Race 7 (291)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-80 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | COMMANDER CHARLIE (BS155) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon towards rear with cover. Improved through field from 200 M to lead close home. Comfortably. |
| 2 | 5 | SWEETHEART (BS099) | E Legrix | -- | Always well there. Hit the front 100 M out but was outsprinted by the winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 3 | MOMENTUM (BT279) | D Whyte | B | Settled in midfield. Kept on well final 200 M. |
| 4 | 12 | RED DIAMOND (BS055) | S K Sit | B | Hard ridden to be behind leader. Hung in from home bend. Equal lead from 400 M, weakened steadily final 100 M. |
| 5 | 9 | NATURAL WINNER (BS195) | F Coetzee | -- | Mainly in touch. Dropped back a bit rounding home turn. Ran on again from 200 M, soon one-paced. |
| 6 | 11 | TEMMOKU (BV108) | D Bonilla | B/H | Well back. Dropped to last at 800 M. Wide into straight, made ground steadily final 200 M. |
| 7 | 4 | JOKER (CA002) | J Egan | B | Around midfield. Crowded and checked near 200 M when making ground. Did not recover. |
| 8 | 2 | IDOL (BV313) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Slowly away, at rear. Steady progress from 700 M to be midfield and wide turning in. No further progress in straight. |
| 9 | 10 | SILENT PARTNER (BT122) | C Brown | B | Worse than midfield. Some progress from 1000 M. Did not quicken in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | DEPECHE MODE (BV239) | C Williams | V1/TT | Handy. Faded from 200 M. |
| 11 | 6 | LEGITIMATE (BM240) | W Woods | B | Worse than midfield. Not persevered with final 100 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 7 | FLORAL JOY (BT032) | G Mosse | -- | Led field to 200 M where beginning to tire and was crowded. Dropped out gradually. |
| 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 |