Race 7 (589)
THE INDIAN RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:75-55 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | NOBLE HERO (CB270) | F Coetzee | TT | Began well from wide draw. Niggled along around midfield. 3-wide and 4Ls behind pace turning in. Responded well in straight and grabbed lead final stages. |
| 2 | 7 | GOLDEN FARM (CA069) | D Whyte | B | Jumped well and pushed along to lead shortly after start. Continued to lead by no more than 2Ls until being overtaken by winner in final stages. |
| 3 | 9 | AMAZING (CB331) | A Marcus | -- | On fence and 2Ls behind pace 800 M out. Improved on fence rounding home turn. Responded well under pressure upon straightening but was unable to threaten winner. |
| 4 | 5 | GRANDWAY SHUTTLE (CB424) | G Schofield | B | Slowly away and failed to muster speed in early stages. On fence and 7Ls behind pace 600 M out. Improved slightly on fence rounding home turn. Ran on strongly after 250 M and made up some late ground. |
| 5 | 11 | FOREVER WIN (CC069) | S K Sit | -- | From wide draw settled near rear early stages. In last place on fence about 9Ls behind pace entering home turn. Ridden hard 400 M out and made up some ground in the straight. |
| 6 | 3 | FRENCH CONNECTION (CA384) | K S Yu | -- | Unable to muster early speed and raced at rear until home turn. Steadied when tightened at 400 M. Kept on well after straightening and made up some late ground. |
| 7 | 1 | HK ISLAND VICTORY (CC290) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped fairly. 3-wide and 2Ls behind pace 800 M out. 3-wide and just outside leader 400 M out. Unable to quicken upon straightening and hung in. Weakened after 200 M. |
| 8 | 8 | ORIENTAL PEARL (CB233) | D Dunn | -- | Jumped slowly and was ridden up to be 2Ls behind leader 700 M out. 2-wide and just behind leader turning in. Found nothing in the straight. |
| 9 | 12 | SPEEDY EXPRESS (CB365) | C Williams | B | Began fairly. Niggled along behind midfield and was unable to improve its position. Near rear and widest turning in. One-paced to line. |
| 10 | 10 | EASY KING (CA062) | P H Lo | B/TT | Broke well and raced alongside leader until 800 M. Commence to lost ground despite being ridden and was near rear at 400 M. 3-wide turning in and weakened in the 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 |