Race 7 (453)
THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | VOYAGE BUBBLE (E436) | J McDonald | CP | Began quickly from the one draw settling off the pace in 5th evading the speed battle, clipped heels losing some 2L 850M out, renewed effort into straight obtaining a clear run 300M out, finished strongly convincing victory. |
| 2 | 4 | ENSUED (H452) | K Teetan | -- | Pressed forward before settling within 2L of pace in 4th in back straight, became 5th in a similar position rounding home bend and 6th into straight, produced good late finish inside final 100M to snatch 2nd late. |
| 3 | 3 | CHANCHENG GLORY (H212) | H Bowman | B/XB | Pressed forward from a poor draw, wide around first bend to lead into back straight setting a fast tempo, steadied pace home bend before kicking 1L clear early in straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 150M. |
| 4 | 10 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | H Bentley | TT | Began well settling just off the pace in 3rd on rail, came to challenge entering straight holding some chance early on, only to be over-shadowed by the powerful finish of the winner and miss 3rd late. |
| 5 | 5 | HAPPY TOGETHER (G446) | A Badel | H/TT | Settled towards rear, commenced move 4-wide onto home bend reaching 2L 4th into straight, unable to sustain effort upon straightening but kept on at the one pace to the line. |
| 6 | 8 | LA CITY BLANCHE (G371) | M Chadwick | TT | Broke well but soon taken back to worse than midfield on rail, closer up when tempo slackened on home bend and saved ground turning in for home, unable to quicken under pressure to threaten. |
| 7 | 6 | STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) | L Ferraris | XB | Settled well back, commenced move 4-wide on home bend 850M out, some 3L back in 7th turning into straight, kept on one pace under pressure without quickening. |
| 8 | 2 | GALAXY PATCH (H399) | B Shinn | -- | Travelled keenly in first few between runners around first bend, remained keen and tight alongside eventual winner in back straight, lost position when close to heels 800M out, baulked briefly 400M out, ran home one-paced. |
| 9 | 7 | FIVE G PATCH (G286) | B Avdulla | TT | Settled well back from the widest draw, inconvenienced about 800M out, switched wide in last into straight, one-paced under pressure. |
| 10 | 9 | SWORD POINT (G448) | A Atzeni | CP- | Jumped awkwardly from a poor draw losing ground, wide in midfield rounding first bend, made headway 1500M out joining race leader 1300M out, folded up quickly shortly after turning into home straight. |
| 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 |