Race 8 (473)
THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | JOLLY GENE (T146) | M F Poon | B/H/TT | Led steadily in the first half under 7lb claimer, upped the tempo from middle stages, opened up 2Ls lead turning in, kept on strongly and raced away final 200M to score in class record time, never challenged. |
| 2 | 11 | GENERAL DINO (A193) | K C Leung | B | Chased leaders in 3rd, pace fast from 1200M, improved to 2nd 300M out but couldn't bridge the gap on runaway winner. |
| 3 | 5 | BRING IT ON (V407) | C Y Ho | TT | Held up 6th in a fast run race, 5Ls off the leader and eventual winner 400M, stayed on mildly for distant 3rd. |
| 4 | 9 | BULLISH GLORY (A118) | M Chadwick | H/PC/TT | Slow to begin, ended up 2nd last over 8Ls off the good pace, battled on over final 400M to take 4th without looking dangerous at any stage. |
| 5 | 3 | GONNA RUN (T094) | B Prebble | TT | Reserved towards the rear in 8th spot, 8Ls off the good pace middle stages, on straightening failed to make appreciable ground. |
| 6 | 1 | GRAND CHANCELLOR (B111) | D Whyte | B/SR/XB1 | Never far off in 4th, couldn't find another gear in the straight and kept grinding to the line only. |
| 7 | 2 | RULE THEE (A172) | Z Purton | B | Settled just behind leader, pace fast from 1200M, held ground in the straight, faded over final 150M. (Jockey reported his mount not able to sustain its run due to leader increasing the tempo throughout the race.) |
| 8 | 10 | HO HO FEEL (T029) | H T Mo | H/XB | Dropped back at the start and stayed at the tail of the 10-horse field, 9Ls to make up leaving the corner, made limited progress only. |
| 9 | 8 | TAI SMART (A366) | J Moreira | B/TT | Held up midfield 5Ls off the good pace, improved wide from 600M, couldn't sustain run from 300M, no extra final stages. |
| 10 | 6 | MCQUEEN (V013) | N Callan | -- | Settled down behind midfield, 7Ls off the pace 400M, couldn't run on, weakened steadily passing 250M. |
| 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 |