Race 7 (423)
THE ROTARY CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SON PAK FU (G265) | C L Chau | BO | Shared early pace 2-wide, taken over 1L back to 4th turning into straight and becoming 5th 750 metres out, renewed effort entering home straight, quickened to lead 150 metres out and ridden clear. |
| 2 | 8 | ISLAND SURPRISE (E429) | K Teetan | B/TT | Began well from a wide draw and pressed forward to join the leader, travelled 2-wide in 2nd before gaining narrow advantage briefly turning into straight, fought on gamely for 2nd. |
| 3 | 6 | FLAMING PASSION (E084) | M Chadwick | TT | Broke well from the one draw before taken one back to 3rd, travelled keenly in the slow tempo in back straight, held some chance early in straight before outsprinted by winner inside final 100 metres. |
| 4 | 7 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | H Bowman | -- | Midfield when hampered and lost ground turning into back straight, pulled forward in slow tempo back to wide in midfield about 700 metres out, hung in and difficult to ride early in straight, fought on quite well under pressure. |
| 5 | 2 | RIGHTEOUS ARION (H059) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Settled in midfield, travelled keenly in slow tempo at about 800 metres, came under pressure to challenge entering home straight and shifted in inside 250 metres, fought on quite well under pressure. |
| 6 | 1 | RATTAN KINGDOM (G035) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Jumped in midfield settling in last few, travelled keenly in slow tempo in back straight, finished off the race well inside final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 12 | INSPIRING CITY (G267) | M L Yeung | -- | Soon taken back to last from the widest draw, trailed the field to straight, produced good late impression under pressure in straight. |
| 8 | 3 | CALL ME TEDDY (G233) | K C Leung | TT | Broke quickly to take up running and rails run shortly after setting a slow tempo to 400 metres, weakened under pressure inside final 200 metres. |
| 9 | 9 | VALHALLA (E495) | L Currie | B/XB/TT | Travelled strongly wide in last few in the slow tempo, hung out widest into home straight, kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 10 | 4 | BRILLIANT LIFE (E396) | H Bentley | B | Travelled wide without cover and keenly just better than midfield, pulled forward in the slow tempo to 4th 750 metres out and 3rd 3-wide around home bend, ever wider turning for home and soon weakened. |
| 11 | 11 | CORDYCEPS ONE (E107) | R Maia | B/H | Slow out, soon recovered to 9th on rail travelling keenly in the slow tempo, tightened after straightening 250 metres out, ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 5 | DASHING GLORY (G397) | H T Mo | TT1 | Jumped awkwardly and failed to muster pace before given reminders, picked up to midfield in 6th on rail turning into back straight, saved ground turning for home but badly hampered over 250 metres out, never recovered. |
| 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 |