Race 2 (612)
THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | GLOBAL FAME (M335) | O Doleuze | B-/V1/TT | Parked just behind midfield 3 deep with cover. Lengthened nicely and took control of the race 150m from the line. |
| 2 | 5 | YOU AND M (P284) | K Teetan | B/TT | Went forward and led on the paint. Kept grinding away in the run to the line. |
| 3 | 14 | POSITIVE ENERGY (P011) | T Berry | E1/TT | Made its run from last position, 3 wide with cover. Made the home turn deep and finished off soundly to make the frame. |
| 4 | 6 | LA COTE DE BLEU (P307) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Went forward and raced in 2nd spot outside the leader. Was still there at the 100m, but commenced to give ground soon after. |
| 5 | 4 | WINNING ADVANTAGE (N359) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Camped 5th, 2 deep with cover. Was one paced over the final 200m. |
| 6 | 3 | NEWS SUPREME (P296) | H Bowman | TT | Enjoyed a nice run in the race, tracking the leader on the fence. Didn't respond to hard riding in the run home and was swamped over the final 100m. |
| 7 | 13 | DIAMOND START (P211) | C K Tong | -- | Taken back from a wide gate, settling behind midfield, on the rails with cover. Weakened on its run 100m from home. |
| 8 | 2 | EAGLE KING (S058) | B Prebble | -- | Crowded at the start travelling worse than midfield, 1 off with cover. Failed to close off. |
| 9 | 1 | JUST MISTERE (P012) | A Suborics | B/H/TT | Began only fairly, racing midfield the fence had cover. Was gone at the furlong and weakened soon after. |
| 10 | 11 | GOOD TIMES ROLL (P033) | A Delpech | V1/TT | Travelled with the backmakers, 1 off with cover. Failed to close off. |
| 11 | 9 | LOTUS LOVE (L155) | K C Leung | B | Did plenty of work to eventually cross and travel with the leaders on the circle 3 deep, no cover. Struggled in the home stretch. |
| 12 | 10 | SAMMY'S FALCON (CK383) | Z Purton | B/TT | Camped behind the speed 3 wide, had cover. Was a beaten horse prior to the home turn and finished tailed out. To trial |
| 13 | 12 | MAN AND MING (P026) | H W Lai | B | Jumped well then drifted back to travel ahead of midfield but was 4 deep without cover on the circle. Never likely, finishing tailed out. To trial. |
| DISQ | 7 | HIT A HOME RUN (N248) | D Whyte | CP-/TT- | Ridden patiently back in the field, 1 off the fence with cover. Ran on well. |
| 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 |