Race 6 (513)
THE HONG KONG LIONS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | HAPPILABABY (T315) | Z Purton | B/TT | Settled in worse than midfield along the rail, 6L behind the leader, suited to the quick tempo, closed off with a good finishing effort along the rail. |
| 2 | 4 | HAPPY ROCKY (S147) | B Prebble | BO-/XB | Raced in midfield, 5L off the pace 2 wide with cover, ran on nicely for 2nd. |
| 3 | 12 | ALLCASH (T195) | K Teetan | TT | Travelled in front of midfield, 3L behind the leader on the rail, despite harmed by the quick tempo, finished off well for 3rd. (Questioned for not taking up a favorable run) |
| 4 | 9 | FULL GLORY (T092) | C Y Ho | H/TT | At rear, 9-3/4L behind the leader 2 wide with cover, suited to the fast tempo, finished off well for 4th. |
| 5 | 6 | ASHKIYR (P151) | J Moreira | -- | Raced towards the rear, 8L behind the leader 2 wide with cover, suited to the quick tempo, made ground steadily in the straight. |
| 6 | 14 | UNIQUE HAPPIEST (S245) | K K Chiong | E | Pushed forward to take the rail and led by 1-1/2L, not suited to the fast tempo, weakened passing 200M. |
| 7 | 1 | VANILLA (P439) | N Callan | -- | Sat just behind midfield, 6-1/2L off the pace 2 wide with cover, suited to the fast tempo but couldn't find extra to improve. |
| 8 | 3 | JOLLY GENE (T146) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Travelled in midfield along the rail, 4-1/2L behind the lead, one paced and not competitive. |
| 9 | 10 | TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) | H N Wong | B | Urged forward and took up box-seat, 1-1/2L behind the leader, harmed by the quick pace, slight dash only after 200M. |
| 10 | 11 | CHINA DELIGHT (N148) | M L Yeung | B | Raced in worse than midfield, 7-1/4L behind along the rail, suited to the fast tempo, but ran home only one paced. |
| 11 | 13 | MIDNITE PROMISE (S379) | C Schofield | B | Rolled forward to race prominently, 2L off the pace initially 2 wide without cover, harmed by the fast pace and was disappointing in the straight. |
| 12 | 8 | EAGLE POWER (P038) | E da Silva | B/TT | Initially in midfield but niggled along in the Back Straight to improve to sit outside the leader, harmed by the fast tempo, however was not competitive. |
| 13 | 5 | LUCKY OMENS (P146) | D Whyte | B/TT | Slow to jump, raced behind midfield, 7-1/2L behind but trapped 3 wide without cover, despite suited to the fast tempo, did not run on. |
| 14 | 7 | ADMIRAL LORD (P093) | Y T Cheng | XB/TT | Taken back from the widest barrier, eased down near 800M, never a factor. (Irregular heart rhythm) |
| 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 |