Race 8 (568)
THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QEII CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | N Callan | TT | Settled down midfield 2-wide, 3-wide bid and moved to contention 600M, responded gamely to urgings, hit lead 150M, drew clear final 100M for a commanding victory. |
| 2 | 9 | STAPHANOS (T622) | Y Fukunaga | H | In midfield, held up in 5th back straight, travelled well behind leaders home turn, switched back inner for clear run 250M, stayed on without matching winner, narrowly prevailed in blanket finish for 2nd. |
| 3 | 4 | CRITERION (T613) | C Williams | B | Away well, restrained to sit just behind leader along the 2-path, vied for lead passing 400M, not finishing pace of winner final 150M, battled on to line, lost 2nd last stride. |
| 4 | 1 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | J Moreira | -- | Eased back to a rearward position 9Ls off the pace, bid 3-wide passing 700M, did best work final 200M, just missed out on a placing. |
| 5 | 12 | PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) | O Peslier | H/SR/XB | Waited with near the rear in a slowly run race, crept closer to leaders home turn, guided to clear 400M and closed off nicely, not getting to winner but was only beaten a nostril by the 2nd. |
| 6 | 6 | HELENE SUPER STAR (S152) | D Whyte | TT | Blundered at the start, close up in 3rd, kept to inside turning in, battled on well only grudgingly gave way final strides. |
| 7 | 2 | MILITARY ATTACK (N175) | B Prebble | B/H | Settled down in 4th 3Ls off the pace, ranged 3-wide 600M, vied for lead passing 400M, turned one pace final 150M. |
| 8 | 10 | HELENE HAPPY STAR (T104) | T Berry | H/XB | Held up 6-7Ls back in midfield, saved ground on the inside, keen and not helped by the slow tempo midway, stayed on moderately entering straight, steadied 200M, regrouped and closed off the race well. |
| 9 | 8 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) | K Teetan | -- | Dropped back to last, raced as the back-marker throughout, closed off steadily down the outside, held ground only. |
| 10 | 7 | SMOKING SUN (T621) | S Pasquier | B | Towards the rear, pushed along 500M but failed to make significant progress. |
| 11 | 5 | RED CADEAUX (N618) | H Bowman | -- | Held up 2-wide behind midfield, bustled along 550M, couldn't find extra gear, never a threat to leaders. |
| 12 | 11 | SAME WORLD (N098) | K C Leung | H/SR | Worked to the lead from wide barrier, was restrained once in front and took them along slowly, lost lead inside 400M, no extra 300M and faded 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 |