Race 8 (256)
THE HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | PRECISION (CA209) | M Kinane | SR | Caught 3 and 4-wide without cover through first half of race and about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace, 3Ls turning for home, half a length down in 3rd place at 200 M, kept finding and led final strides. |
| 2 | 5 | PAOLINI (CC628) | A Suborics | B | Bit keen, racing with head up early on, always about 3Ls off pace and 2-wide until home straight, led about 150 M out, headed by winner final strides. |
| 3 | 6 | DANO-MAST (CC629) | G Mosse | -- | Race 2-wide 1L off pace before leading at 600 M, went 1L clear off the home turn, grabbed by quinella pair at about the 200 M, no extra but stayed on well. |
| 4 | 2 | SARAFAN (CC625) | C Nakatani | SR/TT | Held up 7Ls off the pace in rear and 2-wide until about 800 M out, 5Ls down and 5-wide into home straight, 3Ls down at the 200 M, kept on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 3 | EISHIN PRESTON (CB616) | Y Fukunaga | H/TT | Keen early on, 2-wide and 4Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 3Ls down into home straight, blocked for a run and barged out in straight, nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 11 | HOUSEMASTER (BV115) | W C Marwing | SR | Keen early on fence 4Ls off the pace, 2-wide and 3Ls down entering straight, 2Ls down in 4th place 200 M out, kept on okay without quickening. |
| 7 | 1 | GRANDERA (CB628) | L Dettori | -- | Never travelled well, keen and carried head awkwardly when 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, caught in a pocket off the home turn, hindered twice by EISHIN PRESTON on run-in to line. |
| 8 | 4 | INDIAN CREEK (CC626) | T Quinn | -- | Slowly away, 3-wide and 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5-wide and 4Ls down into home straight, kept on at the same pace. |
| 9 | 10 | COME SEE YOU (CA368) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Led on fence 1800 M out and went a dawdling pace before ceding advantage to CELLINI 1200 M out, had the run of the race until home straight, one-paced to line. |
| 10 | 8 | DR MORE (BV164) | S Dye | -- | Keen about 5Ls off pace on fence until home straight, could never land a blow. |
| 11 | 12 | CELLINI (CB242) | D Whyte | -- | Keen and inconvenienced by slow early pace out 3-wide in midfield, assumed lead 1200 M out, headed before turning for home, faded out. |
| 12 | 13 | ROYAL TREASURE (CC630) | C Soumillon | B | Raced 3-wide when 3Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 1L off the pace and with place prospects at top of the straight, no acceleration and beaten 300 M out. |
| 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 |