Race 8 (544)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | WILLING STORM (CJ187) | W C Marwing | H | Broke well but was soon eased off to a position behind midfield. 5Ls behind leader as they settled, made a powerful surge inside 200 M to wear down the leader close home and recorded his 3rd win over the course and distance. |
| 2 | 10 | VENI VEDI VICI (CJ081) | M Du Plessis | PC/TT | In midfield and travelled well throughout the trip, showed good acceleration to take it up 150 M out, looked a winner until the winner emerged near 50 M. Creditable effort in defeat. |
| 3 | 6 | DOUBLE LUCK (CH239) | H W Lai | -- | Drifted back to a position behind midfield, well covered on turning, stayed on soundly from off the pace for third. |
| 4 | 9 | NOBLE MAN (CC099) | W M Lai | -- | Switched off to the rear in early stages as expected, had 6Ls to make up turning in, took a while to clear before putting in a late effort that was always falling a little short. |
| 5 | 2 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Jumped well, obtained an inside run in mid-division, had a smooth run to straight but was held up on the fence to 200 M, picked up nicely once into clear. |
| 6 | 7 | DIAMOND BRILLIANCE (CH002) | K C Leung | B/TT | Rushed to the front on jumping from the wide barrier, led them along at a decent tempo, kept on till 200 M but found no extra in the closing stages. |
| 7 | 1 | HONGKONG SUPERSTAR (CH167) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Swiftly away, placed on the inside just off the pace, box-seated early in straight but couldn't step up a gear when cleared 200 M. |
| 8 | 12 | FULL PACK (CJ312) | C K Tong | -- | Taken back on jumping, towards the rear 6Ls back, taken wide approaching the home straight but failed to pick up from behind. Never threatened. |
| 9 | 8 | PLAN B (CJ123) | M Chadwick | TT | In a forward position but was forced wide without cover, held every chance going into straight but couldn't accelerate when the race got serious, faded tamely inside final 150 M. |
| 10 | 5 | SUPERIOR UNIT (CJ045) | K L Chui | B/TT | Average beginning, gradually crept up to race one out one back from leader, under pressure early in straight, unable to keep on and weakened rapidly passing 200 M. |
| 11 | 11 | CIRCULAR MACHINE (CG049) | C W Wong | B | Had the inside draw but struggled to hold a position, raced in last detached trailing over 10Ls, never able to pick up. Disappointing run albeit his first start after a long layoff. |
| 12 | 4 | CANNONISE (CD377) | B Prebble | B/TT | Began well but shifted very wide after the first turn, couldn't slot in throughout the race and was beaten turning for home. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 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 |