Race 9 (744)
THE GUANGDONG-HONG KONG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) | B Prebble | CP | Bumped start, driven forward three-wide to race outside leader before settling one-off, one-back at turn. Urged forward on straightening, took lead 250m and held off late challenge. |
| 2 | 7 | JUN GONG (N325) | D Whyte | B2 | Began well, rolled forward before settling three-back on fence. Badly held for a run in straight before getting clear 200m and finishing strongly. |
| 3 | 2 | JOLLY SPRING (P395) | A Suborics | SR | Bumped and unbalanced start, then raced in restricted room 1100m before settling 3-back, one-off. Edged closer around turn, kept on well in straight but no match for first two. |
| 4 | 3 | JOYEUX (S340) | Z Purton | H/V/TT | Tightened start, urged forward grabbing box seat before turn. No clear run early in straight, switched out and ran on steadily closing stages. |
| 5 | 6 | HOW SPEEDY (M384) | D Lane | B/TT | No early speed, dropping to rear while edging closer to fence. Blocked for run entering straight, gut clear final 200m and finished strongly to just miss a placing. |
| 6 | 1 | GRAND PLUS (S066) | M L Yeung | P/TT | Began OK, taken to fence four-back from leader without being pushed. Stayed on fence around turn, raced tight approaching 200m before getting clear and finishing strongly. |
| 7 | 9 | MY LEGEND (P387) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Began well holding rail inside leader to 700m before taking over lead. Caught 250m out but kept battling until flattened final 100m. |
| 8 | 10 | LONDON MASTER (T345) | G Mosse | -- | Ridden to hold forward position but held wide behind midfield and over-raced. Shifted out 750m, taken even wider in straight but only one-paced. |
| 9 | 13 | DISTINCT COMMANDER (N442) | H W Lai | B/H/TT | Began OK but not much speed, settling at rear but away from fence. Kept wide around turn and found little in straight despite hard riding. |
| 10 | 4 | THUNDER DASH (T133) | H N Wong | -- | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind horses, settling a long last. Taken very wide in straight and ran past beaten horses. |
| 11 | 8 | WORLD CITY (S019) | N Callan | TT | Fractious in gate and slow into stride. Ridden to hold midfield position but proved difficult to settle. Hampered 200m when giving ground. Found to be a "roarer." |
| 12 | 11 | SEA WARRIOR (P411) | N Rawiller | TT | Pressed forward from wide draw to lead on settling but kept away from fence by inside runner and dropped to 2nd passing 700m. Kept on well till 200m before tiring. |
| 13 | 14 | SPURS ON (N428) | C Y Ho | P/TT | Pressed forward 3-wide but only 1.5L from leader before losing position around turn. Kept on fairly in straight before tiring rapidly final 200m. |
| 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 |