Race 7 (327)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | MONEY CATCHER (G171) | S De Sousa | -- | Held close-up 2nd with rails run inside race leader gaining narrow advantage 650 metres out, went over 1L clear turning into home straight and held on well under pressure. |
| 2 | 7 | PACKING AWARD (E264) | H T Mo | H | Always prominent travelling keenly onto first bend, taken 3-wide rounding final bend to be just over 1L back into straight, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 3 | 8 | RISE BRETHREN (G075) | A Badel | TT | Crowded shortly after start before settling in last few on the rail, came under pressure in similar position rounding home bend and saved ground into straight, fought on well under pressure and inconvenienced close to finish. |
| 4 | 10 | LOOKING GREAT (E053) | H W Lai | TT | Settled not far off in 4th on the rail from a low draw, shared 2nd into straight behind race leader, kept on steadily without quickening under pressure. |
| 5 | 4 | BUTTERFIELD (C462) | L Hewitson | CP/TT | Settled in midfield in 6th, came under pressure rounding home bend going one of the widest into straight, ran on down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 3 | BERLIN TANGO (E120) | K Teetan | B/H/TT | Began awkwardly settling at the back, made swift progress out wide from 650 metres out, went extremely wide into home straight, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 11 | NEARLY FINE (E430) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled in last few, trailed the field around home bend and into straight, baulked behind horses early in straight until the 150 metres, produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 5 | CHEERFUL DAYS (D473) | C Y Ho | B | Close up early before snatching 3L back to 5th, remained similar most of the way racing wide into straight, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 9 | 1 | GLORIOUS DRAGON (C120) | H Bowman | XB-/TT | Crowded shortly after start before settling towards the rear, remained similar to straight and inconvenienced just over 200 metres out, made no further impression closing stages. |
| 10 | 9 | CELESTIAL POWER (D393) | M F Poon | V | Crowded shortly after start before settling mainly in midfield in 7th on the rail, angled out for a run making final turn but found nothing under pressure. |
| 11 | 12 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | H Bentley | B/TT | Began from the widest draw, took lead passing winning post the first time, trapped 2-wide by eventual winner early stages despite quickening up the tempo, narrowly headed 650 metres out and folded up quickly 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 |