Race 9 (626)
THE HONG KONG LIONS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | BLAZE KING (CK104) | J Lloyd | B-/XB-/TT2 | Always prominent, quickened well when asked 400 M out and soon led, kept on soundly to score. |
| 2 | 12 | AMEDEO (CK292) | G Cheyne | TT | Easily ran up to share the lead, responded well when asked 400 M out, headed 250 M out, kept on well for 2nd. |
| 3 | 5 | CALIFORNIA CHOICE (M114) | M Chadwick | TT | Out in line, settled within striking distance from the leaders, responded satisfactorily when asked 400 M out, ran on steadily for 3rd. |
| 4 | 4 | ROMANTIC CITY (L023) | C Y Ho | -- | Easily ran up to share the lead, headed 250 M out, hung in in the concluding stages, just missed a place. |
| 5 | 9 | LONDON CHINA TOWN (L236) | B Prebble | -- | Lacked early speed, drifted back gradually towards the rear halfway, badly held up until 200 M out, finished off strongly when clear, too late. |
| 6 | 10 | AT MOMENT IN TIME (L211) | Y T Cheng | SR | Pushed up early to catch up with the pace, hung in 400 M out, held up in the concluding stages, kept on satisfactorily, not fully tested. |
| 7 | 6 | SHINING VICTORY (L163) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Travelled in midfield early, urged along to maintain position halfway, made up gradual ground final 300 M out, crowded 50 M out. |
| 8 | 7 | SUPREME WIN (CK204) | O Doleuze | CP | Urged along to maintain a position in midfield, finished off satisfactorily final 300 M, crowded 50 M out. |
| 9 | 8 | NIGHTLIGN (CJ145) | B Doyle | P-/H- | Settled 3-4Ls off the speed, finished off fairly, only made limited progress final 250 M. |
| 10 | 14 | FIRST IN COMMAND (L085) | M Du Plessis | H/TT | Settled just off the pace, held ground until got tired 250 M out. |
| 11 | 13 | UNION'S STAR (CK117) | C W Wong | V- | Lacked early speed and travelled at the rear, urged along halfway, failed to make up any ground. |
| 12 | 2 | TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) | T H So | -- | Settled in midfield, gave no response when asked for efforts 400 M out, soon faded. |
| 13 | 3 | EL MORRO (CK344) | T Angland | H | Settled just behind the leaders, failed to keep on 300 M out, soon weakened. (Bled and abraded both hinds) |
| 14 | 1 | AMIGO (CK358) | P Strydom | H- | Settled 2Ls off the speed, outpaced halfway, gave ground. |
| 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 |