Race 4 (456)
THE EWO CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | EASY GOLD (CL431) | O Doleuze | SR | Led initially, soon settled in leaders' slipstream, over-raced 900m, 1L 3rd and shaken up 300m, inner run to lead 150m, comfortable. |
| 2 | 8 | EUPHEMISM (CL413) | T Clark | TT | Bumped start, pace to lead 1500m, shifted off rail into home stretch, driven 300m, headed 150m, battled on same pace. |
| 3 | 1 | CONNOISSEUR'S PICK (M118) | N Callan | B/TT | Trapped 3 deep no cover 5th from wide gate, moved 2nd 2 deep no cover at 900m, lost 2nd 200m, gritty run to wire. |
| 4 | 11 | MOUNT VICTORY (CL033) | Z Purton | -- | Crowded and checked off heels early, midfield 4 deep, 2L back 350m, wide off turn, strong closer, just missed frame. |
| 5 | 10 | ISTIDE (CJ089) | K C Leung | TT | Raced mid rank 1off with cover, progress 3 wide no cover down back, 1½L 4th 400m, wide into stretch, one-paced in run home. |
| 6 | 5 | HOW WONDERFUL (CK397) | D Whyte | V | Awkward break and bumped, covered up near rear, advanced 3 deep from 800m, 3L 7th 400m, driven off turn, kept on to wire. |
| 7 | 4 | YOUNG HERO (CH071) | M L Yeung | -- | Dropped in at tail on paint, switched 3 deep 600m, steadied off heels and crowded 300m, 5½L down 200m, closed out well. |
| 8 | 3 | VICTORY MASCOT (CJ243) | B Prebble | TT | Tardy start, camped behind midfield on rail, taken 1 off at 900m, outpaced 400m, last trio turning in, even progress to wire. |
| 9 | 2 | EASTERN EMPIRE (CL172) | U Rispoli | TT | Unable to slot from wide gate, 4 deep with cover last trio, progress on outer 600m, widest into stretch, found little in home run. |
| 10 | 12 | SPLENDID CHAMPION (CL041) | G Mosse | TT | Settled midfield on rail, niggled 600m, 3½L down at 400m, unable to quicken, tame effort in stretch. |
| 11 | 9 | INDUSTRIAL LEGEND (CL186) | M Du Plessis | B | Bumped start, dropped last trio on rail, last at 600m, outpaced in stretch run, never a factor. |
| 12 | 7 | ELEPHANT CHEERS (M247) | H W Lai | -- | Rousted to sit handy 2 deep no cover, got cover 900m, shuffled back on turn, struggled under pressure, faded final 300m. |
| 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 |