Race 8 (246)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | SNOW FAIRY (M619) | R Moore | -- | Dropped back to near last after the start, confidently ridden, 6Ls to make up passing 400 M, accelerated impressively from a near impossible position, drew level with runner-up 50 M out and edged away. |
| 2 | 6 | IRIAN (CL187) | B Prebble | H/TT | Positioned 2-wide and held up behind midfield, ran on gamely final 300 M only beaten by UK's champion 3yo filly Snow Fairy near finish. |
| 3 | 8 | PACKING WINNER (CE334) | O Doleuze | -- | Led uncontested and took them along at a sedate tempo, pressed nearing top of straight, held on to lead until 100 M, battled on well late stages for place honour. |
| 4 | 1 | VISION D'ETAT (CL614) | O Peslier | -- | Towards the rear and not hurried, travelled well throughout, driven along inside 500 M, finished well down the outside final 250 M, just beaten for 3rd. |
| 5 | 10 | PLANTEUR (M616) | L Dettori | SR | Positioned 2-wide in mid-division, out into clear 350 M, ran on well to 150 M but turned one pace thereafter. |
| 6 | 4 | SUPER SATIN (CK116) | D Whyte | B2 | Placed off the rail ahead of midfield, held up along the inside till 250 M but found less than expected when clear. |
| 7 | 3 | CIRRUS DES AIGLES (CL623) | F Blondel | -- | Positively ridden early to overcome a wide draw, sat one out one back and chased leader to 150 M, outpaced late stages. |
| 8 | 11 | STACELITA (M617) | C Lemaire | -- | Prominent behind leaders in the 2-path, loomed a threat 250 M out but tired inside 100 M. |
| 9 | 12 | REGGANE (M618) | G Mosse | SR/TT | Reserved in last over 10Ls behind leader in a slowly run race, finished the last 400 M 2nd fastest but was left with too much to do. |
| 10 | 9 | SUPER PISTACHIO (CL099) | F Coetzee | TT | Forwardly placed just behind leader, went off the rail nearing 500 M to challenge, found no extra pace in straight and weakened steadily 200 M. |
| 11 | 7 | SRI PUTRA (M615) | P Robinson | B | Not suited by the slow pace and raced keenly behind midfield in the first half, brushed the rail at 400 M and lost momentum, one-paced final 200 M. |
| 12 | 5 | GLASS HARMONIUM (M614) | C Williams | SR/TT | Held up towards the rear, made very limited progress inside 400 M, never a factor. |
| 13 | 2 | COLLECTION (CK217) | D Beadman | H- | Held up behind midfield 7 to 8Ls off a sedate pace, didn't pickup turning for home, weakened steadily final 200 M. (Lame right front leg.) |
| 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 |