Race 6 (034)
THE BNP PARIBAS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | KENOBE (CH222) | M Du Plessis | XB | Settled in front of midfield, 4-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, not suited by the slow pace, dashed strongly 300 M to win by a neck. |
| 2 | 5 | PRIME TARGET (CH242) | Z Purton | -- | Pushed early, failed to obtain cover behind the pace group and trapped 3-wide, then moved forward 1200 M and sat outside the leader, helped by the slow tempo, led 100 M, but soon overhauled 50 M, just beaten by a neck in 2nd. |
| 3 | 1 | LOCAL POWER (CH296) | B Prebble | -- | Took rail and led easily by 1/2L at slow early sectionals, benefited by all racing situations, hung on until 100 M overhauled, ran on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | PALETTE THE BEST (CH151) | D Whyte | -- | Pushed early to keep up in midfield, 5-1/2Ls off the leader along the rails, not suited by the slow pace, dashed well 200 M. |
| 5 | 6 | FANTUZZI (CG187) | O Doleuze | TT | Eased at start to take the rail at rear, 8Ls off the leader, harmed by the slow pace, demonstrated very strong finishing efforts 250 M. |
| 6 | 2 | DIAMOND ERA (CE040) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Eased back as usual, 7Ls off the leader along the fence, dashed well 200 M despite harmed by the slow pace. |
| 7 | 12 | WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) | W M Lai | -- | Eased to sit in midfield and trapped 3-wide early, suited by the slow tempo, just held ground in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | SPIRIT OF LO PAN (CH140) | H W Lai | B | Pushed to take a rail spot in front of midfield, 4Ls off the leader, not suited by the slow tempo, just held ground in straight. |
| 9 | 8 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | C K Tong | XB/H/TT | Eased to sit about midfield, 6Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, not suited by the slow pace, ran on ok in last quarter. |
| 10 | 3 | FLORAL NIRVANA (CH232) | K L Chui | TT | Worse than midfield, 7Ls off the leader, trapped 3-wide throughout and lost too much ground, harmed by the slow pace, ran on ok in final stages despite all negative racing situations. |
| 11 | 9 | VERY FIT (CE071) | F Coetzee | XB/TT | Hard ridden to grab the box seat, favoured by the slow early tempo, soon weakened 250 M. |
| 12 | 4 | TRIUMPHANT DIAMOND (CG227) | E Saint-Martin | CP | Jumped well, steadily eased to rear, 9Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, harmed by the slow pace, ran on ok. |
| 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 |