Race 8 (428)
THE HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | VENGEANCE OF RAIN (CD142) | A Delpech | TT | Eased into 2nd place on fence with 1700 M to go, edged out 2-wide at 500 M, led at top of stretch, kicked over 1L clear at 200 M, always doing enough to hang on, suited by tempo. |
| 2 | 3 | VIVA PATACA (CG096) | M Kinane | H1 | On fence 5Ls back 4th at 1400 M when a little keen, 3Ls down in 5th turning for home, stayed on strongly to go 2nd at 150 M, kept on finding but post came too soon, unsuited by tempo. |
| 3 | 4 | BULLISH LUCK (CC155) | B Prebble | B/XB | Much closer than usual in 3rd on fence about 3Ls off pace until the 800 M, 2Ls down in 3rd off home turn, stayed on well and briefly held 2nd place, held by quinella pair final 150 M. |
| 4 | 7 | SYLLABUS (CD388) | E Saint-Martin | B/TT | Soon led on fence by 2Ls, set very steady pace, 1L clear at 800 M, headed at top of homestretch, well positioned to do enough for 4th. |
| 5 | 6 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | O Doleuze | B/TT1 | 10Ls last early on, 6Ls back one from rear at 800 M, 4-wide (widest of all) turning for home, made some minor late ground without troubling principals. |
| 6 | 5 | ART TRADER (CE131) | S Dye | TT | 2-wide and mostly without cover about 2Ls or 3Ls off speed in 4th until the 1000 M, had every chance to place but lacked the finishing kick of principals. |
| 7 | 1 | BEST GIFT (CD296) | D Nikolic | TT- | One from rear about 8Ls off speed early on, 5Ls back in 6th at 800 M, 4Ls back turning for home, soon outpaced. |
| 8 | 8 | PUERTO RICO (CH147) | Y T Cheng | TT | Thoroughly outclassed, about 8Ls off pace in or towards rear until the 800 M, driven along to keep up at top of home straight, soon left behind and well beaten. |
| 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 |