Race 8 (562)
THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QE II CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | VENGEANCE OF RAIN (CD142) | A Delpech | TT | 4Ls off pace in 5th at 1400 M and niggled along slightly in same position at 800 M, 3Ls down in 5th at top of stretch, quickened up well to lead at 200 M, stayed on strongly. |
| 2 | 7 | GREYS INN (CE637) | W C Marwing | -- | 8Ls off pace when 2-wide in 9th at 1400 M, pressed on 5-wide (widest of all) entering straight when 5Ls down in midfield, 1L down in 3rd at 200 M, stayed on well but couldn't over- haul winner. |
| 3 | 12 | RUSSIAN PEARL (CE019) | F Coetzee | TT | Checked at start, 10Ls off pace when 2-wide in 11th at 1400 M, worse than midfield and 6Ls down when 4-wide entering straight, ran on strongly to nick a place in final strides. (Tendon injury.) |
| 4 | 10 | SUPER KID (CC305) | G Schofield | -- | 6Ls off pace in 7th at 1400 M, 4Ls down in 6th when 2-wide at final bend, 1L down in 4th and every chance of a place at 200 M, lost a place on line. |
| 5 | 6 | PHOENIX REACH (CE628) | M Dwyer | SR | Widest at 1700 M but got in 2-wide and 6Ls off pace in 8th at 1400 M, 4Ls down in midfield at top of stretch when hindered, 2Ls down in midfield at 200 M, kept on at same pace thereafter. |
| 6 | 2 | BULLISH LUCK (CC155) | B Prebble | B | 13Ls last at 1400 M, 8Ls last entering straight, made some good late ground without troubling principals. |
| 7 | 4 | EPALO (CE636) | A Starke | -- | 2-wide and 1L off pace in 2nd at 1600 M, same entering straight when under pressure, a neck 2nd when all out at the 200 M, no extra. |
| 8 | 13 | SAMBUCA (CD189) | D Dunn | -- | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd from 400 M to home straight, didn't have much room until the 200 M but well outpaced close home. |
| 9 | 3 | ELVSTROEM (CE635) | N Rawiller | TT | Keen at 1600 M and 4Ls behind lead when 2-wide in 6th at 1400 M, 4-wide entering straight when 4Ls back in midfield, beaten at 200 M. |
| 10 | 14 | ELEGANT FASHION (CC190) | S Dye | CP1 | 9Ls off pace on fence in 10th at 1400 M, 6Ls down towards rear entering home straight, not enough dash. |
| 11 | 1 | GRAND ARMEE (CE634) | D Whyte | -- | Crowded at start but got in well 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in 4th at 1400 M, 3-wide and 2Ls down in 4th off final bend, failed to quicken up and gone 200 M out. |
| 12 | 9 | PERFECT PARTNER (CD163) | O Doleuze | TT | Soon led on fence, never clear by more than 1L from 1600 M to home turn, headed 300 M and faded fast. |
| 13 | 11 | AIN'T HERE (CC288) | G Mosse | -- | Slowest away, 12Ls down and one from rear in 12th at 1400 M, 6Ls behind in rear group entering straight, never landed a blow. |
| 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 |