Race 9 (571)
THE LI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | ROYAL PRINCE (CH072) | B Prebble | TT1 | Tracked leader one-out-one-back in 2nd to straight. Moved up to lead passing 400 M and easily went 2Ls clear 200 M out. Unextended. |
| 2 | 1 | TIBER (CD155) | Y T Cheng | XB/TT | Settled one back in 3rd on rails. Came to challenge upon straightening but never able to get to heels of winner. |
| 3 | 13 | GRAND CRU (CG265) | A Delpech | V | Travelled on rails in rear of midfield. Switched 2-wide for a run turning in. Ran on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 4 | ORIENTAL MAGIC (CE133) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled mainly in rear of midfield. Made moderate headway down centre of straight without ever threatening. |
| 5 | 9 | GALLANT LION (CG243) | S Dye | B- | Trailed the field to straight. Made up good ground down inner to be nearest to finish. |
| 6 | 3 | EXPECTATIONS (CD078) | H W Lai | SR- | Niggled at for pace at start, settling 2 back in 5th on rails within 3Ls of pace. Shaken up upon straightening but was one-paced before fading passing 200 M. |
| 7 | 7 | IMPERIAL APPLAUSE (CG209) | O Doleuze | -- | Soon taken to the rear of field. Remained same turning in. Ran on steadily under pressure. |
| 8 | 8 | TCHAIKOVSKY (CE030) | K L Chui | B | Led to 350 M. Weakened under pressure. |
| 9 | 5 | HAWKES BAY (CG064) | E Saint-Martin | XB | Raced wide in last few. Dropped to last turning in. Ran past well beaten horses early in straight. Did best work late at finish. |
| 10 | 12 | WEI HAI INVINCIBLE (CH258) | M Nunes | SR/TT1 | Raced one out two back in 4th to straight. Soon weakened. |
| 11 | 6 | GOLDEN SUN (CD386) | C W Wong | SR/V | Always towards rear. Kept on at the one pace in straight. |
| 12 | 2 | GROWL (CH224) | G Mosse | CP/TT | Raced wide behind midfield. Made no impression in straight. |
| 13 | 14 | BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (CH108) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped moderately. Settled in midfield. Dropped out into straight. |
| 14 | 11 | ON SHAN BRAVE (CH230) | S K Sit | -- | Wide in midfield to straight. Weakened. |
| 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 |