Race 8 (244)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | ALEXANDER GOLDRUN (CE605) | K Manning | -- | 4Ls off pace and 3-wide in 6th at 1600 M, 3Ls in mid-division and 3-wide with cover at 800 M, 4-wide into home straight when 3Ls down, 1L down at 200 M, led 100 M out, all out to hang on. |
| 2 | 8 | BULLISH LUCK (CC155) | F Coetzee | B | 10Ls off pace in rear a mile out, 7Ls last at 800 M and 5Ls down when 3-wide entering straight, ran on very strongly but hung in all the while, just failed. |
| 3 | 4 | TOUCH OF LAND (CE602) | C Lemaire | -- | 6Ls off pace and 2-wide in 8th at 1600 M, 4Ls down 2-wide in 10th at 800 M and same off home turn, 3Ls down in midfield at 200 M, kept on strongly. |
| 4 | 2 | POWERSCOURT (CE626) | J Spencer | V | Slowly away, one from rear 8Ls off pace a mile out, still in rear about 4Ls off pace when 6-wide into home straight, making some nice ground late when checked at 100 M, ran on. |
| 5 | 3 | ANCIENT WORLD (CE601) | L Dettori | -- | Led by 2Ls on fence at 1600 M, disputed lead from 1000 M to home straight, 1L clear at 200 M but headed at 100 M and no extra. |
| 6 | 10 | ELEGANT FASHION (CC190) | G Mosse | -- | 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 1600 M, same at top of home straight, 1L down in 3rd at 200 M, kept on well without quickening. |
| 7 | 1 | RAKTI (CD620) | P Robinson | -- | Keen when 2-wide and 8Ls off pace in 12th at 1600 M, over-raced when 4-wide without cover when 3Ls off pace in midfield, 5-wide into home straight when about 1L down in 4th, one-paced in final 200 M. |
| 8 | 9 | AIN'T HERE (CC288) | B Prebble | -- | 4Ls off pace when 2-wide in 5th at the 1600 M, 3Ls down in midfield entering straight when held up, still short of room at 200 M when switched inside to challenge, not fully extended. |
| 9 | 11 | WALKAMIA (CE627) | E Legrix | -- | Bumped by RAKTI when 3-wide with cover when 8Ls off pace in 11th at 1600 M, pressed on to be 3-wide with cover and 2Ls down in 5th at 1000 M, 3Ls down in 5th on straightening, weakened steadily. |
| 10 | 12 | LATICE (CE604) | C Soumillon | -- | 3-wide with cover when 6Ls off pace in 9th at 1600 M, towards rear when 4Ls off the pace entering straight, always held. |
| 11 | 6 | SOLDIER HOLLOW (CE603) | W Mongil | -- | On fence 4Ls off the speed in 5th at 1600 M, same at 800 M, 2Ls down in 5th on straightening, outpaced thereafter. |
| 12 | 5 | FIELDS OF OMAGH (CD624) | D Nikolic | B | Had the box seat run on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th from 1600 M to 500 M when under pressure, faded out tamely in the stretch. |
| 13 | 14 | DANCE IN THE MOOD (CE606) | O Peslier | -- | Always without cover, 6Ls off pace in 10th at 1600 M, pressed on to go 2Ls off pace out 3-wide at 1200 M, disputed lead from 800 M to home straight, failed to quicken, beaten over 200 M out. |
| 14 | 7 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | M Kinane | SR | Crowded at 1600 M when 6Ls off pace in midfield, 5Ls down in 12th at 800 M, 3Ls down on inner and short of room when checked at 200 M, no chance thereafter. |
| 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 |