 4 | GLORIOUS ARTIST (B210) | C Wong | -- | Began fairly, assumed running in midfield, raced wide without cover from 1500M, soon beaten on straightening. |
| 11 | 5 | NICCONI EXPRESS (C024) | A Hamelin | P | Settled 3-wide at the rear, 6Ls to make up turning in, didn't respond to riding and failed to finish off the race. (Jockey unable to provide any excuses for the disappointing run.) |
| 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 |