Race 7 (390)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | TORNADO TWIST (C028) | J Moreira | TT | Crowded at start, settled towards the rear in 9th on the rail, inconvenienced at the 800 metres, switched out and obtained a run inside the 300 metres, quickened well to assert authority 100 metres out, won cosily. |
| 2 | 12 | BETTER CHOICE (A383) | M F Poon | -- | Crowded at start, travelled in last few, finished off strongly to grab 2nd placing closing to home. |
| 3 | 1 | LONE EAGLE (B309) | G van Niekerk | BO/XB/TT | Taken back to last from the widest gate, trailed the field to the 300 metres, finished off the race well down the centre of the track. |
| 4 | 7 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | N Callan | PC/TT | Broke well, gradually drifted back on the rail to midfield despite ridden along, inconvenienced coming onto home bend and switched 2-wide, ran on steadily under pressure to hold some chance briefly 100 metres out. |
| 5 | 9 | WALDORF (B253) | K Teetan | B/TT | Ridden along in midfield gaining to 4th and within 3L of speed on the bend, ran on after straightening to hold some chance but unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres. |
| 6 | 5 | LUCKY HERO (B057) | A Sanna | B/TT | Awkward start, travelled wide without cover in midfield, took closer order rounding home bend, ran on under pressure to hold some chance early in straight, unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 8 | DIAMOND RHYME (B183) | Z Purton | B1 | Broke well, settled within 2L of pace in back straight, took closer order rounding home bend and gained slender advantage over 350 metres out, unable to sustain effort and swamped close to home. |
| 8 | 4 | SPEED VISION (B211) | C Wong | B/TT | Soon led crossing to the rail shortly after, fought on well to resist challenges early in straight, headed 200 metres out and swamped closing stages. |
| 9 | 10 | SONIC FIGHTER (A187) | K C Leung | -- | Settled in rear from a wide gate, travelled keenly 3-wide around the bend, kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 10 | 2 | FLYING MURTY (C002) | C Schofield | -- | Began fairly from a wide gate, settled towards the rear and wide behind midfield, ran home one-paced. |
| 11 | 11 | PLAY TO WIN (B468) | H N Wong | H | Prominent on the rail, inconvenienced and dropped some 3L back to 4th early on home bend, found nothing in the straight. |
| 12 | 6 | THE ABRAXAS (C212) | M L Yeung | -- | Began well from a wide gate, chased the leader most of the way, came under press after straightening, soon weakened. |
| 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 |