Race 8 (080)
THE CELEBRATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) | K C Leung | B/TT | Ridden forward from widest draw, crossed to lead uncontested from 1000M setting slow pace, drifted out under pressure in straight but continued on strongly to line, well in control final 100M. |
| 2 | 4 | SEASONS BLOOM (V410) | J Moreira | TT | Not hurried early stages, guided to the fence and improved to a midfield spot near 1000M, stuck to the inside on straightening, ran on well to go 2nd inside 100M but well held by winner. |
| 3 | 12 | TIME WARP (A066) | K C Ng | TT | Began well from draw 2, elected to sit behind leaders, hung in and reluctant to shift out early straight, stuck on well final 200M and got up for 3rd final stages. (Jockey and Trainer questioned re riding tactics.) |
| 4 | 6 | WINNER'S WAY (A025) | D Whyte | TT | Sat outside leader in a slowly run race, kept up the chase turning in, run peaked 150M, caught by rivals and lost 2nd place inside 100M. (Jockey and Trainer questioned re riding tactics.) |
| 5 | 1 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | Z Purton | H/TT | Given a waiting ride near the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, brought widest and worked home steadily. |
| 6 | 5 | EAGLE WAY (A093) | T Berry | B | Began only fairly, held up towards the rear 4-5Ls off the pace, saved ground on inner, ran on moderately, couldn't sprint enough to challenge leaders. |
| 7 | 8 | BOOMING DELIGHT (A113) | C Schofield | TT | Unable to slot in from draw 11, caught 4-wide no cover in midfield, stayed on mildly without threat on straightening. |
| 8 | 9 | WESTERN EXPRESS (A090) | K Teetan | -- | Began only fairly, held up in 8th 3-4Ls off the slow pace, raced keenly middle stages, only made limited progress final 300M. (Jockey reported his mount was not suited to how the race was run.) |
| 9 | 2 | CONTENTMENT (S391) | B Prebble | P | Jumped well from draw 12, restrained back to midfield but no closer than 3-wide throughout, only battled away in straight, no threat. |
| 10 | 7 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | M L Yeung | TT | Jumped well enough, dropped back to a 3-wide position behind midfield, never going the pace to challenge inside 400M. |
| 11 | 13 | NEW ASIA SUNRISE (T268) | H N Wong | -- | Up with early pace then restrained behind leaders passing 1200M, 3Ls off the pace turning in, couldn't lift under pressure, faded 200M. |
| 12 | 3 | GIANT TREASURE (T148) | M Chadwick | H | Never far off the pace, settled 3rd passing 800M 3-wide no cover, kept on same pace and weakened out from 200M. |
| 13 | 11 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | W M Lai | SR | Outpaced early stages soon dropped back to the rear, still last to the turn 6Ls off the pace, couldn't come on. |
| 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 |