Race 7 (299)
THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:64-44 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FLYING MACHINE (CB082) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Niggled a bit early, then travelled kindly within striking distance. Made move at 250 M and had race sewn up 150 M out. |
| 2 | 3 | BILLION DELIGHT (BP086) | S King | B | Held up at rear, switched out upon straightening and ran on strongly from 300 M though unable to threaten the winner. |
| 3 | 10 | THE GRAND ROOF (CB083) | B Marcus | -- | Began fairly, worked forward to track leader on rail. Switched to outside of leader passing 800 M. Kept on well in straight before losing 2nd spot near finish. |
| 4 | 5 | CALIFORNIA KID (CA219) | D Dunn | B/TT | Began well then held up better than midfield on fence. Ran on a bit after being steadied and shifted out near 200 M. |
| 5 | 4 | HOKKIEN ALL (BV341) | E Legrix | -- | Pressed on to lead 3 or 4 wide, crossed to reach rail 800 M out. Headed at 200 M, tired closing stages. |
| 6 | 9 | PREMIER SPEED (CB213) | D Whyte | SR | Slow to jump, rear of midfield on rail. Made only moderate headway when into clear inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | CHEEKY (CA266) | J Egan | -- | Mostly midfield, always 4 or 5-wide. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 8 | 1 | PLENTY OF LUCK (CA308) | H K Yim | -- | Ridden and forward of midfield early, then remained 3-wide in midfield for most of race. |
| 9 | 12 | COSMO ONE (BS018) | S K Sit | -- | Steadily dropped to rear towards inner. Ran on a little in straight, soon one-paced. |
| 10 | 11 | HIDDEN TALENT (BT117) | A Suborics | B | Well back, never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 8 | COLLEGE TOWN (CB192) | O Doleuze | B | Around midfield, steadily at 500 M to avoid heels. Found nothing in straight, gave ground from 200 M. |
| 12 | 7 | RETURN A SMILE (BT112) | K C Tsang | -- | Midfield or worse. Clipped heels, stumbled and nearly fell near 500 M, did not recover and droppped out from 300 M. |
| 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 |