Race 5 (544)
THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:56-32 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SPRING MILES (BT301) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced towards stand side and always in charge. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 3 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | -- | Midfield, ran on under pressure from 400 M out. |
| 3 | 6 | GREEN SUPREME (BK109) | D Whyte | -- | Behind midfield, kept on final 400 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 5 | MASTER MERLIN (BN080) | C T Cheng | BO | Prominent, no extra final 100 M. |
| 5 | 2 | WINNING MASCOT (BT105) | W C Marwing | B | Prominent, struggled to hold position from 200 M. |
| 6 | 13 | ENERGY POWER (BT130) | R Fradd | -- | In touch early, no extra closing stages. |
| 7 | 8 | MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Behind midfield, kept on final 200 M. |
| 8 | 12 | INCREASE SPEED (BN049) | K H Ting | BO/TT | In touch early, soon niggled along and never likely to reach leaders. |
| 9 | 14 | SUPER CONNECTIONS (BP127) | C M Ho | B | Slow away and well back, shifted out towards stand side 600 M and ran on late to be nearest at finish. |
| 10 | 7 | BUSTER (BV297) | B Marcus | -- | Around midfield, hustled along 400 M out, little response. |
| 11 | 4 | SIR TIMAH (BT063) | S K Sit | -- | Slow away, sent forward to be in touch 600 M, under whip 400 M, gave ground from 200 M. |
| 12 | 11 | CLASSIC DANCER (BV170) | K H Yu | B | Tardy start and always behind midfield. |
| 13 | 10 | INTRIGUE (BV018) | J Quinn | P1 | Never a factor. |
| 14 | 9 | WINNING KING (BV250) | W S Yu | -- | Some early speed before dropping out. |
| 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 |