Race 5 (579)
THE HONG KONG RUGBY UNION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:85-60 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | JOLLY GENE (T146) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Ridden but didn't muster, dropping behind midfield. Left 3-wide without cover 1,500m and allowed to edge forward. Began run 600m, hit front 300m, kept finding to the line. |
| 2 | 10 | ALLCASH (T195) | J Moreira | TT | Began well, pressed forward, holding one-off spot behind leader. Eased one-back, one-off back stretch, took inside run in straight, finished strongly but just failed. |
| 3 | 12 | TOWERING STORM (M401) | K Teetan | B | Given reminders at start, pressed forward to one-off spot in midfield. Lost position back stretch, took off from 500m circling field to within 1L of leader at 200m before run ended. |
| 4 | 6 | HAPPY ROCKY (S147) | B Prebble | XB | Began well, pushed along 3-wide outside leader before cutting to rail in box seat 1500m. Got inside run in straight and kept on well to the line. |
| 5 | 11 | CHINA DELIGHT (N148) | M L Yeung | B | Began fairly, taken to fence, 4-back from leader. Switched to one-off position back stretch, swung very wide into straight, ran on well down centre track. |
| 6 | 8 | FLARING SPEED (V194) | N Callan | B/TT | Began fairly, pressed forward to hold rail 3-back from leader. Made home turn awkwardly, had open run in straight, kept on fairly. |
| 7 | 2 | SAVVY NATURE (T127) | Z Purton | B | Jumped with field, ridden to hold one-off position in midfield. Lost position turning for home but kept on steadily in straight. |
| 8 | 3 | PREMIUM CHAMPION (T187) | O Doleuze | B-/TT | Restrained on jumping, shifted across behind runners to rail 3-back from leader. Dropped further back passing 1200m, stayed on rail in straight and ran on fairly. |
| 9 | 5 | LITTLE ISLAND (T390) | K K Chiong | -- | Hard ridden from outside draw, racing 3-wide to 1600m when allowed to roll forward to sit outside leader. Hit front soon after straightening but ran out of stamina and faded. |
| 10 | 1 | AMAZING AGILITY (V192) | K C Leung | SR/TT1 | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw and last on settling. Trailed field to straight and ran past beaten horses. |
| 11 | 4 | VANILLA (P439) | C Y Ho | -- | Steadied and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear but wide. Allowed to roll forward from 1200m to within 3L of leader passing 400m before tiring and dropping back. |
| 12 | 9 | FOREVER POSH (V072) | K C Ng | B/TT | Surged to the front on jumping, set steady early pace to 1400m before slowing to a crawl. Joined up front 400m and tired quickly final 300m. Had post-race distress. |
| 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 |