Race 9 (534)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | W C Marwing | TT | Ridden up with field but trapped 3-wide with cover into back stretch. Switched out entering straight and finished strongly to win on the line. |
| 2 | 2 | CHARLES THE GREAT (N171) | B Prebble | TT | Crowded start but recovered to hold position 3-back the fence. No run early in straight, switched out twice to find passage, ran on well to just fail. |
| 3 | 5 | SIMPLE (N021) | T Angland | B | Taken back after start but unable to find cover and raced wide mostly. No clear running from 250m to 150m, taken wider and finished off well. |
| 4 | 4 | WINDICATOR STAR (N233) | Z Purton | P/TT | Began well and soon in box seat. Found run between leaders entering straight, kicked clear 300m, looked winner before swamped final strides. |
| 5 | 10 | CAPE CANAVERAL (N393) | M Chadwick | TT | Ridden up from wide draw and trapped 3-wiide into back stretch. Found cover before final turn. Kept on steadily in straight. |
| 6 | 6 | BUNDLE OF LOVE (N324) | C Y Lui | P- | Jumped best before giving way to inside runner. Sat outside leader back stretch and turn, but unable quicken straight. One paced final stages. |
| 7 | 9 | TALLEY CLOSE (M280) | A Suborics | BO-/TT | Taken back from wide draw and cut to rail entering back stretch. Stayed on fence in straight to be closest at the finish. |
| 8 | 11 | NEW DEERFIELD (N005) | R Fourie | B/TT | No early place and slipped to behind midfield away from fence. Entered straight behind horses but ran on steadily when clear. |
| 9 | 7 | VOILE ROUGE (M343) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Taken back from wide draw but held 3-wide early before dropping to last and cutting in to rail. Stayed on fence and ran past tired horses. |
| 10 | 3 | FINAL ANSWER (L178) | G Mosse | XB/TT | Taken forward but unable to find cover and trapped 3-wide for most of the journey. Started to give ground 300m and checked 150m. |
| 11 | 12 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | C K Tong | B | Taken forward from inside draw to sit one-back, one-off along back stretch and turn. Started to give ground soon after entering straight. |
| 12 | 1 | ARRIVED AHEAD (M068) | K C Leung | B1 | Made use of inside draw to hold fence and take lead at first turn. Led field into straight but weakened after being caught 300m 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 |