Race 9 (500)
THE CUHK ALUMNI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | REAL SPECIAL (CH320) | F Coetzee | XB | Broke well from low draw. Held rails run inside leader before gaining box-seat over halfway out. 2L back in 3rd turning in and quickened well to take charge inside final 100 M. |
| 2 | 9 | LONDON EXPRESS (CH107) | Z Purton | -- | Never far off mostly 2Ls back in 5th on rails. Did not find much room early in straight until 200 M. Ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 4 | FANTASTIC DANCER (CJ001) | B Prebble | B | Soon took up running from wide draw and attempted to make all. Headed under pressure inside final 100 M. |
| 4 | 5 | FLORAL NIRVANA (CH232) | K L Chui | TT | Held better than midfield position to straight. Kept on before making steady late headway under pressure inside final 200 M. |
| 5 | 12 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | M Nunes | XB/H/TT | Travelled in 7th in forward of midfield far side. 3-wide in midfield turning for home. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | FANTASTIC GUY (CH025) | G Boss | B | Settled on rails in midfield. Gradually shifted off rails for a run after straightening, coming into contact with a runner over 300 M out. Fought on steadily to the line. |
| 7 | 13 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | C W Wong | TT | Settled behind midfield. Made good progress down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 8 | 2 | INDUSTRIAL EXPRESS (CH103) | D Whyte | -- | Settled just behind midfield. Only produced moderate impression late. |
| 9 | 3 | VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) | G Mosse | V/TT | Ridden for pace early and raced 3-wide in prominent position around stables bend. Raced one-out-one back far side before joining leader into straight. Weakened under pressure passing 300 M. |
| 10 | 8 | GENIUS MASTER (CJ117) | M Du Plessis | B | Mostly in midfield to straight. Ran home one-paced under pressure. |
| 11 | 10 | WADADELIGHT (CC340) | Y T Cheng | B | Prominent to straight. Gradually weakened. |
| 12 | 7 | ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) | S K Sit | XB/TT | Always in last few. Never seen with a chance. |
| 13 | 1 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | H W Lai | SR | Always in last few. |
| 14 | 14 | KING HESPERUS (CE151) | W M Lai | B/TT | Settled in rear from poor draw. Always struggling. |
| 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 |