Race 8 (441)
THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) | B Shinn | B | Taken back from wide draw, reserved near the rear 10Ls back, moved up well on inside rounding home turn, soon quickened to lead passing 350M, kicked clear and maintained a strong gallop to the line. |
| 2 | 10 | SAVVY NINE (D056) | M Chadwick | B/XB | Tracked leaders on inside, fought well passing 500M on the rain affected ground, no match for winner over final 250M but kept on steadily to hold 2nd spot comfortably. |
| 3 | 1 | GOLDEN SIXTY (C238) | C Y Ho | -- | Shifted across behind runners, held up at the back about 10s off the pace, niggled along from 800M, widest into straight, found less than expected, ran on to claim non-threatening 3rd. |
| 4 | 6 | TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) | A Badel | B/TT | Settled behind mid-division, 6Ls off the pace halfway, wide into straight, stayed on without threatening. |
| 5 | 2 | MORE THAN THIS (C199) | Z Purton | -- | Held up behind midfield, 7-8Ls back on settling, under pressure 600M out but failed to quicken, ran home only fairly, never a threat to leaders. |
| 6 | 11 | ZEBROWSKI (E382) | M F Poon | TT | Strode forward, moved up to the lead near 1200M, steadied the pace middle stages, headed inside 350M, soon faded out of contention. |
| 7 | 9 | BUTTERFIELD (C462) | V Borges | TT | Held up towards the rear, shuffled back to last making the turn for home, gave limited response on straightening, never threatened. |
| 8 | 8 | RELIABLE TEAM (C345) | H Bentley | B | Led early stages before taking a trailing spot behind leader from 1200M, no extra passing 300M, weakened towards the line. |
| 9 | 3 | PANFIELD (E052) | K C Leung | B1/TT | Caught wide early stages, 3rd on settling chasing leaders, came under pressure 600M, soon gave ground and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| PU | 5 | SKY DARCI (D088) | K Teetan | V/TT | Chased leaders early stages, went amiss at 850M and was retired from the race. (Left hind fetlock injury.) |
| 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 |