Race 8 (044)
THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | A Badel | B | Reserved behind midfield, 4Ls to make up top of straight, took a while to get going, did best work final 200M to get up just in time. |
| 2 | 8 | CALIFORNIA CIBLE (E431) | M F Poon | TT1 | From inside draw shaken up early to take the lead, pressed by rival soon on straightening, briefly headed 300M, rallied to regain lead mid-straight, caught by winner last few strides. |
| 3 | 7 | ELIGERE (C473) | K C Leung | B | Chased leaders on inside, held up for clear running early straight, fought on well final 200M, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 6 | STAR OF YUEN LONG (C303) | Z Purton | B | Always close up behind leaders, 5th on settling, responded well turning in and one of the possible winners at 250M, kept on steadily late stages, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 3 | DROPS OF GOD (E260) | J Moreira | -- | Driven forward from wide barrier, prompted the pace on outside, battled for the lead from top of straight, run ended 100M, edged out late to 5th. |
| 6 | 9 | COPARTNER AMBITION (E218) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Switched off to race towards the rear, brought wide to challenge top of straight, stayed on mildly, not reached leaders. |
| 7 | 10 | JADE PHOENIX (D179) | K Teetan | B | Positively ridden out the gate, chased leaders 2-wide, kept on one pace turning home, faded 200M. |
| 8 | 5 | BABY (C271) | V Borges | B | Not hurried after the jump, dropped back to near the rear, 5Ls off the pace 400M, made no real progress in straight, never threatened. |
| 9 | 1 | EQUALETTA BLITZ (D385) | C L Chau | H-/B/XB1 | Began awkwardly, restrained in midfield, responded only fairly early straight before weakened over final 200M. |
| 10 | 11 | STAR OF GLORY (E316) | H T Mo | -- | Began only fairly, recovered to race behind midfield, failed to quicken when niggled along 500M, no extra final 200M. |
| 11 | 2 | THE HULK (C431) | L Ferraris | -- | Shifted across behind runners early stages, soon detached from field, eased passing 900M. (Jockey : reluctant to stretch out when ridden / No Vet findings.) |
| 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 |