Race 3 (486)
THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-16 1600m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | APPLAUSE FOR ME (BL169) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Mainly in prominent position, 1L 5th turning into straight, given reminder 400 M out, quickened well inside final 200 M to just get up on line. |
| 2 | 8 | ELLEN'S VOYAGE (BJ132) | B Marcus | -- | Prominent, took lead passing 400 M and kicked 1L clear 200 M out, kept on same pace under pressure and caught by winner final stride. |
| 3 | 6 | MING RIVER (BK007) | H K Cheung | -- | Prominent first 300 M, then settled in mid-division, quickened upon straightening and ran on steadily without troubling leading pair. |
| 4 | 2 | JAY EE EIGHT (BJ240) | F Johansson | -- | Jumped well and prominent early, dropped back to mid-division 1000 M out, came under pressure when 8th entering straight and made up some late ground to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | FORTUNE LINK (BK212) | K M Chin | -- | Mainly in mid-division, improved to 5th 2Ls back turning into straight, kept on before finding no extra inside final 100 M. |
| 6 | 7 | ACQUISITION (BL113) | G Childs | -- | Rear, took closer order along rails home bend, mid-division into straight, kept on steadily under pressure. |
| 7 | 9 | VA VITE (BJ054) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear before making up some late ground closing stages. |
| 8 | 4 | LIGHT AND BRIGHT (BN079) | D Holland | -- | Prominent, steady progress around home bend and gained slender lead entering straight, headed over 300 M out, then soon weakened. |
| 9 | 14 | MIGHTY MOUNT (BM143) | W H Tse | -- | Jumped well, then settled in mid-division, very wide and dropped towards rear into straight, kept on one pace under pressure. |
| 10 | 10 | KING CHARIOT (BJ036) | D Oliver | -- | Mid-division early, dropped back towards rear approaching home bend, one-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | KING STAR (BG212) | W Harris | -- | Soon dropped to rear and trailed the field to straight, ran past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 12 | 12 | SOURCE OF LIFE (BK110) | F Coetzee | -- | Always in last few. |
| 13 | 11 | ALACRITY (BL124) | J Marshall | -- | Niggled along early and prominent to straight, then dropped quickly out of contention. |
| 14 | 13 | DIAMOND CHANCE (BM227) | K H Ting | -- | Ridden to the front early and led to 450 M, then weakened badly under pressure. |
| 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 |