
Race 5 (670)
THE SAUTERNES CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | SWEET DIAMOND (G063) | A Badel | TT | Quickly into stride, raced in 2nd, 2 lengths behind the leader, easy run to turn, took the lead after passing 200M, kept on well to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 6 | COSMO NAVIGATOR (H156) | A Hamelin | B | Shifted in at start, raced in 3rd, 3 lengths back, same margin back on turn, finished off well to take 2nd, no impression on winner. |
| 3 | 7 | GIMME FIVE (J099) | K Teetan | CP- | Began smartly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, closed off well to take a place without threatening. |
| 4 | 3 | CURRAHEE (J204) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 5 lengths back turning in, made some progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 2 | SIGHT HERO (D487) | L Hewitson | BO-/B2/TT | Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, 7 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, made some headway in straight. |
| 6 | 8 | SUPER AXIOM (E105) | Y L Chung | H/P/TT | Jumped well from gate 10, sent forward to take the lead, led by 2 lengths in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed after passing 200M, weakened final 100M. |
| 7 | 4 | GLORY CLOUD (H320) | H Bowman | TT | Slightly slow out, raced at rear, 9 lengths or so back, still well back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.) |
| 8 | 5 | WINNING HEART (H065) | H Bentley | V/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 7 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight. |
| 9 | 1 | SUNNY DARLING (J171) | C Y Ho | PC/TT | Moderately away from a tricky draw, raced in midfield on the outside, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 10 | 10 | MANYTHANKS FOREVER (J065) | B Thompson | CP-/B1/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, 9 lengths back turning in, made no progress in straight. |
| 11 | 9 | BRAVO WARRIOR (J088) | M L Yeung | TT | Began awkwardly and crowded, raced at rear on the inside, 9 lengths back, still well back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 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 |
