Race 9 (646)
THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped well, not pushed, taking midfield position. Bumped and unbalanced 650m when starting forward move, hit front 250m, pulled clear, eased before line. |
| 2 | 9 | SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) | K C Leung | H | Quickly out then eased 3-back from leader along fence. Switched out 300m to get run, finished strongly despite being bumped and straightened 50m. |
| 3 | 14 | SPICY SURE (T234) | T H So | TT | Not pushed early, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Swung wide into straight, finished strongly while shifting in 75m and bumping another. |
| 4 | 4 | MERION (V080) | Z Purton | B | Restrained after jump to find cover but then raced fiercely and refused to settle 3L behind leader. Held for clear run top of straight but battled on gamely. |
| 5 | 8 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Hard ridden to lead, crossing to fence 1200, and setting comfortable pace. Tackled passing 250m but battled on gamely until swamped final stages. |
| 6 | 12 | HAMMER KING (V034) | K Teetan | B | Pressed forward from wide draw but raced fiercely 1L behind leader in one-off position. Rolled forward top of straight, looked chance 200m, swamped final 50m. |
| 7 | 13 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | C Schofield | XB/CP1 | Began well, ridden to get forward position, settling in box seat 3L from leader. Shaken up 400m but unable get clear run final 150m and not properly tested. |
| 8 | 3 | HERO LOOK (V053) | D Whyte | H-/XB2/TT- | Not pushed early, settling towards rear but wide. Taken very wide on entering straight but only once-paced under pressure. |
| 9 | 2 | UNIVERSAL UNION (S263) | O Bosson | V/TT | Steadied shortly after start, dropping to rear but away from fence, Well back entering straight and plodded home one-paced. |
| 10 | 10 | AMBER DRAGON (P229) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Urged forward from outside draw, racing 3-wide without cover 2L from leader. Kept on fairly in straight before tiring final 200m. |
| 11 | 1 | SUPER LIFELINE (P158) | K K Chiong | -- | Began well, racing with leading pack before crowded out 850m and losing ground. Boxed on one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 7 | FIGHT HERO (T186) | H N Wong | H | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, dropping to rear along rail. Never in the hunt. |
| 13 | 11 | GORGEOUS KING (V118) | H W Lai | CP1/TT1 | Slow into stride and last on settling. Trailed field throughout. |
| 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 |