Race 7 (670)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | ISLAND SPEED (CG202) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Settled in forward of midfield. In 3L 5th turning in. Fought on dourly to just get up on line. |
| 2 | 4 | CANNONISE (CD377) | W M Lai | B/TT | Slightly slow to muster. Chased behind leader in 2L 3rd or 4th on rails. Held rails run turning in. Fought on determinedly to hit front late only to be pipped at post. |
| 3 | 9 | LOLLIPOP (CH006) | F Coetzee | B/H/TT | Raced 3-wide then 2-wide in one-back position. Similar turning in but gradually carried out and inconvenienced passing 200 M. Produced late surge to snatch placing final strides. |
| 4 | 5 | ADAIKALI (CE181) | H W Lai | CP-/B1 | Did not jump best and quickly driven to lead. Held rails run before drifting out home turn. Only swamped final strides. |
| 5 | 10 | HOLI RAVIOLI (CG201) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well and raced wide in prominent position from poor draw. 2-wide in 2L 4th rounding home bend. Fought on steadily without quickening. |
| 6 | 2 | BLUE GENES (CG055) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began fairly from wide draw settling behind midfield with rails run. Baulked for a run early in straight. Ran home one-paced inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | CLASSIC NAVIGATOR (CD330) | G Boss | TT | Broke well from widest draw, settling wide in prominent position. Became midfield rounding home bend and similar turning in. Made moderate headway down straight without quickening. |
| 8 | 11 | IRISH JIG (CJ125) | M Du Plessis | H/TT | Raced very wide in rear of midfield down far side after beginning from wide draw. Towards rear around home bend and became last turning in. Produced good late impression closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 1 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | O Doleuze | -- | Began okay from middle draw, settling wide in midfield. Lost position coming out of far side. Towards rear rounding home bend and into straight. Produced good late impression. |
| 10 | 8 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | Y T Cheng | B | Began in midfield. Failed to muster and soon dropped to second last position. Found nothing in the run home. |
| 11 | 12 | YUE LU TREASURE (CJ184) | M W Leung | -- | Soon outpaced. Trailed the field to 400 M. Saved ground on outside turning in. Kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 12 | 7 | KINDACROSS (CG041) | K L Chui | XB/TT | Midfield to home bend. Soon faded. |
| 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 |