Race 7 (721)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BEAT THE CLOCK (V397) | J Moreira | -- | Broke well, taken in but unable find cover and held 3-wide 2L from leader on settling. Nudged forward approaching straight, hit front 300m, finished off strongly. |
| 2 | 2 | LIMITLESS (A115) | Z Purton | XB-/H/P1 | Jumped OK, shifted across behind runners but difficult to settle and dropped back to rear. Taken 3-wide turning for home and finished off strongly in straight while rolling in against the whip. |
| 3 | 11 | HAPPY AGILITY (T184) | K C Ng | V/TT | Bounced well, hard ridden to get forward position, settling one-out 1L from leader. Got shuffled back entering straight but fought on gamely in straight to hold minor placing despite shifting ground. |
| 4 | 4 | ADVENTURER (V066) | H N Wong | B/H | Quickly into stride, taking lead on settling and setting good pace to straight. Collared passing 300m but kept battling to finish in the frame. |
| 5 | 9 | THE GOLDEN AGE (A194) | U Rispoli | TT | Away nicely and soon in box seat 3L from leader. Came off fence to make challenge 400m but unable close gap despite hard riding. |
| 6 | 7 | LITTLE DRAGON (S264) | B Prebble | -- | Allowed to slide forward at own pace, settling one-out 3L from leader. Lost position turning for home but kept on gamely in straight to finish just behind place-getters. |
| 7 | 12 | GOLD LAND (A109) | M F Poon | B/TT | Ridden to find cover, settling one-out behind midfield. Made some progress around home turn, blocked for run early in straight, shifted out 350m and finished off fairly. Rider dropped whip 100m. |
| 8 | 10 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Restrained shortly after start and shifted across behind horses from wide draw, settling at rear. Taken wide entering straight and ran past beaten rivals. |
| 9 | 3 | LUCKY EVER (T293) | C Murray | B/TT | Slow into stride, pushed along fence to make up ground but difficult to settle and checked off heels 1200m. Improved position around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | MIDNIGHT RATTLER (T371) | N Callan | B- | Bounced well, pressed forward but wide before getting cover though 3-wide in midfield turning for home. Wide in straight, boxed on fairly before eased down final stages. Had superficial abrasions both hocks. |
| 11 | 6 | ALL YOU WISH (P031) | O Doleuze | V1/TT | Began fairly, ridden to hold rail but badly checked 1200m, dropping towards rear. Made up some ground around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | H W Lai | H/TT | Pressed forward from an outside gate, racing wide in midfield before clipping heels and blundering 1150m, dropping back. Lost further ground home turn and finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |