Race 7 (377)
THE 1998 HONG KONG DERBY Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | JOHAN CRUYFF (BP333) | E Legrix | -- | Soon settled towards rear. Progress from 700 M to reach midfield turning in. Ran on strongly 300 M out to take command at 200 M. Kicked well clear and won easily. |
| 2 | 4 | EN RAPPORT (BP122) | W Woods | B | Midfield to straight. Ran on well to grab 2nd place. Winner too strong. |
| 3 | 9 | MONZA (BS065) | K M Chin | -- | Always well there. Mainly 3rd. Kept on well in straight without threatening. |
| 4 | 1 | BORN TO WIN (BP010) | A Munro | -- | At rear to straight. Made up good ground in straight. |
| 5 | 11 | SKASE RACE (BP124) | B Doyle | -- | Prominent briefly but soon settled worse than midfield. Made up good ground final 200 M. |
| 6 | 13 | WINNING SCENE (BS017) | F Coetzee | B | Jumped well. Gradually dropped to midfield. Steadied approaching 400 M. Resumed effort and made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 7 | 12 | SMASHING PUMPKIN (BP173) | B Marcus | -- | At the back. Wide into straight. Made up some ground in closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | MIGHTY LANTERN (BS051) | P Payne | H | Slow into stride. Soon moved up to be worse than midfield. Progress in straight until one-paced final 100 M. |
| 9 | 3 | ELECTRONIC ZONE (BP032) | D Whyte | -- | In touch to 200 M. No extra. |
| 10 | 2 | DANZIGHILL (BN190) | G Boss | -- | Unable to settle and pulled to the front. Disputed lead from 800 M. Headed approaching 200 M. Weakened badly. |
| 11 | 10 | MULTI-STAR (BN235) | R Fradd | -- | At the back. Passed beaten horses in the closing stages. |
| 12 | 5 | FOREST SPRING (BN202) | E Saint-Martin | B | Better than midfield. Not a factor from 450 M. |
| 13 | 6 | HUNTING LAD (BP153) | D Nikolic | B | Prominent. Disputed lead from 800 M. 2nd into the straight. Faded from 250 M. |
| 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 |