Race 4 (352)
THE HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | MAKARPURA STAR (BM016) | A S Cruz | -- | Remained 11th to 1000 M. Edged forward to 7th at 600 M. Powered home upon straightening to grab lead 150 M out. Broke 1-1/2 L clear. Defied challengers to score well. |
| 2 | 3 | JADE AGE (BL128) | M Kinane | -- | Travelled 3rd to 1100 M and 4th to 300 M. Gained steadily to 2nd inside 200 M but no match for winner. Stayed on well. |
| 3 | 7 | RIVER VERDON (BG302) | J Marshall | -- | Moved forward along rails from 10th at 1400 M to 8th at 1000 M. Slightly tightened when 9th at 800 M. Closed steadily from 400 M to 3rd at 100 M. Just missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 1 | BUMPER STAR (BK014) | E Legrix | -- | Raced 7th to 900 M and 6th to Home Bend. Dropped to 8th at 350 M but fought on steadily to 4th 50 M out. |
| 5 | 8 | SMILING (BL105) | A Munro | -- | Improved from 6th at 1500 M to 3rd nearing 1000 M. Hit front 300 M out but quickly headed. Gradually weakened. |
| 6 | 11 | SURVEY KING (BK072) | G Stevens | -- | Improved position from 10th at Stables Bend to 6th at 1200 M but wide. Ran to 5th at 900 M. Reached 4th briefly at 250 M. Battled on. |
| 7 | 10 | SURE WIN KING (BK205) | G Childs | -- | Remained at rear until 450 M. Recovered considerable late ground. |
| 8 | 9 | STERLING TOWN (BK069) | B Marcus | -- | Dropped from 6th at 1600 M to 8th at 1400 M before gaining well along rails to 5th at 1100 M. Lost ground approaching Home Bend, straightening 8th. Little shift from there. (Lame.) |
| 9 | 2 | DEERFIELD (BJ162) | D Gauci | -- | Dropped back from 4th at 1500 M to 9th at 1000 M and 12th by 600 M. Struggled on. |
| 10 | 13 | WONDERFUL WORLD (BH216) | Y S Wong | -- | Shared lead to 400 M. Couldn't go on. |
| 11 | 6 | RIGHT WAY (BJ249) | K H Ting | -- | In leading pair to 350 M. Soon swamped. |
| 12 | 12 | VICTORY AND GLORY (BH174) | L O'Sullivan | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 13 | 5 | MCBRAVE (BL047) | G Mosse | -- | Wide throughout. Never nearer than 10th. |
| 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 |