Race 7 (412)
THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | VIVA PATACA (CG096) | D Beadman | H | Settled mainly 2-wide 2-back in joint 3rd, no panic when juxtaposed with PACKING WINNER which hit the front early in straight, soon had PACKING WINNER collared inside 200 M to assert authority. |
| 2 | 2 | PACKING WINNER (CE334) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well waiting for VIVA MACAU to cross, tracked pacemaker down far side, 4Ls behind despite sedate pace, soon taken to the front in straight without going clear enough, fought on gamely but outstayed inside 200 M. |
| 3 | 6 | EYSHAL (CJ099) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Settled 2-back disputing 3rd with rails run, held in box-seat early in straight, showed no turn of foot despite gaining clear passage inside final 200 M. |
| 4 | 7 | BULLISH CASH (CH049) | O Doleuze | TT | Settled on rails in midfield of small field, shifted out looking for a clear run entering straight, ran home at the one pace without quickening. |
| 5 | 4 | JACKPOT DELIGHT (CJ101) | C Soumillon | B | Settled well behind, saved a lot of ground on rails turning in, held up for a run 2 back inside until after 200 M, ran home steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 5 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | G Mosse | -- | Unable to find cover early when 3-wide behind midfield of the small field, harmed by the sedate pace and over-raced throughout far side despite cover, widest runner turning in, failed to stay on in critical stage of race. |
| 7 | 3 | VIVA MACAU (CH110) | K T Yeung | CP/TT | Made running setting a sedate pace which slackened midway down far side. Rider reported saddle shifted on entering back straight inconveniencing his riding. Tired out of contentiopn shortly after straightening. |
| 8 | 8 | AMBITIOUS GENERAL (CJ066) | B Prebble | B1/CC2/TT- | Soon taken back to race well behind, commenced move approaching home straight but crowded and faded out upon straightening. |
| 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 |