Race 8 (247)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | J McDonald | TT | Began well, restrained to race in the 4th spot always in touch with leaders, driven 400M and wrestled the lead near 200M, kept on strongly late stages for an authoritative win. |
| 2 | 9 | LIBERTY ISLAND (K917) | Y Kawada | -- | Settled towards the rear 5-6Ls off the pace, closed off final 400M fastest, took 2nd close home but never got to the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | TASTIERA (K913) | D Lane | XB/TT | Moved up to chased leader, held 2nd spot from 1600M, went on and took over near 400M, headed mid-straight before losing 2nd close home. |
| 4 | 7 | THE FOXES (K916) | O Murphy | XB | Jumped fairly, caught wide early stages and was steadied to obtain a position with cover near the rear, had some work to do 400M, stayed on to claim 4th near line but posed no threat to first three. |
| 5 | 3 | STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) | B Avdulla | XB | Close up behind leaders early stages, eased back to race in midfield from 1400M, couldn't quicken enough to challenge first three on straightening, kept on mildly to line, lost 4th close home. |
| 6 | 5 | CALIF (K914) | A De Vries | B/XB | Not hurried after the start, waited with in a rearward position 6Ls off the pace, found the line fairly passing 400M and was never a winning hope. |
| 7 | 10 | CONTENT (K918) | R Moore | E/XB | Restrained after the jump, given a waiting ride at the back of the field 7-8Ls off the pace, responded only fairly and made only limited progress from 400M, raced tight late not ridden out near the finish. |
| 8 | 2 | SPIRIT DANCER (K912) | O Orr | XB | Settled down in mid-division, caught wide no cover from 1500M, moved up to 4th at 400M, couldn't sustain run mid-straight and faded. |
| 9 | 6 | NIMBLE NIMBUS (E249) | A Atzeni | V/TT | Obtained a midfield position along the fence, driven 450M but failed to run on. |
| 10 | 11 | WINGSPAN (K919) | W Lordan | -- | Soon took up running, set steady pace to the home straight, headed near 400M, soon weakened drifted out of contention. |
| 11 | 8 | ENCOUNTERED (G236) | H Bowman | B | Jumped well and went forward to track leaders without being pressured to do so, gave way top of the straight then weakened to finish last. (Jockey : intended to ride in a conservative manner.) |
| 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 |