Race 5 (361)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:75-55 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | TOWN OF FIONN (CD106) | S K Sit | -- | Began well and ridden along to race 2Ls off pace 2-wide. Steadily edged forward at home turn to be 1/2L off leader on straightening. Took charged near the 200 M mark and ran on well to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 6 | AMO (CB125) | G Schofield | -- | Unable to munster early speed to be in midfield or worse on rail. Near the 1000 M was awkwardly placed and lost ground. Held up for a few strides in early part of straight. Soon regained running and ran home well to claim 2nd place. |
| 3 | 8 | HEALTHY FRUITS (CC193) | D Boeuf | TT | Best out and settled in midfield 2-wide. Made steady progress turning for home to be 2Ls down on straightening. Under pressure 250 M out and ran on fairly but failed to find the extra gear to overhaul the 1st pair. |
| 4 | 2 | SPARKY (BT125) | C Williams | -- | On jumping got its head up and lost ground. Soon recovered to race at the tail and made up little ground from the outside at home bend. All out 200 M out and made up little ground to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | SENSIBLE WAY (CA175) | W M Lai | B | Began well and raced in prominent position through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 250 M out but became one-paced over the concluding stages. |
| 6 | 1 | GLOBE MARK (CD227) | D Dunn | -- | On jumping was crowded for room and pushed along to race in midfield on rail. Made up some ground at home bend and switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Only able to run on evenly in the straight. |
| 7 | 9 | ABLE EAGLE (CB443) | A Marcus | -- | On jumping blundered and raced towards the rear section on rail. Near the 300 M whilst switching out to find clear running was badly hampered. Unable to quicken when asked 200 M out and kept on same pace to the line. |
| 8 | 3 | HELENE ELEGANCE (CB004) | R Fradd | B-/H1 | Broke well and ridden along to race in better than midfield on rail. For some distance after the 400 M was held up and unable to improve. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 250 M out. |
| 9 | 12 | MONEY STRONG (CC369) | K McEvoy | SR1 | Broke fairly from widest and soon settled in rear section around 3-wide without cover. Made little headway from the outside at home turn and on straightening was hampered. Only able to run on evenly thereafter. |
| 10 | 7 | DOWN FOR THE COUNT (CC297) | S Dye | -- | Jumped early from wide draw and ridden hard to lead narrowly. Took outright lead on rail shortly after the 800 M mark. Found nothing in the straight and steadily faded inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 4 | KOWLOON STAR (CC233) | K T Yeung | B | Tardy start and was unable to munster early speed to be in rear section 2-wide through to straight. Only ran on evenly when asked 200 M out and was unable to obtain clear running over the final 100 M. |
| 12 | 10 | BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) | D Whyte | -- | Niggled along to race in worse than midfield around 2-wide. At 400 M pushed along and made little progress. On straightening lost its footing and almost fell. Was eased down thereafter. |
| 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 |