Race 9 (109)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:85-60 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FREDERICK ENGELS (N187) | Z Purton | -- | No early pace. Behind midfield and one-off to straight, switched in 400m, changed course 200m, flew home. |
| 2 | 6 | SIMPLE (N021) | D Whyte | -- | Crowded start and well back early. Swung wide entering straight and ran home strongly down the centre of the track. |
| 3 | 10 | GLORY HORSIE (M273) | K C Ng | B | Made to work from inside draw to hold third along rails. Was 2nd at the 200m and going well before caught on line. |
| 4 | 7 | CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) | R Fourie | TT | Midfield but wide early, kept wide round turn and into straight, started to lengthen at 200m and ran on well. |
| 5 | 3 | ALL VICTORY (M107) | K C Leung | TT | A little worse than midfield early, improved position along rails, kept on steadily to be closest at the finish. |
| 6 | 12 | LUCKY RED (CJ059) | W M Lai | -- | Speared to the front on settling and had clear lead into turn. Led into straight but soon tired and knocked up. |
| 7 | 5 | DIAMOND ELEGANCE (N102) | T Clark | B/TT | Slow into stride but quickly made up ground to be 6th into turn, kept on steadily but checked 100m. |
| 8 | 9 | GOLD EDITION (N048) | Y T Cheng | B | Unbalanced start but pushed forward to be 4th but three-wide into turn. Still there at the 400m but found little. |
| 9 | 8 | HAWTHORNE (L136) | C W Wong | -- | Hard ridden from wide draw to be 2nd early, then eased back to 4th to get cover. Taken wide 400m but soon tired. |
| 10 | 4 | AMEDEO (CK292) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Taken forward but wide early. Continued to race without cover turn, was 2nd into straight before tiring and slipping back. |
| 11 | 1 | NINTH GALAXY (N380) | M Chadwick | -- | Taken across behind runners at start but soon lost touch and tailed field to the straight. Never competitive. |
| 12 | 11 | KA WAI FORTUNE (N255) | T H So | B1/TT | Checked start, hard ridden but reluctant to move forward, awkward around turn and soon lost touch with field. |
| 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 |