Race 8 (581)
THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QEII CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | T Berry | -- | Held up towards rear, shaken up nearing 600M and moved closer to pace, quickened up strongly to press leader mid-straight, dueled final 200M and gained upper hand near line. |
| 2 | 1 | MILITARY ATTACK (N175) | J Moreira | H/SR | Restrained in mid-division, switched back to inner entering straight, quickened well to lead 250M but soon joined by a rival, dueled final 200M, hung out late on, headed near line. |
| 3 | 4 | VERCINGETORIX (S625) | A Delpech | SR | Held up in mid-division, shuffled back to near the rear passing 500M, responded well when gap opened up inside 300M, went 3rd 200M out but well held by first two. |
| 4 | 3 | EPIPHANEIA (S624) | Y Fukunaga | TT | Not far off from leader, raced 3-wide without cover for majority of race and did not settle, moved into a contending position 400M, stayed on moderately and not pace of first 3 final 200M. |
| 5 | 7 | DIBAYANI (S120) | Z Purton | H/SR/TT | Dropped back to the rear 7Ls off leader, mildly urged 600M out, progress on outer, stayed on over final 300M without threatening. |
| 6 | 6 | PACKING WHIZ (N120) | N Callan | H/XB | Soon taken across behind runners, settled near last, closed off fairly final 400M, never troubled leaders. |
| 7 | 10 | SAME WORLD (N098) | H Bowman | H/SR | Led uncontested, set quicker pace middle stages, headed near 300M, no extra final stages. |
| 8 | 2 | DOMINANT (N169) | G Mosse | H | Sat 4Ls off the pace in first half, crept closer home turn, not quickened under pressure entering final 400M, never threatened. |
| 9 | 9 | SANSHAAWES (S627) | O Doleuze | H/SR | Positioned one out one back, couldn't sprint with them passing 400M, checked near 200M and eased towards the line. |
| 10 | 8 | UNCOILED (S626) | K Teetan | -- | Slow to muster despite ridden along, raced keenly behind leader, came under pressure 600M, dropped away to last. |
| 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 |