Race 9 (704)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | INVENTOR (T379) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Away quickly but snagged back passing 1300m, dropping 3-back along rail. Took inside run in straight and surged through gap for solid win. Rider dropped right rein final stages. |
| 2 | 7 | SO CAFFE (S258) | J Moreira | TT | Jumped fairly, taken closer to fence, settling toward rear. Improved position slightly 850m, taken to centre track on straightening and let down strongly to miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 4 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | N Callan | SR/TT | Jumped fairly, ridden to hold fence, settling 2-back from leader. Took inside run in straight, got split 150m to look chance before swamped final 50m. |
| 4 | 8 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | Z Purton | B/XB | Ridden to hold rail inside leading pack before settling in box seat 1250m. Came off fence 400m, got split 250m, hit front momentarily before run down close to post. |
| 5 | 2 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | K Teetan | -- | Pressed forward from wide draw, racing 1L behind leader in one-off position. Dropped to 3rd passing 700m, rolled forward top of straight and kept on well to the line. |
| 6 | 6 | RED MARVEL (T417) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Began OK, allowed to find feet, settling behind midfield. Taken wide 900m and allowed to improve to eye-ball leader passing 700m. Hit front 250m but soon swamped. |
| 7 | 3 | PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT (S420) | N Rawiller | B | Began well, tended to over-race when steadied, settling one-off, two-back 900m. Urged forward from 400m, looked chance 200m, flattened final 100m. |
| 8 | 1 | FAST BALL (V281) | C Schofield | -- | Jumped OK, outpaced, dropping behind midfield in one-off position. Shaken up entering straight and kept on fairly. Lame left hind leg. |
| 9 | 10 | BEST TANGO (S121) | B Prebble | H/TT | Ridden early to hold forward position, settling one-off 4L from leader. Over-raced back stretch, wide into straight, kept on fairly before eased near 250m. |
| 10 | 5 | LOVELY DELOVELY (S022) | H N Wong | -- | Pressed forward to lead on settling, crossing to fence 1250m. Joined up front 700m, kept on well to 250m before tiring. |
| 11 | 12 | VICTORIUS (N423) | Y T Cheng | B | Steadied on jumping and shifted across behind runners, dropping to last. Raced keenly back stretch, plodded home. |
| 12 | 9 | MONEY MAN (V227) | C K Tong | B/H | Shifted across behind runners, settling in last pair away from fence. Made some progress around turn but soon tired and 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 |