Race 4 (500)
THE MARTELL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80+ 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | TRIPLE EXPRESSO (BS141) | J Egan | B | Settled behind midfield. Made up good ground down straight to claim victory near line. |
| 2 | 3 | SOLID CONTACT (BP168) | E Legrix | -- | Broke well and led early. Disputed lead around home bend. Re-gained advantage turning in but caught in the shadows of the post. |
| 3 | 6 | ASIA RISING (BT270) | D Whyte | -- | Rear. Ran on well down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 9 | FASTEST STAR (BP047) | K C Tsang | B/TT | Towards rear. Ran on quite well in straight. |
| 5 | 2 | BUMPER STORM (BP135) | E Saint-Martin | B | Well behind. Produced good late finish closing stages. |
| 5 | 10 | OUR CLASS (CA086) | R Fradd | B/TT | Wide in first few. 3rd into straight. Gradually faded. |
| 7 | 7 | FIBBER (BV076) | A Marcus | B/TT- | Sluggish at start. Well back till running past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 8 | 4 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | S Dye | TT | Wide in midfield. Found nothing in straight. |
| 9 | 8 | THE KING OF CLOYNE (BS206) | Y T Cheng | -- | Midfield. Awkwardly placed behind weakening runner early in straight. Produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 10 | 11 | SUCCESS MAGIC (BT265) | K S Yu | -- | Held up in prominent position. Hit front passing 800 M but headed upon straightening. Weakened. |
| 11 | 1 | KING OF DANES (CA138) | F Coetzee | TT | Prominent. Gradually gave ground from halfway. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |