
Race 7 (596)
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SHABU SHABU (CB290) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Waited with. Ran home well to snatch victory near line. |
| 2 | 4 | GOLD FIELD (CC096) | S Dye | B | Settled on rails in midfield. Gained closer turning for home. Hit front inside 100 M but collared close home. |
| 3 | 11 | ROCKET WIN (CE249) | C Munce | CP-/SR2/TT | Settled towards rear. Produced only moderate headway under pressure in straight and ran home to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 3 | DIAMOND ERA (CE040) | D Dunn | SR/TT | Settled in last few. No clear passage early in straight. Found tight split passing 200 M and produced late impression between runners closing stages. |
| 5 | 1 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | K L Chui | TT | Broke well. Settled outside leader. Carried very wide entering home straight losing ground. Finished off race well making good progress late near stands side. |
| 6 | 6 | EVERGREEN (CE106) | D Whyte | TT | Settled on rails in 3rd. Gained lead entering straight when leader drifted out wide. Kept on same pace before finding no extra and swamped nearing finish. |
| 7 | 7 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | O Doleuze | TT | Behind midfield early. Commenced run coming out of back straight. Ran home fairly despite tightened about 150 M out. Never nearer. |
| 8 | 12 | SUNRISE RAINBOW (CD209) | H W Lai | -- | Raced not far off in 5th. Gained 3rd entering home straight. Gradually weakened passing 200 M. |
| 9 | 8 | LUCKY MONEY (CE159) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon took up running and led until hung out wide entering home straight, losing ground. Ran home one-paced. |
| 10 | 9 | LUCKY STALLION (CA249) | A Delpech | CP | Raced 2-wide in midfield most of way. Ran home one-paced. |
| 11 | 10 | HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) | C W Wong | TT | Always in last few. Found nothing under pressure in straight. |
| 12 | 5 | TOP SCORER (CE110) | B Prebble | -- | Raced 3-wide in 4th place most of way before drifted out wide home turn. Never recovered. |
| 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 |
