Race 8 (395)
THE HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | INDUSTRIAL PIONEER (CA153) | G Mosse | -- | Held up 8 to 10Ls off pace on inside rail early on, crept much closer rounding final bend and only 3Ls down entering straight, stayed on strongly to lead close home. |
| 2 | 5 | HELENE VITALITY (CA030) | D Dunn | B | Driven to take prominent position no worse than 2 to 3Ls off pace very early on, travelled well entering straight and led 300 M out, all out when collared by winner close home. |
| 3 | 2 | CHEERS HONG KONG (CA172) | D Whyte | -- | About 11Ls off pace on fence down back straight, improved tracking winner round final bend to go 4Ls down entering straight, rallied very well but never quite latched onto front two. |
| 4 | 10 | MOMENTUM (BT279) | B Marcus | BO | Held rails position 7Ls off pace 1500 M out, steady improvement to sit 2Ls off pace turning for home, every chance of a place 250 M out but couldn't go with principals final stages. |
| 5 | 7 | INDIGENOUS (BP103) | W C Marwing | TT | Raced outside winner 8 to 10Ls off speed early on, outpaced around 600 M out and turned in racing 5-wide and about 6Ls down, finished off strongly final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 13 | RAINBOW AND GOLD (CA024) | O Doleuze | SR | Held up at least 12Ls off pace and 2-wide, 8Ls down on straightening, closed off well inside final 200 M but much too late to make any worthwhile impression. |
| 7 | 12 | PEAK POWER (BV002) | W M Lai | B | At least 12Ls off leader 1000 M out, 8Ls down and on fence entering straight, all out when 4Ls down 200 M out, no extra. |
| 8 | 3 | ELECTRONIC UNICORN (BT092) | S Dye | B | Raced 2 and 3-wide at least 12Ls off pace down back straight, niggled along and 8Ls down and 2-wide turning for home, beaten over 200 M out. |
| 9 | 9 | MAN OF HONOUR (BS267) | Y T Cheng | H | Led and on fence 1600 M out, never clear by more than 3Ls, came back to field entering straight and grabbed by HELENE VITALITY 300 M out, weakened steadily. |
| 10 | 6 | IDOL (BV313) | M Kinane | SR | Sat 3Ls off pace on fence 1600 M out, 2Ls off and 2-wide turning for home, very one-paced over 200 M out and soon passed by those staying on much more strongly from further back. |
| 11 | 1 | BILLION WIN (BP218) | Hammer-Hansen | -- | Never travelled well, raced 2-wide and 7Ls off speed leaving back straight, hard pressed to keep up 400 M out, faded right out from 300 M out. |
| 12 | 4 | HELENE EXPRESS (BT300) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Never a factor, as far as 13 or 14Ls off speed and occasionally 3-wide through first half of race, 10Ls down turning for home, no chance in straight. |
| 13 | 11 | NATURAL WINNER (BS195) | F Coetzee | -- | Within striking distance of leaders early on racing 2-wide and 4 to 5Ls off speed, came off bridle 600 M out and well beaten before entering home straight. |
| 14 | 14 | SNOWSTORM (CB255) | K H Ting | B1 | Just 2Ls off pace early on racing 2-wide, similarly placed when niggled to lie up fully 800 M out, well beaten before entering home straight. |
| 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 |