Race 7 (617)
THE INDIAN RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | CALIFORNIA BOUNTY (P222) | M L Yeung | TT | Jumped fairly but quickly into stride to lead clearly before turn. Swung wide entering straight but kept on strongly to line holding off late challenge. |
| 2 | 6 | ABLE SPEED (CK210) | T Berry | B/H/TT | Began well but allowed to settle 2-back, one-off before turn. Lost position entering straight but picked up momentum and ran on strongly from 200m. |
| 3 | 12 | SUPER PLUS (CJ090) | T H So | -- | Punched forward from wide draw but unable to slot in and raced without cover. Covered extra ground turn but kept on well, shifting in final stages. |
| 4 | 4 | GOOD BOY BOY (CK388) | K C Leung | -- | Hard ridden to hold rail after start, sat behind leader to turn. Got rails runs when leader swung wide but unable close gap. One-paced. |
| 5 | 8 | CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) | H W Lai | TT | Jumped well then eased 2-back the fence on settling. Peeled out to make challenge 400m, kept on steadily to the line. |
| 6 | 10 | TOUCH GO (L254) | W M Lai | -- | Caught wide soon after start, forced to cover extra ground turn, swung wide into straight, kept on one-paced. |
| 7 | 7 | LONDON CHINA TOWN (L236) | K C Ng | -- | Jumped well but close on heels into turn and then checked 500m. Kept on steadily in straight until blocked for run final stages. |
| 8 | 2 | ARRIVED AHEAD (M068) | G Mosse | B | Began fairly but moved up quickly to join leading bunch before turn. Rolled forward to sit outside leader 600m, looked chance 400m, but one-paced. |
| 9 | 3 | SIMPLE (N021) | Z Purton | B | Ridden quietly dropping back to near last before turn. Switched wide entering straight, put under whip early but only one paced. Collapsed after race. |
| 10 | 5 | SHAHJEE (M151) | C Y Lui | B | Outpaced and trapped 3-wide early behind midfield. Lost position turn, one-paced final 400m. |
| 11 | 11 | SKY MASCOT (L267) | C K Tong | B | Crowded and lost ground start. Cut in to rail, improved around turn, one-paced straight, bumped and unbalanced close to line. |
| 12 | 1 | WINDICATOR STAR (N233) | C Y Ho | P/TT | Fractious in gate, began awkwardly, losing ground. Tailed field thereafter, bumping second-last horse close to line. |
| 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 |