Race 8 (533)
THE HONG KONG LIONS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BUCCANEER (CH214) | Z Purton | -- | Switched off to a rearward position after beginning well from the inside barrier, into clear early in straight and produced a sustained finishing burst to win in fine style. |
| 2 | 1 | SPECIAL K (CK114) | B Prebble | CP | Taken back on jumping, settled well in a rearward position 4Ls behind leader, ran on soundly from off the pace but unable to close in on the runaway winner. |
| 3 | 5 | CLASSIC NAVIGATOR (CD330) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Held up in mid-division 3-wide and going strongly passing 400 M, gradually picked up on straightening to snatch 3rd right on the line. |
| 4 | 7 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | K T Yeung | V/TT | Niggled along to obtain a prominent position just off the pace, looked threatening early in straight but couldn't quite match the winner's acceleration inside 200 M. Ran another consistent race and just missed out on 3rd narrowly. |
| 5 | 10 | MANY GAINS (CJ051) | O Doleuze | TT | Enjoyed an inside run 1L off the leader, boxed seated on straightening and didn't obtain clear run until 100 M, stayed on ok towards the finish. |
| 6 | 9 | FOREVER ELATION (CK215) | H W Lai | B1 | Shaken up to take closer order in midfield after a slow start, held every chance turning in but couldn't step up a gear when asked. |
| 7 | 11 | ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) | W C Marwing | -- | Even break, couldn't shift in and kept racing wide over the bend, looked very one-paced after straightening on his first attempt over AWT. Never a threat. |
| 8 | 2 | THUNDER DANCING (CG250) | D Whyte | B | Towards the rear, swung very wide into straight and covered extra ground, shaken up early in straight but the response was very limited. |
| 9 | 8 | WHISKY POWER (CH291) | M W Leung | B/H | Ridden forward from a wide draw, crossed to the rail and led them at a decent tempo, battled on briefly in straight but weakened passing 200 M, eased down final 100 M. |
| 10 | 12 | GREAT SUPREME (CJ027) | C W Wong | -- | Drifted back on jumping from the wide barrier, showed little speed and was soon in last about 6Ls back detached, unable to pick up in straight. Never a factor. |
| 11 | 6 | GOOD LUCK WIN (CK004) | K C Leung | B/XB/TT | Went forward on jumping, had a tendency to hang out and as a consequence travelled very wide on the turn, found nothing left coming off the bend, weakened rapidly from 250 M. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 12 | 3 | SUPREMACY (CD315) | M Chadwick | B | Unable to cross after the start and was caught wide without cover throughout the trip, gradually outpaced on turning, beaten early in straight. (Jockey questioned / Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |