Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	2	WE ARE HERO (G207)	H. Bowman	K. L. Man	85	135	1.9	2	11		0:57:10	8-4-1	13.47 20.97 22.66
2	6	CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451)	C. Y. Ho	A. S. Cruz	79	129	5.8	4.6	1	1.75	0:57:38	11-10-2	13.75 20.93 22.70
3	8	METRO WARRIOR (D387)	L. Hewitson	D. A. Hayes	77	127	13	6.6	7	2.75	0:57:55	1-2-3	13.19 21.17 23.19
4	5	SPECIAL M (E271)	A. Badel	John Size	80	130	26	31	2	3	0:57:58	6-1-4	13.43 20.89 23.26
5	13	NORTHERN BEACHES (H266)	K. Teetan	W. Y. So	65	115	18	14	6	3.75	0:57:68	7-7-5	13.47 21.01 23.20
6	9	EQUALETTA BLITZ (D385)	R. Maia	D. Whyte	73	123	18	20	12	4	0:57:74	2-3-6	13.31 21.09 23.34
7	4	RUN RUN COOL (E322)	K. C. Leung	F. C. Lor	80	130	13	22	9	5.5	0:57:96	4-5-7	13.35 21.09 23.52
8	3	ATOMIC FORCE (G221)	H. Bentley	C. Fownes	82	132	16	13	10	5.5	0:57:98	10-9-8	13.55 21.09 23.34
9	7	STAR BRITE (G104)	S. De Sousa	K. W. Lui	79	129	28	40	3	6.25	0:58:08	12-12-9	13.79 21.09 23.20
10	12	MAYHEM (H226)	M. Chadwick	F. C. Lor	65	115	23	35	4	6.75	0:58:18	13-13-10	13.83 21.17 23.18
11	1	SUNNY BOY (A379)	C. L. Chau	W. Y. So	85	133	47	99	5	7.25	0:58:28	9-11-11	13.51 21.21 23.56
12	10	HAPPY SHARING (G169)	V. Borges	P. C. Ng	68	118	24	52	8	10.5	0:58:77	5-8-12	13.39 21.21 24.17
13	11	GALLANT CROWN (D359)	H. T. Mo	A. T. Millard	66	114	42	99	13	11.5	0:58:94	3-6-13	13.31 21.17 24.46

Sire:Headwater

Breed of the Winning Horse:WE ARE HERO

Dam:Kinsella

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	2	20.5
place	2	11.5
	6	18.5
	8	21
forecast	2-6	78
quinella	2-6	59
quinella place	2-6	29
	2-8	34
	6-8	59
3 pick 1 (Composite Win)	A1	20.5
tierce	2-6-8	311
trio	2-6-8	126
first 4	2-5-6-8	579
quartet	2-6-8-5	4815
5th double	(3-2)	$95.5
5th double consulation	(3-6)	$41.5

Recap by phillip woo

Even-money favourite We Are Hero won going away after hitting the front near the 200m following a midfield run two off the grandstand side for a fourth win. He remains one to follow over this trip. Punted late California Deeply finished well near the far side to grab second 100m out after a patient ride two from the rear. It was a solid effort trying the straight 1,000m for the first time. Metro Warrior just edged Special M for third after sharing the lead in the center of the course. It was another honest performance. Specked late Special M grudgingly gave way after narrowly making the lead from a low draw. It was his best effort from four goes over this Sha tin trip. Northern Beaches ran on steadily from behind midfield to finish next best. It was a good effort first time out in Hong Kong. Equaletta Blitz weakened over the last 100m after a speed-chasing run near the grandstand side. Run Run Cool came up flat after a handy run.

Racing Incident Report

Race Six: (563) - THE HONG KONG LIONS CUP (HANDICAP) - Class 3 - 1000Meters

STAR BRITE, which was slow to begin, was then crowded for room between SPECIAL M which was taken out by CALIFORNIA DEEPLY and MAYHEM which shifted in and away from SUNNY BOY.

NORTHERN BEACHES jumped awkwardly and brushed SUNNY BOY.

EQUALETTA BLITZ and ATOMIC FORCE jumped only fairly.

Soon after the start, EQUALETTA BLITZ and GALLANT CROWN bumped.

Near the 700 Metres, SUNNY BOY raced tight to the outside of SPECIAL M when that runner shifted out slightly.

EQUALETTA BLITZ lay out under pressure over the final 400 Metres, resulting in its rider, R Maia, having to stop riding and straighten on several occasions.

Whilst the Stewards were satisfied that the riding of R Maia, 6th placegetter, over the concluding stages did not affect the horse's finishing position, he was nonetheless reminded of his obligation to ensure that he fully rides his mounts out to the finish of the race.

Near the 50 Metres, NORTHERN BEACHES was steadied to avoid CALIFORNIA DEEPLY which shifted out.

After the race, ATOMIC FORCE was noted to have blood at its mouth.

A veterinary inspection of RUN RUN COOL and MAYHEM immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

WE ARE HERO and CALIFORNIA DEEPLY were sent for sampling.