Race 5 (089)
THE HKEX CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | GALLANT VALOUR (H323) | H Bowman | B/TT | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 450M, wide into straight, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 12 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | A Badel | B | Away well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, commenced move 400M, finished off strongly to be nearest on line, just beaten by a narrow margin. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 7 | HAPPY PARK (J311) | A Atzeni | XB | Crowded shortly after start, raced prominently on the outside, challenged the leader turning in, kept on very well in straight, just beaten by a neck. |
| 4 | 3 | HAYDAY (H321) | M F Poon | H/XB | Quickly into stride, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rivals turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few final 50M. |
| 5 | 9 | GLORY B (H373) | M Chadwick | CP/H | Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 400M, kept on well early in straight, no clear run final 150M. |
| 6 | 11 | SKY PROPHET (J095) | L Hewitson | CP1/TT | Jumped awkwardly, taken back to race at rear on the outside, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home, nearest finish. |
| 7 | 8 | TELECOM POWER (J332) | K De Melo | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced a tail, 6 lengths back on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared near 200M, finished off evenly. |
| 8 | 6 | HAPPY SOUL (G249) | K H Chan | CP/TT | Average to begin, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 1 | HIGH PERCENTAGE (G413) | Z Purton | TT | Began well from gate 1, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 2 | NATURAL HIGH (J365) | B Thompson | -- | Moderately away, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back, angled out 400M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 10 | CURRAHEE (J204) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Jumped only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. |
| 12 | 4 | PANDA (H466) | Y L Chung | B | Began awkwardly and lost ground, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, no clear run final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |