Race 7 (495)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HAPPY INDEX (N162) | M Chadwick | CP | Broke fast, led and crossed, coaxed along to retain lead straight, kept on gamely. |
| 2 | 5 | PALEPALE (M407) | T Clark | H-/B | Broke well, third one off, up to second early straight, persistent challenge held by winner. |
| 3 | 3 | COSTA DEL SOL (M111) | Z Purton | B | Taken back from wide draw, last rail, out for wide bid, finished fastest of all. |
| 4 | 9 | DREAM BUILDER (M201) | O Doleuze | TT | Broke well, midfield one off, mid-track bid, kept on steadily without being able to threaten. |
| 5 | 6 | RUMBA KING (M172) | D Whyte | -- | Fair break, ridden early to keep touch in fifth one off, kept on two off until weakened late. |
| 6 | 1 | QUANTUM POWER (M134) | G Mosse | XB | Fair break, not rushed, third last two off, bid between horses, kept on one pace. |
| 7 | 8 | SHAHJEE (M151) | H W Lai | CP | Broke well, up wide to second two off no cover throughout, bid two off, weakened final 200m. |
| 8 | 10 | GENKI MOOCHI (M345) | U Rispoli | XB/TT | Broke well, vied for early lead then fourth rail, shaken up before straight, weakened. |
| 9 | 4 | ELUSIVE PRINCE (M012) | T Angland | -- | Fair break, unable to go early pace, midfield two off no cover, wide bid, no progress. |
| 10 | 2 | GENE POWER (M124) | J Lloyd | TT | Fair break, not much early pace, second last one off, last into straight, inside bid, bumped 100m out, no progress. |
| 11 | 11 | FATBOY SUGAR (CL335) | C K Tong | B1/H2 | Fair break, not much early pace, mid-rear rail, urged throughout, inside bid, found little. |
| 12 | 12 | JUN DAO (CL110) | C W Wong | B | Fair break, midfield rail improving well approaching straight, found nil when asked. |
| 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 |