Race 4 (346)
THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | HAPPY UNITED (H208) | Z Purton | P/TT | Showed speed at start, raced second away from the rail for the majority. Moved to the lead at the 200m, drew away to win by over a length carrying 2lb over-weight. |
| 2 | 2 | HEROIC MASTER (G394) | A Atzeni | CP/TT | Raced in midfield away from the rail. Was slightly wide around the first bend when hanging outwards. Came wider on straightening before making good ground down the outside in late stages to steal second on line. |
| 3 | 5 | ATOMIC ENERGY (H150) | Y L Chung | TT | Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Was just under 4L from the lead on straightening, drifted outwards mid-straight when hitting the line well to be third beaten just over a length. |
| 4 | 6 | NICCONI COUNTY (G208) | C Y Ho | XB/TT | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout early & middle stages. Came away from the inside on straightening, before closing well all the way to the line to be in a line of three all beaten just over a length. |
| 5 | 3 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) | L Ferraris | H1/TT | Jumped fairly & then shifted across to the rail & raced second last. Raced third last along the rail from the 600m, was just under 7L from the lead entering final section before making good late ground from a long way back. |
| 6 | 10 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) | K Teetan | CP-/B1 | Showed customary early speed to come across from gate 9 and lead. Was joined by the winner near the 200m mark, over-run for a minor placing in final 50m & was only beaten 2L into midfield. |
| 7 | 7 | CHAIN OF GOLD (J138) | L Hewitson | H1/TT1 | Bumped at the start & got back to race just worse than midfield away from the rail. Was just over 6L from the lead at 400m, shifted outwards to be the widest runner on straightening before making some late ground out wide. |
| 8 | 1 | HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) | B Avdulla | B/TT | Ridden along to improve position after the start before settling in third along the inside from about the 700m. Was only 2.5L from the lead entering last section, peaked on effort near the 150m, weakened a few lengths late. |
| 9 | 4 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | H Bentley | CP/H/TT | Raced wide in early stages before steadying approaching the 650m bend & getting back to second last. Was over 7L from the lead entering last section, halved deficit in the run to the line but only beat one rival home. |
| 10 | 8 | ENFOLDED (H336) | K C Leung | CP-/H-/TT | Drifted back from the outside gate & was a clear last after the first 50m. Continued last & nearly 9L from the lead entering last section before failing to pass a rival in the straight & being beaten 7.5L on 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 |