Race 6 (335)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ESPERANZA (CG159) | D Nikolic | -- | Hard ridden to occupy the box seat, travelled nicely, favoured by the racing situations, swept to the middle of straight, led 200 M, ran on strongly to win. |
| 2 | 4 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (CD096) | M Nunes | B | Eased back as usual, 2-wide 8Ls behind the leader throughout, swept up 3-wide on straightening, dashed strongly 200 M to finish 2nd despite the slow pace. |
| 3 | 11 | SUPER DANA (CC293) | H W Lai | B | Hard ridden to keep up with the field, raced 3-1/2Ls off pace along the fence, dashed well in straight to finish 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | D Whyte | B2 | Travelled well about midfield, 4Ls off pace 2-wide throughout, dashed well in straight along to the inside fence however was not good enough to challenge the winner. |
| 5 | 7 | GALLANT FALCON (CD194) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Eased to sit just behind the pace group, 3Ls behind the leader 2-wide throughout, had every chance on straightening, only little dash last 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | NOBLE SILENCE (CD238) | O Doleuze | -- | Very slowly away, 6-1/2Ls off pace along the fence, not suited by the slow tempo, not much room of most of straight but kept dashing well to the line. |
| 7 | 3 | KOWLOON FIT (CE247) | B Prebble | -- | Slowly away, pushed to get across in front and park outside the leader, 2-wide throughout, ran on until 200 M but flat out late. |
| 8 | 8 | GRAND CENTRAL (CG160) | K L Chui | XB/TT | Soon at back, 6-1/2Ls behind the leader 2-wide throughout, not suited by the slow tempo, lacked room in early straight, little dash in run home. |
| 9 | 12 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | Y T Cheng | V | Eased to sit about midfield, 4Ls behind the slow pace and overracing in early stages, 3-wide throughout and covered too much ground, no turn of foot in straight. |
| 10 | 6 | BRILLIANT FLASH (CE042) | C K Tong | B | Eased to sit worse than midfield, 5Ls off the slow pace along the rails, totally blocked in straight and checked at 200 M, just ran on thereafter, never tested. |
| 11 | 10 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | C W Wong | XB/TT | Pushed to take the rail and led at slow early sectionals, hung on until 200 M, weakened late. |
| 12 | 1 | ADD THE FUN (CD308) | G Mosse | B | Pushed early, 2-1/2Ls off pace, trapped 3-wide throughout and covered too much ground, hard ridden 600 M to tackle the leaders, exhausted in 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 |