Race 1 (597)
THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-0 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | FANTASTISCH (CK017) | K C Leung | XB/TT | Began awkwardly from a poor draw, settled in 4th or 5th not far off, commenced move turning in, hit the front over 200 M out and soon drew clear, won easily. |
| 2 | 2 | DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) | B Doyle | -- | Began with others, settled in rear of midfield on rails, fought on well under pressure in straight to grab 2nd closing stages. |
| 3 | 3 | EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) | Y T Cheng | B | Raced wide without cover in midfield early stages, moved forward to dispute lead 3-wide far side, hit the front upon straightening, unable to sustain effort under pressure in the run home. |
| 4 | 6 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | T H So | B | Broke well, settled just worse than midfield, fought on steadily under pressure from midfield into straight. |
| 5 | 13 | BINGO KEY (CK190) | D Whyte | B | Settled in forward of midfield, came under pressure to challenge upon straightening, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 4 | GOLDEN BOY (CJ263) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Began the best from the one draw, ridden along for early pace, settled just off the speed in 3rd or 4th on rails far side, came under pressure from approaching straight, faded gradually. |
| 7 | 14 | BERNINI (CJ168) | M W Leung | -- | Trailed the field to straight, only ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | DIVINE KID (CK157) | H W Lai | B | Settled in last few, went wide into straight, ran past well-beaten runners in the run home. |
| 9 | 12 | BAYVIEW GREYSLEW (CJ194) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Niggled along early in midfield, held similar position far side, commenced move turning in, unable to sustain effort from 5th into straight. |
| 10 | 5 | EVER KING (CE147) | T Angland | B/TT | Always in last few, saved ground turning in, made no further impression in straight. |
| 11 | 1 | DRAGON CHOICE (L338) | M Chadwick | CP-/TT | Midfield early, took slightly closer order far side, came under pressure rounding home bend, found nothing from midfield into straight. |
| 12 | 11 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | D Beadman | B-/PC2 | Always in last few and never seen with a chance. |
| 13 | 9 | WELL DONE (L343) | G Cheyne | B | Driven along from a poor draw to a forward position early, joined leaders coming out of back straight, folded up quickly after straightening. |
| 14 | 7 | CHAIN WIN (CJ315) | C K Tong | B/TT | From a wide draw, soon driven to quickly take up running, joined by two others over halfway out, dropped away inside 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 |