Race 7 (353)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DISCIPLES TWELVE (P018) | Z Purton | -- | Ridden along to hold rail about 2L from leader. Stayed on rail around turn, popped off fence 200m, picked up momentum to hit front 50m before pulling clear. |
| 2 | 7 | BRILLIANT PROPOSAL (N392) | J Moreira | B | Hard ridden to get up inside early leader before taking over narrowly but wide around turn. Hit front soon after straightening but run down final 50m. |
| 3 | 2 | WINFULL PATROL (P063) | D Whyte | B | Began best but caught wide without cover and forced to race three-wide around turn. Wide into straight but battled on gamely to the line. |
| 4 | 5 | ST YAZIN (N409) | M Guyon | TT | Bumped start, outpaced, dropping to near last but close to rail. Saved ground turn, finished off strongly in straight but forced to switch in final 50m when running out of ground. |
| 5 | 3 | TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Began well, kicked up inside leader to hold rail. Looked chance entering straight, kept on strongly till flattened and swamped final 50m. |
| 6 | 6 | EXCEL ONESELF (P287) | K Teetan | H | Hard ridden from wide draw to go forward, settling in one-off, one-back position by turn. Looked chance on straightening but only one-paced final stages. |
| 7 | 11 | FUN TAPESTRY (P443) | Y T Cheng | XB1/TT- | Ridden along early to hold one-off position two-back from leader. Bumped and unbalanced 600m, turn wide, kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | GLORY SUNSHINE (S313) | C K Tong | TT | Began OK, not pushed, settling three-back from leader. Turned a little wide and kept on fairly in straight without looking dangerous. |
| 9 | 4 | HONG KONG DANCER (N399) | T H So | -- | Crowded out start, raced at tail throughout, hung in and proved difficult to ride in straight, never a threat. |
| 10 | 9 | GRAND PLUS (S066) | M Demuro | P/TT | Began fairly, ridden along to hold position 3-back from leader before shifting out and bumping another 600m, losing ground. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | SPITFIRE (P282) | H W Lai | B | Began awkwardly and bumped, ridden along but unable find cover, slipping back gradually. Widest into straight but found nothing under hard riding. |
| 12 | 10 | CHOICE EXCHEQUER (P088) | K C Ng | TT | Ridden forward but wide and forced to race three-wide around turn. Very wide into straight and never competitive. |
| 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 |