Race 7 (480)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | TACTIC KING (CG081) | H W Lai | V/TT | Began fairly from poor draw. Gradually took up running and crossed to rails passing winning post the first time. Set steady pace from stables bend and led field to finish. Just held on under pressure. |
| 2 | 9 | WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled 2-back on rails in 5th just better than midfield. Fought on well under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 7 | LUCKY MONEY (CE159) | M W Leung | -- | Broke well. Settled one-back in 3rd on rails. Chased leader into straight. Ran home steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 4 | 12 | EVERGREEN (CE106) | W M Lai | TT | Settled one-out-one-back in 4th about 2Ls off pace. Came under pressure rounding home bend and ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 3 | CHATER SILK (CG050) | D Whyte | B | Settled just worse than midfield. Commenced move approaching home turn and switched wide into straight. Fought on steadily to narrowly miss the placegetters. |
| 6 | 2 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | K L Chui | TT | Gradually settled outside leader. In similar position in 2nd turning in. Kept on in straight until finding no extra inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 4 | PRIME TARGET (CH242) | G Boss | -- | Settled in last few. Ran on after straightening only to find himself behind a wall of horses 200 M out. Not properly tested. |
| 8 | 1 | MASTERY (CC176) | O Doleuze | TT | Well back. Ran on down centre of straight past beaten horses. |
| 9 | 11 | NASA PEARL (CC068) | E Wilson | -- | Raced 3-wide behind midfield. Ran home steadily without threatening. |
| 10 | 6 | PUERTO RICO (CH147) | K T Yeung | XB | Settled well back. Never nearer. |
| 11 | 8 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | S K Sit | B | Settled on rails just worse than midfield. Similar turning in but ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 10 | UNIQUE SPEED (CG134) | B Prebble | V | Raced 3-wide in midfield. Found no cover in similar position down far side. Weakened into 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 |