Race 8 (311)
THE PO LEUNG KUK CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | NOBLE STEED (A326) | Z Purton | -- | Settled down in midfield 2-wide, 3Ls off leader top of straight, quickened well to lead near 150M, kept on momentum to the line. |
| 2 | 6 | MONICA (B271) | J Moreira | B/TT | Bumped and crowded for room at the start, raced near the rear 6-7Ls back, in a difficult position turning in and unable to obtain clear running until 150M, closed off well to go 2nd near line. |
| 3 | 8 | BIG FORTUNE (B220) | K Teetan | B/XB | Positively ridden, crossed to track leader, steadied 350M when commencing a run down the fence, shifted out to find clear running, closed off reasonably well to claim 3rd in a blanket finish for minor placings. |
| 4 | 12 | MERRYGOWIN (V396) | T H So | B | Not hurried after the jump, held up behind mid-division, got steadied 900M, made stealthy progress between horses over final 300M to go 4th in blanket finish for the minor placings. |
| 5 | 4 | LAKESHORE EAGLE (B391) | K C Leung | -- | Held up behind midfield, shifted out to improve nearing 500M, stayed on to claim 5th in a blanket finish for the minor placings. |
| 6 | 10 | MR ALDAN (C323) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Settled down ahead of midfield, wide no cover from 1000M, urged along 500M, quickened up to join leaders near 200M, battled on to line, narrowly missed out on podium in blanket finish for minor placings. |
| 7 | 1 | STAR OF YUEN LONG (C303) | C Y Ho | -- | Restrained behind leaders, commenced to travel keenly 1100M, checked 950M, responded well early straight to challenge for the lead 200M, one paced final stages. |
| 8 | 7 | PICKEN (B311) | A Badel | -- | Settled 3-wide, 4Ls off the pace in midfield, pushed along 600M, kept on steadily under pressure in straight, always held by leaders. |
| 9 | 11 | HAPPY FORCE (B227) | M L Yeung | B | Pressed forward to lead as expected, driven 350M but couldn't shake off rivals, headed by pursuers 200M, weakened towards the line. |
| 10 | 5 | THRILLED (C213) | C Schofield | SR | Began well from draw 1, restrained to race in midfield, no clear run early straight, couldn't go on from 300M. (Bled 2nd time.) |
| 11 | 9 | FLYING SWORD (C463) | H N Wong | -- | Dropped back to the rear from wide draw, 5Ls to make up 400M, failed to pick up when switched to outside on straightening. Never in the picture. |
| 12 | 3 | SIMPLE ELEGANT (B464) | G van Niekerk | V | Crowded for room at start, recovered to race outside the leader, couldn't find extra when pushed along 500M, dropped away from 200M. (Jockey : off the bridle 900M, failed to finish off in the straight / Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 13 | 13 | JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) | H T Mo | B- | Caught wide early stages, taken back to near last 6Ls off the pace, commenced to travel keenly 750M, failed to finish off on straightening. |
| 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 |