Race 8 (517)
THE BMW HONG KONG DERBY 2022 Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | K Teetan | TT | Chased leaders early, raced keenly passing 1600M then restrained to sit ahead of midfield, swung wide from 500M, moved up to challenge leader mid-straight, fought hard to gain upper hand close home. |
| 2 | 1 | CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) | Z Purton | TT | Soon crossed to the lead, took them along at good pace, pressed by rival 900M, kept on well on straightening, went down narrowly after an epic duel final 200M. |
| 3 | 8 | MONEY CATCHER (G171) | K C Leung | -- | Tracked leaders in a fast run race, going well turning into straight, moved up to challenge for the lead inside 400M, outstayed by first 2 over final 200M but held on for 3rd comfortably. |
| 4 | 6 | SENOR TOBA (G103) | J Moreira | B1/TT | Began only fairly, settled towards the rear early stages, crept closer along the 3-path passing halfway, wide into straight, kept on mildly over final 400M, never reach leaders. |
| 5 | 3 | THE IRISHMAN (G082) | B Shinn | H/TT | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, held up towards the rear 7Ls off the pace, saved ground on inside, moved up to 4th 300M, kept on one paced thereon. |
| 6 | 4 | TURIN REDSUN (G134) | A Badel | SR/TT | Given a patient ride, held up near last 8Ls behind leader, moved closer along the 3-path from 1000M, wide into straight, stayed on fairly to the line, never threatened. |
| 7 | 13 | CROSSFORD (G068) | V Borges | H/P | From draw 1 obtained a midfield spot along the inside, shifted out from fence 550M, kept on same pace under pressure, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 8 | 7 | FA FA (E106) | H Bentley | TT | Held up behind midfield early stages, shuffled back to a rearward position passing halfway, 6Ls to make up 400M, ran past beaten rivals only. Never near to challenge. |
| 9 | 14 | NORDIC SKY (E412) | A Hamelin | SR/XB | From draw 14 shifted across behind runners, raced in last 9Ls off the good pace, swung wide for home, gave limited response only, never involved. |
| 10 | 11 | CHAMPION DRAGON (G070) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Urged along to chase leaders, 3Ls off the pace on settling in 5th or 6th spot, came under pressure 600M, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, made no impression final 250M. |
| 11 | 5 | IMA SINGLE MAN (D476) | M F Poon | B-/H/TT | Restrained to race in midfield about 5Ls off the good pace, came under pressure from 700M, failed to go on after straightening. |
| 12 | 12 | MR ASCENDENCY (G227) | L Ferraris | B1 | Taken across to race 3-wide in midfield, without cover most of back straight, crept closer to the pace from 900M, struggled to hold its position top of straight, weakened passing 300M. |
| 13 | 9 | ROCKET SPADE (G170) | C Y Ho | XB/B1/TT | Failed to muster speed, ended up further back then hoped, raced keenly from 1200M then moved up to race outside leader along the 3-path, weakened quickly passing 400M, finished tailed out. |
| 14 | 10 | S J TOURBILLON (G138) | R Maia | -- | Went forward from draw 12, caught wide no cover until reaching to race outside leader 1400M, under heavy pressure 500M, soon weakened. Finished tailed out. |
| 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 |