Race 6 (178)
THE JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | G van Niekerk | B/TT | Sent forward to lead but stayed one-off, outscored rival by a nose in a close battle that went to the wire. |
| 2 | 3 | COUNTRY STAR (B396) | Z Purton | -- | Pushed then settled 1L off the lead along the rail, in tight battle to the finish, missed by a nose. |
| 3 | 5 | HAPPY TIME (B272) | K C Leung | H1/TT- | In midfield initially, improved to one-off one-back prior to 600M, ran on nicely to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 8 | DOUBLE VALENTINE (A163) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Bumped start, settled in front of midfield, 3L off 2 wide, kept on fairly to the line. |
| 5 | 11 | SUPER LEADER (V016) | D Whyte | TT | Eased then raced towards the tail, 7L behind 2 wide, switched widest and closed off well inside final 100M. |
| 6 | 6 | BUOYANT BOY (A317) | M F Poon | H/TT | Settled in just behind midfield, 4-1/2L behind along the rail, ran on okay. |
| 7 | 9 | BACK IN BLACK (T358) | C Schofield | B | Travelled in behind midfield, 5-3/4L behind 2 wide, ran home one paced on the outside track. |
| 8 | 10 | FLASH FAMOUS (B162) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Raced at the rear, 7-3/4L behind 2 wide, slight dash when under whip after 200M. |
| 9 | 4 | GREEN LUCK (B413) | A Badel | H/P | In worse than midfield along the rail, continued on one paced home. |
| 10 | 2 | EXTREMELY FUN (T024) | H T Mo | -- | Pushed but had to settle in front of midfield along the rail at 600M, faded in the straight.(Lame left hind) |
| 11 | 7 | DARING FIT (V398) | K Teetan | -- | Taken back, at rear along the rail, did not improve. (Lame right front) |
| 12 | 1 | CEREFINO (A398) | S De Sousa | H-/B1/TT | Bumped start, then raced in midfield 2 wide, never in it. (Lame left front) |
| 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 |