Race 5 (539)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | PEACE N PROSPERITY (T210) | K Teetan | -- | Steadied to camp rail behind midfield, smooth traveler & shifted out home turn, shaken up 250m, quickened centre to lead 80m, in command. |
| 2 | 12 | DASHING CERAMIBO (T121) | M L Yeung | H | Fast start to dispute initial lead, settled 1L back 1 off, under pump 520m, grinding run to lead 130m, headed 80m. |
| 3 | 2 | DILLY (T074) | N Rawiller | -- | Fast break, settled 1 back on rail, driven into stretch, grinding progress but held in 3rd. |
| 4 | 5 | ALL WIN BOY (P171) | A Suborics | H/TT | Tardy start & rousted to race 1 off with cover midfield, wide & driven 320m, stayed on for dour headway. |
| 5 | 6 | DA VINCI (S360) | C Y Ho | TT | Moderate break & bustled to sit rail fore of midfield, niggled 500m, driven 350m, boxed on evenly. |
| 6 | 9 | HEARTS KEEPER (N360) | K C Leung | B | Driven from the widest & crossed to handy 3 wide no cover, advance to press lead 1 off 800m, 0.5L back & driven into stretch, led all out 220m, headed 130m & tapered. |
| 7 | 10 | MULTIEXPRESS (P029) | D Whyte | B/TT | Smart break but bustled 4 wide no cover, settled 1 off with cover fore of midfield, ridden 400m & swung wide into stretch, kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 4 | BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) | W M Lai | H | Slow start, raced rail near rear, driven turning in & shifted out, stayed on moderately for minor inroads centre track. |
| 9 | 1 | HAWTHORNE (CL136) | D Lane | B | Rousted to edge lead & soon to rail, skipped 1.5L clear 1000m, pressed 800m, nudged 0.5L ahead 600m, driven turning in, headed 220m & faded. |
| 10 | 8 | GERONIMO MEADOW (N226) | T H So | B/TT | Taken back at start to race at tail on rail, driven home turn, plodded one pace. |
| 11 | 7 | SHINING CHAMPION (S305) | B Prebble | B | Snagged back to sit 1 off with cover near rear, ridden 480m on outer, switched inside 200m, plugged on same speed. |
| 12 | 3 | COUR VALANT (P190) | O Doleuze | CP | Tardy start & bustled, pushed on to midfield 3 deep, badly impeded 1000m & lost ground, settled 1 off with cover behind midfield, niggled along, driven 3 deep 480m, struggled & faded. |
| 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 |