Race 4 (565)
THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | QUALITY-QUALITY (CE250) | O Doleuze | -- | Crossed from widest gate to take 2-wide position in rear about 6Ls off pace at 1200 M, still well behind in 13th turning for home, quickened up to lead 150 M out, stayed on strongly. |
| 2 | 11 | GRABBIT (CG144) | G Mosse | B1/TT | Niggled along in places 2-wide and about 3Ls or 4Ls down in midfield until home straight, vying for a place when 1L down at the 200 M, no chance with winner but did enough for 2nd place. |
| 3 | 6 | CRUSADER OF GOLD (CE188) | D Whyte | -- | Well placed with cover within 2Ls off the lead in around 5th from backstretch to home turn, every chance when about 1L down in 2nd at 200 M, lacked that extra gear. |
| 4 | 12 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | R Fradd | B/H | Worse than midfield about 4Ls or 5Ls off the speed until home straight when a little short of running room, over 2Ls down at 200 M, kept on fairly well late but just missed out on a place. |
| 5 | 1 | SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) | G Schofield | SR/TT | With cover 4-wide down the back in midfield about 3Ls off pace until 800 M, 4-wide turning for home and 1L off speed and with place prospects at the 200 M, failed to follow through. |
| 6 | 13 | SUPER DANA (CC293) | C Williams | B | 8Ls last at 1000 M, 6Ls down in rear off home turn, made some fair late ground without really threatening to place. |
| 7 | 2 | PRESENT TREASURE (CC077) | B Prebble | TT | Got back 3-wide with cover about 5Ls off pace in 10th at 1000 M, similarly placed entering home straight, stayed on fairly well but just held through final 150 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 8 | TSUNAMI (CD105) | Y T Cheng | -- | Box run on fence 2Ls off pace at 1200 M, gradually pressed on to lead at top of home straight, headed by winner 150 M out and weakened. |
| 9 | 10 | LUCKY PACKET (CD068) | M W Leung | CP/H/TT | Fractious in gates and didn't break well, over-raced early, 2Ls off speed in 4th at 1200 M, same at top of home straight, 1L down and with place hopes at 200 M, no extra and tired late. |
| 10 | 3 | GOLD SANDFIELD (CD054) | C Munce | TT | 3-back on fence but towards rear early on, on fence over 4Ls down in midfield taking home turn, always well outpaced. |
| 11 | 14 | SPARKLE (CB406) | H W Lai | V | Disputed lead out 3-wide no cover through first half of race, 1L down in 2nd turning for home, all out to be within 1L off the speed at 200 M but faded rapidly thereafter. |
| 12 | 9 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | W L Ho | CP/TT | Slow break, soon recovered and quite well placed in midfield about 3Ls off speed from 800 M to home turn, soon left behind. |
| 13 | 7 | FRAMES DEPOT (CG118) | W M Lai | -- | Over-raced when sharing early lead out 2-wide, 2Ls down in 3rd when struggling to lie up at top of home straight, faded right out, performance deemed unacceptable. |
| 14 | 5 | OPTIC KING (CE139) | H K Yim | B | 4-wide no cover early on when about 1L off speed in 4th or 5th, losing position and under pressure at 600 M when 2Ls behind in 6th, faded right out, unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |