Race 5 (374)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | EXCELLENT BOY (CE238) | G Mosse | -- | Settled towards rear about 5Ls or 6Ls off pace, stayed on very well out wide to lead close home. |
| 2 | 10 | PROFIT HILL (CE274) | C Munce | -- | Worse than midfield about 4Ls off the pace early, keen at 600 M, 3Ls back in midfield at the 200 M, stayed on strongly to take 2nd place. |
| 3 | 2 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | -- | Away well from wide gate, hung out badly disputing lead at 1000 M, only crossed to the fence 500 M, 1L clear turning for home, headed close home. |
| 4 | 4 | SHOGUN (CB446) | D Whyte | B2 | 4Ls behind in midfield at the 800 M, 3Ls down in 5th turning for home, had every chance when under a length behind leader with 150 M to go, no extra. |
| 5 | 3 | SENSIBLE WAY (CA175) | E Saint-Martin | B | On fence about 1L off the pace in 2nd or 3rd from 1000 M to home straight, had every chance but failed to quicken up adequately. |
| 6 | 11 | NOBLE WIND (CD175) | C Brown | SR/TT | One from rear racing inside the winner about 6Ls or so off the pace until home straight, made some fair late ground without threatening to figure in the frame. |
| 7 | 5 | GRAND COMMANDS (CD300) | Y T Cheng | SR | 3-back on fence between 3Ls and 4Ls off the speed in midfield until home straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 9 | HAPPY ELITE (CD306) | G Schofield | TT | Prominent 2-wide about 1L down in 2nd or 3rd until home straight when stumbling and losing momentum, soon beaten. |
| 9 | 8 | CHINA SPORTFIELD (CG032) | S K Sit | -- | Bumped at start, 8Ls last at the 600 M, made some minor late ground past a few beaten rivals. |
| 10 | 7 | TREASURE COLT (CE308) | O Doleuze | -- | Tended to hang out and race ungenerously throughout, 3Ls down in 4th at 800 M and turning for home, always outpaced. (Lame next morning.) |
| 11 | 1 | HIGHLILLI (CD092) | C W Wong | CP/TT | Hung out down the backstretch in midfield about 3Ls or 4Ls off the pace, weakened out home straight. |
| 12 | 12 | EVER MORE (CB130) | M W Leung | B/TT | Settled in 8th place about 5Ls off the speed at the 800 M, 6Ls down in 11th and 4-wide turning for home, no impression. |
| 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 |