Race 7 (406)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | S De Sousa | B-/CP2/TT | Broke well, crossed quickly to fence to lead field before giving way to rival and taking box seat 1200m. Urged up alongside leader at turn, kicked ahead passing 300m, kept finding to deny late challenge. |
| 2 | 1 | BIG BANG BONG (V186) | B Prebble | -- | Began well but eased off pace, settling in midfield in one-off position. Urged forward around home turn, took inside run in straight, motored home final 200m. |
| 3 | 10 | UNIQUE HAPPIEST (S245) | K K Chiong | H | Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing wide around first turn before taking over lead 1200m and crossing to fence. Collared passing 300m but battled on strongly until final few strides. |
| 4 | 9 | IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) | S Clipperton | B/H/TT | No early pace, dropping to rear along fence. Stayed on fence around turn, finished strongly final 300m to just miss a placing. |
| 5 | 2 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | N Callan | SR/TT | Began awkwardly, recovered and taken to fence, settling midfield. Improved position round turn, switched out in straight and finished off nicely. |
| 6 | 8 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | J Moreira | B/TT1 | Began well, ridden to hold rail, sliding into box seat at first turn. Got shuffled back passing 1200m, settling 3L from leader. Closed in around final turn, swung wide into straight, boxed on gamely while laying in under pressure. |
| 7 | 7 | VICTORY DAY (V079) | M L Yeung | CP/TT- | Began awkwardly but quickly into stride, pressing forward between horses before settling 3L from leader in one-off position. Swung wide into straight but only one-paced under hard riding. |
| 8 | 4 | YOUNG RANGER (S435) | A Badel | B/TT | Jumped well, pressed forward from outside draw before getting cover behind midfield turning into back stretch. Shaken up passing 500m, took inside run in straight but only one-paced. |
| 9 | 12 | DIGITAL GENERATION (T424) | K Teetan | H-/B | No early pace, dropping to rear but kept away from fence. Lost contact when main rivals on straightening and never competitive. |
| 10 | 5 | MR PELE (V051) | U Rispoli | TT | No early pace and soon at rear along fence. Shaken up approaching final turn but no response and struggled home. |
| 11 | 11 | WORLD RECORD (V040) | C Schofield | XB | Ridden to go forward covering extra ground before settling 3-wide without cover 2L from leader back stretch. Swung very wide into straight, continued to layout and eased final stages. Racing manners unacceptable. |
| 12 | 6 | WHAT MAN HORSE (V236) | T H So | TT | Bounded in the air when gates open and slow to begin. Trailed field thereafter and finished tailed 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 |