Race 5 (550)
THE HONG KONG RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | LIBERATOR (L240) | T Clark | TT | Smart break, rolled on to track leader on rail, advanced 1 off 600m, led 400m, kicked 3L clear 300m, kept on for cosy win. |
| 2 | 9 | CARTHAGE (L256) | Y T Cheng | SR/TT | Good break, settled behind midfield 2 deep with cover, forward move 500m, cocked head and hung 300m, closed out soundly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 6 | OSVALDO (CK075) | A Suborics | B | Held up last of main group, 5L back 3 deep on home turn, widest in stretch, determined deep run, took 3rd on wire. |
| 4 | 1 | DOMINANT (N169) | J Lloyd | H/XB | Fair break, settled near rear on rail, switched out and quickened into stretch, closed out soundly without troubling winner. |
| 5 | 5 | SAME WORLD (N098) | B Prebble | H/SR | Bumped start, settled 5th on rail, to 3rd 2 deep with cover 600m, driven 500m, 2nd at 250m, run tapered in closing stages. |
| 6 | 4 | HAPPY GUYS (L275) | Z Purton | B | Slow start, raced near rear 2 deep with cover, slotted to rail 1800m, driven 2 deep 500m, wide into stretch, kept on at one pace. |
| 7 | 3 | SUPER PISTACHIO (L099) | T Angland | TT | Speed to lead, headed 400m, swamped 250m, weakened out. |
| 8 | 2 | SAPELLI (CK191) | M L Yeung | B | Sharp break, raced 4th on rail, pressure and lost position 500m, weakened in run home. |
| 9 | 8 | MALHECHOR GOLD (M358) | K C Leung | B-/TT | Good break, driven in 4th early 2 deep no cover, urged to 2nd on outer with circuit to go, spent force at 600m, tailed off. |
| TNP | 10 | RIO WILLIE (N087) | M Du Plessis | B | Awkward break, lost action when saddle slipped shortly after start. Took no part. |
| 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 |