Race 6 (150)
THE HERMES CUP (DIVIDED HANDICAP) Rating:64+ 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CONCERT KING (BH101) | A S Cruz | -- | Broke quickly disputing lead to halfway until led, hard ridden and asserted authority approaching final 200 M. Stayed on very gamely. |
| 2 | 5 | FASTABOB (BK041) | D Beadman | -- | Towards rear early. Soon improved position and tracked leader into straight. Hard ridden inside final 300 M. No impression on winner. |
| 3 | 9 | RED RUFFIAN (BJ287) | D Gauci | -- | Settled towards rear and behind turning into straight. Stayed on well in closing stages without threatening. |
| 4 | 6 | RIGHT WAY (BJ249) | F Coetzee | -- | Not able to go pace in early stages. Hard ridden around home bend and into straight. One-paced. |
| 5 | 3 | MARAHEB (BH088) | M Kinane | -- | Towards rear in early stages and never had pace to challenge. |
| 6 | 2 | QUICKEN AWAY (BE121) | G Mosse | -- | Niggled at to go early pace. Prominent turning into straight. Ridden and found nothing. |
| 7 | 4 | COMPRADORE (BJ220) | B Marcus | -- | Prominent until lost position around home bend. Lost touch in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | ARISTOCRAT (BE130) | C F Chan | -- | Disputed lead to halfway. Ran wide and lost touch. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |