Race 9 (470)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) | C Y Ho | -- | Began fairly, shifted across behind horses, settling towards rear in one-off position. Turned behind a wall of horses, got close to heels 250m before bursting through between horses to win on the line. |
| 2 | 9 | CELESTIAL NOVA (V045) | H T Mo | TT | Began fairly, taken back to find cover, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Began forward move passing 700m, very wide into straight, hit front 50m out but nosed out on the line. |
| 3 | 3 | CONVINCIBLE (T399) | K Teetan | H | Began well but eased back, settling along rail behind midfield but only 4L from leader. Stayed on rail on straightening, rolled forward strongly only to fail narrowly. |
| 4 | 8 | KINGSFIELD (T403) | K C Leung | B/XB2/TT1 | Hard ridden to lead on settling but kept away from fence by inside runner. Kicked 2L clear at the turn and kept on strongly under pressure in the straight. Still in front passing 100m before laying out and swamped close to line. |
| 5 | 5 | BEAUTY KINGDOM (T189) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began well, ridden along to hold forward position, settling 2L from leader along rail. Stayed on rail around turn, held for run early in straight, then raced tight passing 300m, but kept on strongly to line. |
| 6 | 14 | SMILING CHARM (V321) | D Whyte | CP/H/TT | Lost ground on turning head at start, hard ridden but didn't muster, settling at rear. Last into straight, kept shifting ground to find clear running, surged forward when clear but tightened final stages and not ridden out. |
| 7 | 10 | OUTLAWED (T100) | C Schofield | CP | Began well, hard ridden to hold fence inside early leader before easing back and taking box seat 800m. Battled on strongly in straight, holding position until swamped final strides. |
| 8 | 6 | RULE THEE (A172) | U Rispoli | -- | Outpaced early, dropping to last pair. Well back entering straight, forced to shift out 250m to get clear passage, finished strongly doing best work final stages. |
| 9 | 12 | CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) | K K Chiong | XB | Jumped OK, staying close to pacemakers before being eased back approaching home turn. Taken to centre track on straightening and ran on steadily under the whip to be closest at finish. |
| 10 | 2 | VOLITATION (V223) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped with field, sharing early pace before being eased to find cover. However trapped 3-wide without cover and fred to race wide from 900m. Boxed on fairly in straight. |
| 11 | 1 | FANTASTIC KAKA (P363) | N Callan | H/V | Pressed forward from an outside draw to race 4L from leader in one-off position on settling. Battled on fairly in straight without looking dangerous. |
| 12 | 11 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Jumped well, shared early pace before settling 2L from leader in one-off position. Rolled forward on straightening, looked a chance passing 200m before running out of steam final 100m. |
| 13 | 13 | NOBLE DE BOY (T373) | H W Lai | -- | Outpaced and soon at rear but kept away from fence. Taken very wide on straightening but only one-paced. |
| 14 | 4 | HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) | W L Ho | -- | Broke well but unable match early speed, dropping 5L back passing 800m. Lost more ground around turn, hard ridden to hold position in straight but tired quickly after passing 200m and faded. |
| 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 |