Race 7 (551)
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | HARB (CH209) | C K Tong | -- | Not far off in 4th within 3Ls of pace. Came under pressure to challenge upon straightening. Fought on dourly to just draw level on line. |
| 1 | 8 | GRAND COMMANDS (CD300) | A Delpech | SR | Broke well from widest draw. Took up running around 1000 M bend, holding about a one-length break until trimmed down close to home. |
| 3 | 10 | DRAGON AND GOLD (CD244) | C W Wong | -- | Broke well, settling one back on rails. Still 2nd turning in and forced to change course when gap closed 200 M out. Fought on steadily to hold placing. |
| 4 | 3 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | O Doleuze | -- | Began awkwardly. Settled behind midfield. Shifted out for a run turning in and ran on quite well under pressure in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 7 | CLASSA SUPREME (CG261) | Y T Cheng | TT | Held rails run in midfield. Saved ground on inside turning in. Fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 5 | LUCKY FRUIT (CG026) | D Whyte | SR | Settled in midfield. Commenced move rounding home bend. Widest runner when some 3Ls back turning in. Failed to quicken to threaten in straight. |
| 7 | 11 | PROPELLOR (CE263) | W M Lai | -- | Began fairly and soon dropped to rear. Trailed the field to straight. Ran on strongly past beaten horses inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 2 | YANKEE (CH271) | G Mosse | -- | Checked shortly after start and dropped to rear. Similar turning in. Kept on steadily in straight for good late impression closing stages. |
| 9 | 4 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | F Coetzee | SR | Most in 5th in better than midfield position to straight. No further impression. |
| 10 | 6 | MULLAAD (CG259) | P H Lo | -- | Never better than midfield. Found nothing under pressure in straight. |
| 11 | 9 | FLORAL NIRVANA (CH232) | K L Chui | TT1 | Always struggling in last few. |
| 12 | 12 | OCTABILITY (CG301) | M W Leung | TT | Wide in forward of midfield early. Improved to dispute 2nd passing 600 M. Dropped out tamely 400 M out. |
| 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 |