Race 5 (290)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-84 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SUPER GOAL STRIKER (BV173) | F Coetzee | -- | Soon disputed lead. 1L advantage passing 1200 M. Kept on in straight and fought on gamely to defy challengers final stages to claim victory. |
| 2 | 1 | MONARDS (BV267) | B Marcus | B | Soon took up a handy position near the rail. Ran on in straight but failed to catch the winner. |
| 3 | 2 | CHEERS HONG KONG (CA172) | W C Marwing | -- | Towards rear. Commenced to improve from 600 M but caught 6-wide rounding the home bend. Made up good ground in straight to be the nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 6 | NATURAL WINNER (BS195) | O Doleuze | -- | Disputed lead early, tracked leader from 1200 M. Under pressure from 500 M. Kept on in straight, just failed to hold on for 3rd near the line. |
| 5 | 4 | COMMANDER CHARLIE (BS155) | D Whyte | SR | About midfield. Closer order before straightening but unable to produce extra effort passing 300 M. |
| 6 | 9 | KINDRED SPIRITS (BT204) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Midfield early. In the run to the winning post the first time proved difficult to settle and steadily dropped back to the rear. Crept slightly closer along the rail upon straightening. One-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 5 | IMPRESSIONIST (BT077) | S Dye | B | At back. Shifted to the outside to improve from 500 M. Ran past a few beaten runners upon straightening. |
| 8 | 3 | CARACOLER (CA365) | D Dunn | B | Prominent until dropping out steadily from 400 M. |
| 9 | 10 | ISLAND WEST TREBLE (BV073) | J Egan | -- | Midfield or worse. Under pressure from 600 M and wide rounding the home bend. Weakened gradually 300 M out. |
| 10 | 8 | TELECOM CHIEF (BS098) | K H Ting | B | Midfield or worse. Lost position rounding the home bend and dropped to the last into straight. |
| 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 |