Race 8 (509)
THE BMW HONG KONG DERBY 2023 Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | VOYAGE BUBBLE (E436) | A Badel | CP | Dropped back from wide draw, over 10Ls behind early stages before going forward 1200M, in touch at 400M, fought on gamely and wrestled the lead 100M out, narrowly clinched the Derby. |
| 2 | 6 | TUCHEL (G345) | R Moore | -- | From draw 1 moved forward to track leaders in 3rd, remained close up to home turn, challenged along the inside over final 250M, came close to win the Derby but narrowly denied at the post. |
| 3 | 2 | BEAUTY ETERNAL (H008) | Z Purton | -- | Settled just behind leaders in a slowly run race, loomed top of straight, established narrow lead 200M, dug in late when challenged but couldn't fend off first 2 late, just missed out on Derby glory. |
| 4 | 1 | KEEFY (G306) | K C Leung | H | Emerged as leader entering first turn, was allowed to set a very slow pace in the front, challenged by rivals early straight, lost command near 200M but fought on determinedly to hold 4th. |
| 5 | 13 | STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) | B Shinn | -- | Held up behind midfield, saved ground on inside throughout, kept on mildly on straightening, comfortably held by leaders in the sprint home. |
| 6 | 5 | SWORD POINT (G448) | H Bowman | CP | Restrained in mid-division, held up for clear running top of straight, failed to gain ground on leaders over final 200M. (Jockey reminded to ride out to the finish.) |
| 7 | 9 | SWEET ENCOUNTER (G426) | L Currie | B1 | Settled down midfield along the fence, remained close enough to leaders passing 500M, battled on one paced in the straight, always held by first few. |
| 8 | 3 | SUPER SUNNY SING (G319) | C Y Ho | H | Behind mid-division, raced wide no cover and inclined to race keenly early stages, under pressure from 600M, found less than expected on straightening, closed off the race only fairly. |
| 9 | 12 | ENCOUNTERED (G236) | S De Sousa | B-/H-/TT | Always prominent behind leader in a slowly run race, couldn't hold off rivals when race turned into a sprint inside 400M, faded mid-straight. |
| 10 | 8 | GALAXY WITNESS (G110) | D Lane | B | Jumped awkwardly, restrained in mid-division along the 2-path, waited with until 350M but gave limited response when driven, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 11 | 14 | BON'S A PEARLA (G449) | L Hewitson | CP-/B1 | Jumped only fairly, settled behind midfield, raced keenly early stages when pace was slow, unable to go with rivals passing 400M, soon out of contention. |
| 12 | 7 | BEAUTYVERSE (H075) | J McDonald | H/TT | Unhurried after the start, raced keenly towards the rear, taken out to 3-wide spot 1100M, swung wide home turn but came up empty on straightening. |
| 13 | 10 | ATULLIBIGEAL (G173) | L Ferraris | B/H/XB | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, held up near last in a slowly run race, failed to finish off when driven out 400M. Never involved. |
| 14 | 11 | FLAGSHIP WARRIOR (G452) | K Teetan | XB/H1 | Dropped back from wide gate, raced keenly at the rear in a slowly run race, driven along 600M and swung wide for home, failed to close off the race. |
| 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 |