Race 7 (454)
THE HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | INDUSTRIALIST (BV064) | A Munro | -- | Always prominent. Took up running on straightening, sprinted clear 300 M out, won comfortably. |
| 2 | 8 | ORIENTAL EXPRESS (BP187) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Better than midfield early, steadily dropped to behind midfield. Ran on well from 300 M, winner too strong. |
| 3 | 3 | HOUSEMASTER (BV115) | D Harrison | B | Close-up early, then settled in midfield. Closer order around home turn to be behind leaders turning in. Kept on well until one-paced closing stages. |
| 4 | 2 | HELENE EXPRESS (BT300) | S Baster | -- | Midfield. Moved closer on home bend to be prominent entering straight. Kept on one-paced. |
| 5 | 6 | KENWOOD MELODY (BV014) | D Whyte | -- | Towards rear. Steady improvement around home bend. Not clear run at 300 M, made up some ground when got into the clear, no extra close home. |
| 6 | 9 | RUGBY SUPREME (BS263) | W M Lai | B-/TT- | Settled at the back. Made up a little ground final 200 M. |
| 7 | 1 | FLORAL JOY (BT032) | W C Marwing | -- | Soon took up running. Headed at 1600 M and sat behind leader. Gradually weakened from 300 M. |
| 8 | 10 | SCORE (BS204) | Y T Cheng | -- | Well there early. Steadily dropped towards rear. Never in contention. |
| 9 | 7 | MAN OF HONOUR (BS267) | J Quinn | H | Tardy start, ridden along to take lead at 1600 M. Headed on straightening, dropped out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 11 | SUPREME BASES (BP217) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Slowly away, soon last. Never a factor. |
| 11 | 4 | HUNTING LAD (BP153) | E Legrix | B | Led briefly, then dropped to midfield on stable bend. Dropped out steadily from 500 M. |
| 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 |