Race 8 (701)
THE PREMIER CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:95+ 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | STERLING CITY (N152) | T Berry | -- | Travelled well in midfield, picked up the pace passing 400M, closed strongly under urge to get up 50M from home. |
| 2 | 11 | BULLISH CHAMPION (M198) | D Whyte | H/TT | Showed good early speed and chased leaders handily, unleashed a good turn of foot to lead 250M, kept on well and was only collared late on. |
| 3 | 5 | ADMIRATION (L216) | K C Leung | CP1 | 4Ls off the leaders in mid-division, travelled smoothly to straight, angled out for clear run 350M, ran on steadily but always held by first two. |
| 4 | 1 | TIME AFTER TIME (M259) | G Mosse | XB/TT | Held up near the rear 7-8Ls off the pace, saved ground along the fence, stayed on mildly over final 350M and never a serious threat to leaders. |
| 5 | 8 | PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) | M L Yeung | TT | Slow to begin, soon guided to the fence and improved to race behind midfield, plugged on under pressure final 400M, no impression on leaders. |
| 6 | 2 | CAPTAIN SWEET (L354) | W C Marwing | CP | Tracked leaders along the rail, remained a prominent factor before fading final 100M. |
| 7 | 4 | ZAIDAN (M234) | B Prebble | TT | Held up behind midfield, angled out to clear inside 450M, stayed on only fairly. |
| 8 | 13 | LET ME HANDLE IT (L287) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken back from draw 14, patiently ridden in last well off the pace in middle stages, swung widest home, made limited progress. |
| 9 | 12 | LEADING CITY (CK298) | Y T Cheng | TT | Driven forward from draw 13, crossed to track leader along the 2-path, lacked a further response passing 300M, weakened gradually. |
| 10 | 10 | BEST ELEVEN (N016) | A Suborics | TT | Held up mid-division along the 2-path, given every hope in straight but never going the pace to challenge, no extra inside 100M. |
| 11 | 7 | CHARLES THE GREAT (N171) | Z Purton | SR/TT | Unable to slot in from outside draw, restrained to near last while racing keenly, underwent a 3-wide journey over the turn, came up empty when asked. |
| 12 | 9 | EL ZONDA (CK132) | O Doleuze | TT | Reserved near the rear, kept on one paced final 400M and failed to reach a contending position. |
| 13 | 6 | AASHIQ (CK175) | T Angland | CP | Led uncontested, set steady pace, unable to shake off pursuers turning home, swamped mid-straight. |
| 14 | 3 | PACKING OK (L372) | H W Lai | H/TT | Guided to a position behind midfield, 3-wide without cover round the home turn, had nothing to offer passing 400M. |
| 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 |