Race 7 (631)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | V1 | Began fairly. Ridden to lead approaching Rock. Went more than 2Ls clear rounding home bend. Hung on well to the line. (Lame.) |
| 2 | 6 | SAND DANCE (CD022) | D Whyte | B | Broke well and in front early. Unable to cross to rails and had to settle for 2nd position, some 2Ls off the lead rounding home bend. Switched off rails to challenge over 200 M out but unable to peg back winner. |
| 3 | 9 | ONE STEP AHEAD (BT033) | H K Yim | B | Slightly sluggish at start. Soon picked up under pressure to rear of midfield. Sustained progress down straight to do best work at finish. |
| 4 | 5 | SUPER PRINCE (CD126) | A Delpech | B/TT | Settled in midfield to straight. Ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 10 | SUPREMACY (CD315) | K L Chui | B | Mainly in forward of midfield to straight. Ran home one-paced. |
| 6 | 2 | CRYSTAL (CE209) | C Munce | -- | In last few to straight. Made up good ground in straight past beaten horses. |
| 7 | 11 | GENERAL SPEEDEE (CG193) | D Dunn | B1 | Travelled mainly in better than midfield position. Found no extra under pressure inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 12 | PROFIT HILL (CE274) | W M Lai | CP1 | Always struggling at the back before running past beaten horses in straight. |
| 9 | 8 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | O Doleuze | -- | Not far off to straight. Dropped out after straightening. |
| 10 | 3 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | K T Yeung | V/TT | Towards rear throughout. Made no show in straight. |
| 11 | 4 | GIANFANTI (CD216) | G Schofield | V/TT | Always in last few and never a danger. |
| 12 | 7 | MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP (CG260) | B Prebble | -- | Raced wide behind midfield throughout. Kept on well without quickening down of straight. (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 |