Race 7 (316)
THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:75-55 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | CHEERFUL HEART (CC206) | A Delpech | B | In a forward position early. Settled prominently behind the leader after 1600 M before angling out on straightening for its run. Quickened well and assumed the lead 300 M, kept on well to line. |
| 2 | 5 | BEAR DOMINANCE (CD235) | C Soumillon | PC-/B2 | Sluggish start and was hard ridden to keep position. Rear section early but steadily progressed to midfield 1200 M. Carried wider on straightening, rallied well and fell just short of catching winner. |
| 3 | 11 | MYSTIC FORCE (CD219) | F Coetzee | TT | Settled on fence at midfield. Shifted out to a 2-wide position at 800 M. Steadily made progress in the straight and kept on well to line. |
| 4 | 12 | BROWN BEAUTY (CC029) | W M Lai | V | Slowly away and raced along the fence near the back. Quickened well on straightening and closed the race off well. |
| 5 | 6 | PEAK POWER (BV002) | D Holland | P | Raced along the fence behind midfield until home straight. Ran on and made up a bit of ground in the closing stages. |
| 6 | 3 | CLASSA VICTORY (CB174) | C Williams | -- | Settled 2-wide at midfield. Hampered and carried out to be widest making home turn. Kept on steadily in the straight. |
| 7 | 4 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | S Sanders | -- | Among leaders early but shuffled back slightly after crowding at 1900 M. Raced on fence and kept within 3Ls of the leader. Kept on without quickening in the straight. |
| 8 | 7 | NOBLE BOSS (CD360) | Y T Cheng | B | Trailed field from the start and was last to enter home straight. Closed the race off well and made up ground in the straight. |
| 9 | 1 | DR WELL (CD165) | D Whyte | -- | Raced mostly in the lead and held a length's advantage into home straight. Weakened steadily inside 300 M. |
| 10 | 9 | WINNING RONGRONG (CD081) | M Rodd | TT | No more than a length off the lead in a 2-wide position early and middle stages. Ridden at home turn but unable to make any progress. Weakened shortly after straightening. |
| 11 | 2 | KIDDY SING (CD005) | R Fradd | P- | Ridden out of the gates to take up a position behind leaders Settled 3-wide and kept within 2Ls of the pace early stages. Allowed to stride forward and took the lead 600 M. Failed to hold on and weakened on straightening. |
| 12 | 8 | DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) | G Schofield | -- | Settled 2-wide in rear section. Lacked a response when ridden at 600 M and then weakened in the straight. |
| 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 |