Race 8 (357)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:95-75 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | STRAIGHT FORWARD (CL100) | G Mosse | TT | Dropped back and confidently ridden in the rear, swung 3-wide into stretch, showed a devastating turn of foot and came from last to hit the front inside 100 M, drew away. |
| 2 | 9 | ABLE SPEED (CK210) | D Beadman | B/H/TT | Broke well, close up with leaders early then restrained to a 3-wide position behind midfield, responded well to urging inside 400 M, had no chance with the winner but stayed on best of the best to go 2nd near the line. |
| 3 | 10 | CHEER (CL277) | D Whyte | TT | Slow to begin, soon guided to the rail and improved to a midfield position, travelled strongly to home straight, ran on well and loomed 200 M but outpaced by first 2 over the final stages. |
| 4 | 11 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | B Prebble | B | Towards the rear along the inside, raced a shade keen, checked 1000 M and lost ground, didn't have the clearest of runs inside 350 M and had to weave his way forward, stayed on. |
| 5 | 1 | MARK UP (CK247) | C Y Ho | -- | Not hurried after the jump, dropped back to last but only 4-5Ls off the pace, had to shift to outside of track for clear running, stayed on. |
| 6 | 3 | FORTUNE RED PEPPER (CK199) | O Doleuze | -- | Close up behind leaders, loomed a threat mid-straight but couldn't sustain effort inside 100 M. |
| 7 | 4 | HAPPY TUMBLER (CL048) | M Guyon | XB | Saved ground on the inside tracking leaders, had his chance in straight but could keep on at the same pace only. |
| 8 | 2 | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) | B Doyle | TT | Chased 6-deep on the first turn early then dropped back to race 3-wide in the 2nd flight, stayed on only fairly final 300 M and never looked like getting to leaders. |
| 9 | 5 | ABSOLUTE HEDGE (CL032) | Z Purton | TT | Went forward and pressed leader 2-wide, took over 1000 M-750 M then held back, had the lead again near 400 M, hung on to 200 M then gradually weakened. |
| 10 | 7 | IRON FIST (CH143) | H W Lai | TT | Settled in mid-division along the 2-path, about 3Ls off the pace inside 400 M but had little to offer when asked, weakened 200 M. |
| 11 | 12 | DEPOSER (CL092) | T H So | TT | Set the pace inside but pressed by rivals from 1200 M, outpaced when the pace got serious nearing the home straight, no extra inside 200 M. |
| 12 | 6 | QUICK TOUCH (CJ196) | Y T Cheng | -- | Battled for the lead but was caught 3-wide for most of the trip, under pressure passing 500 M and had little left turning in, eased 150 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 |