Race 7 (457)
THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:56-32 1600m Sha Tin Soft
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | PERFECT TIMING (BH073) | L Dittman | -- | Improved from 7th leaving 1000 M to be 3rd into straight. Ran on under pressure to challenge closing stages, gaining upper hand towards finish. (Promoted) |
| 2 | 5 | JUPITER PIONEER (BH042) | D Murphy | -- | Always prominent. Led under pressure 200 M and kept on gamely when challenged. Found winner too strong final strides. |
| 3 | 11 | MALAYAN BRIGHT (BG320) | K M Chin | -- | Rear till effort before home bend. Kept on final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 8 | TAIPAN STAR (BH067) | N Barker | -- | Worked his way towards leaders from 700 M to be in touch into straight. Stayed on without quickening. |
| 5 | 3 | AUTO FOCUS (BH066) | C K Tse | -- | Made most to 200 M where he could find no more. |
| 6 | 1 | SUPER HERO (BH044) | A S Cruz | -- | Never a factor. |
| 7 | 6 | VIVE LONGTEMPS (BD002) | B Marcus | -- | Well there till failing to hold place before home bend. |
| 8 | 4 | ALWAYS FORTUNE (BE138) | C W Choi | -- | Never better than mid-division. |
| 9 | 10 | LUCKY FLYER (BG318) | K L Tsui | -- | Slow into stride and soon came under pressure. Was 4th till losing ground from 900 M. |
| 10 | 9 | GREEN PEACE (BH001) | W Woods | -- | Good headway from rear 700 M to be quite well there in 4th before home turn. Failed to sustain effort on straigh- tening. |
| 11 | 7 | NATURAL COLOUR (BH002) | C F Chan | -- | Soon became tailed-off. |
| 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 |