Race 7 (566)
THE HONG KONG RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | B Doyle | B | Pushed up early, travelled 3-wide with no cover just off the speed, quickened well when asked 250 M out and soon led, kept on well to win. |
| 2 | 5 | GROOVY (L401) | B Prebble | B/TT | Sat one-off in midfield, shifted wider to improve rounding the home turn, finished off soundly final 250 M for 2nd. |
| 3 | 8 | MASTER RIO (CK188) | D Beadman | -- | Pushed up to hold a one-off spot just behind the leaders, crowded 200 M out, quickened well when clear 150 M out, ran on well for 3rd. |
| 4 | 3 | FREE AND EASY (L049) | M L Yeung | V | Pushed hard early to share the lead on the rail, responded satisfactorily when asked 300 M out, headed 150 M out, kept on, just missed a place. |
| 5 | 1 | OCEAN WIDE (CJ132) | C Y Ho | H | Pushed up to share the lead on 2-deep, hung in 200 M out and soon headed by the winner, still kept on, just missed a place. |
| 6 | 11 | MULTIPROUD (L301) | M Chadwick | TT | Pushed up to take the box-seat, only one-paced when asked for efforts at the top of the home straight. |
| 7 | 9 | FLORA DANICA (M064) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled 3-wide in midfield, raced keenly early, carried wide turning for home, only one-paced in the home straight. |
| 8 | 10 | RAINBOW SEEKER (CK300) | G Cheyne | B | Prominently placed in midfield on rail, had every chance in the home straight, only one-paced. |
| 9 | 7 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | Y T Cheng | B | Lacked early speed and travelled 6Ls off the pace at the rear, checked 1100 M out, only made limited progress in the home straight. |
| 10 | 4 | BONDI LAD (CK121) | W M Lai | H | Failed to muster early speed, travelled 3-wide 5Ls off the pace, crowded 1100 M out, failed to make up any ground in the home straight. |
| 11 | 2 | CENTURY SUPER STAR (CE070) | Z Purton | BO | Crowded when being eased back from gate 9, crowded again 900 M out, travelled one from the rear on the rail, made no progress in the home straight. |
| 12 | 12 | SEA PRINCE (CJ245) | K C Leung | H | Pushed up to hold a one-off spot behind the mid-division, crowded 900 M out, urged along rounding the home turn, outpaced 300 out, tailed out. (Elevated muscle enzymes) |
| 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 |