Race 8 (414)
THE HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | OLYMPIC EXPRESS (CB094) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Raced 3-wide about 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 4-wide and 4Ls off the pace entering straight, picked up well to be half a length down at the 200 M, led 100 M out, held on gamely. |
| 2 | 2 | DR MORE (BV164) | S Dye | -- | Bit keen early, on fence about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace from 1600 M to home straight when driven along, half a length down with every chance 200 M out, kept on bravely but couldn't overhaul winner. |
| 3 | 14 | ELEGANT FASHION (CC190) | G Mosse | -- | Settled 2-wide and about 5Ls or 6Ls off the pace down back straight, 4Ls down when held up for a run at top of home stretch, 3Ls down at the 200 M out, kept on very strongly, unlucky. |
| 4 | 5 | HOUSEMASTER (BV115) | C Soumillon | SR | Led 1600 m out, 2Ls clear 1200 M out, headed by CARACOLER 1000 M out, led again from top of home straight to 100 M out when headed by winner, no extra. |
| 5 | 4 | RED PEPPER (CA196) | G Schofield | -- | On fence 6Ls off the pace down the back straight, 4Ls down entering straight, 2Ls down at the 200 M, one-paced thereafter. |
| 6 | 6 | GOGGLES (CB140) | D Whyte | H | Raced 2-wide 4Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 3-wide and 3Ls down entering straight, all out and still 3Ls down at the 200 M out, faded a little close home. |
| 7 | 3 | PRECISION (CA209) | M Kinane | SR | Raced 8Ls off the pace 1200 M out, under pressure entering straight when 4-wide and 6Ls off the pace, about 4Ls down 200 M out, couldn't get any closer. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 10 | CARACOLER (CA365) | D Dunn | SR | Very keen early on when better than midfield, sent on from 1200 M out to lead at the 1000 M, still in front off the home turn but was under pressure, soon headed, faded. |
| 9 | 9 | RAINBOW AND GOLD (CA024) | J Spencer | B-/SR2 | No speed early on, settled about 10Ls off the pace in rear down the back straight, about 8Ls down in rear entering straight, no impression. |
| 10 | 11 | TOP PRIZE (CC097) | W M Lai | -- | On fence 8Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 7Ls down and 3-wide at top of home straight, no impression. |
| 11 | 12 | SUPER GOAL STRIKER (BV173) | F Coetzee | -- | 2Ls off the pace in 2nd position 1200 M out, about 3Ls down in 3rd place at top of home straight, dropped out quickly. |
| 12 | 13 | EQUATOR KID (CC134) | R Fradd | B-/V1 | On fence 10Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 5-wide and driven along entering straight when 5Ls down, still 5Ls behind 200 M out, weakened right out. |
| 13 | 8 | IDOL (BV313) | A Suborics | -- | Very awkwardly into stride and lost plenty of ground, raced 2-wide 10Ls off the pace 1200 M out, improved to be 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace on straightening, found nothing under pressure, faded. |
| 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 |