Race 9 (762)
THE GUANGDONG-HONG KONG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | DEJA VU (T376) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began well, beaten for pace, settling in box seat 2L from leader. Closed in steadily around turn, switched out 350m to make challenge, vigorously ridden to win on the line. |
| 2 | 2 | FULL TALENT (P446) | K Teetan | B/TT | Jumped OK, restrained and taken back looking for cover, settling one-off towards rear. Began forward move 350m, picked up steam 200m, finished strongly to just fail. |
| 3 | 1 | BORNTOACHIEVE (T313) | Y T Cheng | XB | Hard ridden to hold rail inside leader to and around turn. Kicked ahead 350m, kept finding under intense pressure final 200m, to be beaten on line. |
| 4 | 7 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | T H So | B/TT | Slow into stride, dropping to rear but holding rail. Made progress around turn, stayed on rail in straight and ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 11 | WHO ELSE BUT YOU (T341) | K K Chiong | H | Began awkwardly losing ground, then pressed forward, settling 3L from leader at turn. Kept on gamely in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 3 | STARTLING POWER (S204) | H N Wong | B | Ridden vigorously between horses to hold forward position but started to over-raced and eased one-back, one-off 700m. Kept on well to 200m before tiring. |
| 7 | 9 | STAR SUPERIOR (V255) | O Doleuze | H1/TT1 | Steadied soon after start, shifted across behind horses and last on settling. Made up ground around turn, took inside run in straight and kept on fairly. |
| 8 | 6 | EXTREMELY FUN (T024) | H W Lai | -- | Jumped OK, pressed forward, settling midfield in one-off position. Got shuffled back around turn and one-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 12 | TRAVEL NUMBER ONE (T212) | K C Ng | -- | Began OK but beaten for early pace, gradually dropping back. Last into straight, boxed on one-paced. |
| 10 | 5 | ELITE SPIRIT (S200) | Z Purton | TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing 3-wide without cover mostly. Lost position around turn, plodded in straight. |
| 11 | 4 | BRIGHT STRIKE (S195) | N Callan | B | Hard ridden from outside draw to take lead passing 800m but kept away from fence by inside runner. Under pressure soon after straightening and faded. |
| 12 | 10 | BEAR RAPPER (S337) | J Moreira | -- | Hard ridden to hold forward position, racing wide without cover 2L from leader before losing position around turn. Gave ground quickly in straight. Lame left front leg. |
| 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 |