Race 8 (260)
THE HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FALBRAV (CD618) | L Dettori | -- | Settled 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 8th 1600 m out, 6Ls down in 8th 800 M out, travelled well 4Ls down in 7th and 3-wide off home turn, showed wicked acceleration to lead 200 M out, pushed out, impressive. |
| 2 | 2 | RAKTI (CD620) | P Robinson | -- | 12Ls off speed in 12th 1600 M out, bit keen out 2-wide 1200 M out, eased along fence to be 8Ls down at 1000 M, 3Ls 6th when bumped by FALBRAV into stretch, 1L down in 3rd at 200 M, stayed on well. |
| 3 | 13 | ELEGANT FASHION (CC190) | G Mosse | -- | Raced prominently 2-wide and between 2Ls 3Ls off the speed in 4th from 1600 M to 800 M out, 1L down in 3rd entering home straight, took brief lead at 300 M, headed again 200 M out, kept on. |
| 4 | 12 | BRIGHT SKY (CD616) | D Boeuf | SR | 9Ls off the speed on fence in 10th 1600 M out, 8Ls down at 800 M, 5Ls down in 9th entering home straight, 3Ls down and staying on in 5th at 200 M, kept on well. |
| 5 | 9 | SELF FLIT (CB322) | W C Marwing | B | Settled in 2nd place 1L off pace and 2-wide from over 1600 M out, a neck 2nd at 800 M and sent on to lead at top of home straight, headed at about 300 M but stayed on fairly for some prize money. |
| 6 | 8 | DR MORE (BV164) | S Dye | -- | 5Ls off the speed and on fence in 7th 1600 M out, 4Ls 7th at 800 M, 2Ls down off home turn and 3Ls down at 200 M, no extra. |
| 7 | 4 | EISHIN PRESTON (CB616) | Y Fukunaga | H/TT | Never dangerous, dropped out 10Ls off pace and 2-wide a mile out, 9Ls down with 700 M to race, 7Ls down in 7th off final bend, no impression. |
| 8 | 10 | BLUE STITCH (CB031) | D Whyte | B/TT | 2-wide and 5Ls off the speed in 6th 1600 M out, 4Ls 6th at 800 M, 3-wide into home straight when 3Ls down in 6th, always outpaced from then on. |
| 9 | 14 | TIGERTAIL (CD621) | T Gillet | -- | Held up in rear at least 13Ls off the speed at the mile pole, 8Ls last entering straight, made a little late headway. |
| 10 | 7 | PRECISION (CA209) | M Kinane | SR | Settled one from rear about 12Ls off the speed 1600 M out when 2-wide, niggled along 800 M out when 10Ls down, could only get within 6Ls of the speed off home turn, faded out. |
| 11 | 3 | DENON (CD617) | C Nakatani | -- | 8Ls off the speed and 2-wide in 9th 1600 M out, under pressure at the 800 M marker when 3-wide with cover, 4-wide into home straight and one-paced when 8Ls down and one from rear, no chance. |
| 12 | 11 | WEIGHTLESS (CD622) | T Thulliez | SR | Soon led on fence, never clear by more than 1L at any stage, headed by SELF FLIT off home turn, dropped out. |
| 13 | 6 | MAGNATEN (CD619) | K Desormeaux | -- | Raced 3-wide without cover 1600 M out when 4Ls off the pace in 5th, still no cover when 2Ls 3rd at 800 M, 4Ls down and giving ground off home turn, slipped further back. |
| 14 | 5 | DANO-MAST (CC629) | C Soumillon | -- | Did very well to sit 2Ls off pace on fence in 3rd at the 1600 M marker despite wide draw, still 2Ls down in 4th at 800 M and 400 M out, lacked any kind of acceleration. |
| 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 |