Race 8 (079)
THE NATIONAL DAY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:95+ 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | Y T Cheng | -- | Driven to lead out wide early on, got to fence 900 M out, 1L clear until home straight and still at the 200 M, kept on gamely, just hung on for narrow win. |
| 2 | 3 | CITIZEN KANE (BV260) | F Coetzee | -- | Disputed early lead, settled into 3rd 2Ls off pace through to straightening up, hemmed in on fence until about 150 M out when finally clear when 1L down, finished strongly, just failed. |
| 3 | 8 | ELEGANT FASHION (CC190) | G Mosse | -- | 3-wide with cover in 9th place and 6Ls off pace at the 800 M, 4-wide into home straight when 5Ls down, finishing off strongly when 2Ls down in 2nd 200 M out, kept on well to nick a place. |
| 4 | 5 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | D Dunn | SR-/B2 | Steadied about 1300 M out when worse than midfield, 2-wide and about 6Ls off pace in 10th at the 800 M, 4Ls down and 2-wide into straight, ran on well, just missed a place. |
| 5 | 11 | SELF FLIT (CB322) | W C Marwing | B | Well placed throughout, in 4th 2-wide and 3Ls off pace at 1000 M, 3-wide and 1L down entering straight, 1L down in 2nd with every chance at the 200 M, no extra. |
| 6 | 10 | SMART WINNER (CA019) | M W Leung | SR | 2-wide without cover and 1L off pace from about 1000 M to home straight, inconvenienced when starting to give ground at the 200 M, one-paced concluding stages. |
| 7 | 14 | THANK HEAVENS (BT224) | A Marcus | TT | Bit keen early on when 2-wide and 5Ls off pace in midfield, closer when 3Ls down and 3-wide off home turn, briefly involved at the 200 M when 2Ls down, couldn't follow through. |
| 8 | 7 | RED PEPPER (CA196) | G Schofield | -- | In midfield towards inside about 4Ls or 5Ls off speed until home straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 9 | 6 | RIVER DANCER (CC109) | S Dye | -- | 2-wide and 8Ls off pace at 1000 M, 6Ls down and 3-wide towards rear into straight, kept on at same pace. |
| 10 | 1 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (CB243) | D Whyte | V/TT | 3-wide with cover and 8Ls off pace at the 1000 M when last but one, similarly placed entering straight, never looked like landing a blow. |
| 11 | 4 | DR MORE (BV164) | R Fradd | -- | Keen on fence at the 800 M when 6Ls off pace, checked at the 700 M and lost ground, 5Ls down in 10th place off final bend, never on terms with principals. |
| 12 | 2 | HO CHOI (CC187) | C Williams | B | Awkwardly away, on fence 4Ls off pace 800 M out and off home turn, faded steadily. |
| 13 | 12 | COME SEE YOU (CA368) | J Quinn | -- | Always 3-wide without cover down back straight, 5Ls down in midfield 900 M out, 4Ls down and 4-wide into home straight, dropped out tamely. |
| 14 | 9 | RED SUN (CA046) | W Smith | TT | Always detached and niggled along at least 8Ls off pace from 1000 M out, never a factor. |
| 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 |