Race 3 (171)
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 80TH ANNIVERSARY GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:72-48 1235m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | FLYING HIGH (BL004) | D Holland | -- | Prominent. Took command on Home Bend and drew away for an easy win. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 7 | BIG MAC (BL155) | E Legrix | -- | Squeezed at start. Soon recovered to be in midfield by 975 M. Forward move on Home Bend to behind the leader into straight. Ran on well but winner too strong. |
| 3 | 2 | PERFECT SUNSHINE (BK124) | E Saint-Martin | -- | At the back. Last into straight. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 6 | LOCAL COLOUR (BH094) | D Gauci | -- | Jumped well. Settled behind the leaders. Improved to 2nd on Home Bend. Ran on well until no more to give final 100 M. |
| 5 | 5 | SUPER FALCON (BG204) | B York | -- | Towards the rear. Good progress in straight without threatening the placegetters. |
| 6 | 9 | CASTLEPEAKTREASURE (BJ251) | W M Lai | -- | Always about midfield. Switched out to challenge top of straight and stayed on well until tiring final 100 M. |
| 7 | 3 | PICADOR (BK064) | G Mosse | -- | At the back. 2nd last into straight. Made up some ground towards the finish. |
| 8 | 4 | SHAKA ZULU (BH248) | A S Cruz | -- | Towards the rear. Carried very wide into straight, losing considerable ground. Recovered some ground in straight. |
| 9 | 10 | THIRD TIME LUCKY (BH003) | M Kinane | -- | In touch early. Midfield towards the outside at 600 M. Carried out entering the straight, losing all its chances. |
| 10 | 1 | MIGHTY MIGHTY (BK119) | B Marcus | -- | Hard ridden to contest the lead. Led narrowly to 700 M. Shared pace with winner on Home Bend where he ran off the track. Not a factor afterwards. |
| 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 |