Race 7 (450)
THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | WERTHER (V083) | H Bowman | B | Bit keen early on, settled one off fence three back, face breeze at 1450 metre, checked at 600 metre and no room just before 500 metre, lay in early part of straight, before running on well. |
| 2 | 4 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | N Callan | TT | Face breeze early part before taking box-seat run, shifted out slightly before home turn, looked the winner at 100 metre under hard riding, nailed by winner. |
| 3 | 5 | SECRET WEAPON (S217) | N Rawiller | TT | Settled on rails four back, travelled, saved ground turning in, ran on under riding. Followed the winner, one off fence, improved at 600 metre, tight soon after and checked at 550 metre, battled on. |
| 4 | 7 | BASIC TRILOGY (V133) | D Whyte | B | Set a clip to suit himself, under ridden soon after turning in. No match in end. |
| 5 | 1 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | Z Purton | H/TT | Followed the winner, one off fence, improved at 600 metre, tight soon after and checked at 550 metre, battled on. |
| 6 | 2 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | T Berry | B | Settled at rear as usual - 8 lengths off leader - took off at 800 metre, bumped twice at 600 metre and before the turn, went wide at home turn. One paced. |
| PU | 6 | FLAME HERO (P294) | K C Leung | V | Eased out passing the 900 metre. Bled. |
| 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 |