Race 8 (365)
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | MR ASCENDENCY (G227) | S De Sousa | CP | Always in touch, 4th turning for home, quickened up well under light weight to lead 150M from home, kept on final stages. |
| 2 | 4 | THE GOLDEN SCENERY (E379) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Raced behind midfield, 4Ls to make up 400M, finished off fastest in the straight, got up for 2nd close home. |
| 3 | 7 | BELUGA (D105) | M F Poon | H | Chased leader on outsider, responded well to take lead inside 300M, caught by winner 150M, run ended close home, held on for 3rd just in a blanket finish for minor placings. |
| 4 | 8 | CIRCUIT STELLAR (G076) | V Borges | H/TT | Tracked leader, badly held up early straight, shifted ground 250M to make his challenge, crowded for room nearing 100M, just missed 3rd at the line. |
| 5 | 3 | FANTASTIC TREASURE (E269) | L Hewitson | CP/TT | Restrained in midfield, in 6th spot making home turn, kept battling to the line, claimed 5th in a photo finish for 3rd place. |
| 6 | 6 | THE IRISHMAN (G082) | C Y Ho | H/XB/TT | Held up towards the rear, 6Ls off the pace middle stages, stayed on mildly towards the finish, lost out in a blanket finish for 3rd. |
| 7 | 2 | BLAZE WARRIOR (D450) | K Teetan | B/TT | Dropped back to race at the rear, ran on fairly over final 400M, not reached leaders. |
| 8 | 9 | FAMILY FOLKS (D505) | A Hamelin | B | Held up towards the rear, never going the pace to challenge turning into straight, ran past beaten horses only. |
| 9 | 5 | WINNING DREAMER (D358) | A Badel | -- | Settled midfield, couldn't go on passing 400M, never dangerous. |
| 10 | 1 | HEALTHY HAPPY (D435) | Z Purton | V/TT | Found the lead as anticipated, gave limited response under top weight passing 400M, headed inside 300M, soon no extra and weakened to last. |
| 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 |