Race 7 (300)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-90 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | FAMOUS DANCER (CD353) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled in rear. Ran on strongly inside final 200 M to snatch victory in the shadows of the post. |
| 2 | 6 | EXCELLENT BOY (CE238) | G Mosse | -- | Waited with. Took closer order up Rock. Commenced run 500 M out and widest runner towards rear turning in. Ran on determinedly down centre of straight to gain upper hand close to home, only to be pipped at post. |
| 3 | 7 | NILOMETER (CD052) | B Prebble | CP/TT | Never far off, travelling mostly in 3rd to home bend. Close up 5th turning in. Fought on stoutly under pressure to hit front over 100 M out only to be collared final few strides. |
| 4 | 8 | SOUNDS BEST (CE255) | C Soumillon | TT | Settled in midfield. Ran on to hold every chance in straight and narrowly miss the placegetters. |
| 5 | 3 | HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) | D Whyte | B-/V1 | Tracked leader. Came to challenge passing 400 M gradually drawing level briefly 200 M out. Soon swamped. |
| 6 | 5 | FRUITY FRUITY (CD061) | O Doleuze | B1 | Settled towards rear. Did not find much room after straightening. Produced good impression late. |
| 7 | 11 | MAVERICK STAR (CE279) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled in midfield. Took off 3-wide going up Rock to be close-up 3rd rounding home bend. Kept on same pace without quickening throughout straight. |
| 8 | 4 | CHEEKY (CA266) | D Nikolic | V | Settled on rails in forward of midfield. Took closer order turning in reaching 3rd into straight. Just kept on at the same pace behind runners most of way in the run home. |
| 9 | 1 | SATURN (CD154) | C K Tong | -- | Made running to 150 M. Weakened. |
| 10 | 12 | RICE FIELD (CE134) | M Nunes | TT | Travelled in midfield to straight. Ran home one-paced. |
| 11 | 10 | VERY FIT (CE071) | W M Lai | TT | Mostly in midfield to straight. Ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 2 | AGILITY (CC361) | F Coetzee | XB | Settled at the back. Made no show in 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 |