Race 8 (628)
THE LI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | REFINED TREASURE (B065) | C Schofield | XB | Chased leaders in 4th, ran on strongly hit the lead 200M, dashed clear final stages for 3 successive victories over Shatin 1000M. Won in very fast time. |
| 2 | 7 | SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) | O Doleuze | B/H | Raced alone towards the center of track, up with pace, kept going soundly final 400M, no match with winner 200M. |
| 3 | 13 | SUPERICH (B257) | J Moreira | SR/TT | Bumped at the start, failed to muster speed, settled midfield along stand's rail, awkwardly placed halfway and shifted out 400M to go forward, strong to the line and got up 3rd late. |
| 4 | 3 | MONTREAL (B338) | Z Purton | -- | Showed speed to be sharing the pace along stand's rail, couldn't lift when under siege 250M, one paced late on and lost 3rd last stride. |
| 5 | 6 | COOL TEAM (B264) | K C Leung | -- | Slow to begin, held up behind midfield but never too far back, closed off mildly final 400M without threatening first 4. |
| 6 | 12 | LAMAROSA (V093) | H N Wong | TT | In mid-division 2-3Ls off the pace, kept on one paced to the finish, never a serious threat. |
| 7 | 8 | ALCARI (A354) | T Berry | -- | Restrained to be 6th not far off leaders, chased one paced over final 400M, couldn't come on. |
| 8 | 1 | MY LITTLE FRIEND (S010) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Guided to a midfield spot towards the outside of the group, held position to the 400M, didn't quicken under pressure. |
| 9 | 11 | AMAZING STAR (B019) | C Wong | -- | Moved up to share the lead, gave limited response when placed under pressure 400M, got tired towards the finish. (Lame next day.) |
| 10 | 4 | DIAMOND RHYME (B183) | C Y Ho | -- | Scrubbed along to hold a rail position behind leaders, battled away over final 400M without getting closer to leaders. |
| 11 | 14 | VERY RICH MAN (V286) | K C Ng | H | Moved across from low draw to be racing just off the pace, bustled along halfway but unable to quicken, wilted in the run home. |
| 12 | 2 | PATRIOTISM (B262) | K Teetan | -- | Bumped by rival after the start, in 12th place 4-5Ls back, struggled to stay in touch passing halfway, detached from main field. |
| 13 | 10 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | W M Lai | B/TT | Stood flat footed at the start and lost many lengths, 8Ls off the pace in the rear, not making up ground in straight and never involved. |
| 14 | 9 | SWOT WINDICATOR (A358) | M F Poon | H | Outpaced from the start, detached from main group in rear, didn't respond to urging, never in the picture. (Irregular Heart Rhythm / Bled 2nd time.) |
| 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 |