Race 6 (034)
THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | FA FA (E106) | C Y Ho | TT | In just behind midfield, 2 wide, battled hard all way in the straight, caught leader in final strides to win. |
| 2 | 10 | SURREALISM (C285) | L Ferraris | B | Settled to race in midfield, 2 wide, dashed on nicely from 250M out, looked likely until caught late. |
| 3 | 11 | SACRED IBIS (A127) | K Teetan | XB | Bumped start, at rear and wide but with cover, swung widest, saved ground and closed off strongly for 3rd. |
| 4 | 5 | SMOOTHIES (D233) | Z Purton | B/TT | Took back, raced at rear, stayed 2 wide, made ground and ran on well to the line. |
| 5 | 8 | FEARLESS FIRE (B085) | M L Yeung | XB | Jumped well, allowed to be prominent but wide and no cover throughout, was one paced. |
| 6 | 4 | INCANTO PREPARED (D009) | J Moreira | E/TT | Jumped and niggled along, sat in box-seat, about 1-1/2L off, showed no turn of foot. |
| 7 | 12 | UNITE SPIRIT (C494) | H W Lai | B/XB | Awkward start, on rail towards the rear, awkward to heels early in the straight, didn't make ground. |
| 8 | 6 | STIMULATION (B351) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Pushed from the start, sat midfield on rail, showed no response when asked, faded from 150M out. |
| 9 | 1 | MAGNIFICENT (C121) | H T Mo | -- | Rolled forward to take rail, led by about 1/2L, weakened and headed at 200M. |
| 10 | 7 | SHINY ONE (D461) | H Bentley | CP-/XB1 | Niggled along, sat in one-out one-back position, dropped out of contention from rounding home turn. |
| 11 | 3 | TASHIDELEK (C084) | A Badel | B | Bumped start, raced in worse than midfield, wide but with cover, found nothing. (Lame left front) |
| 12 | 2 | FARSHAD (B238) | M F Poon | CP | Urged forward, assumed position outside lead near after 1200M, run ended on straightening. |
| 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 |