Race 5 (576)
THE HONG KONG CHINA RUGBY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-55 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | COLOURFUL KING (K227) | A Atzeni | TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced in midfield, 4 lengths or so back turning in, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 2 | YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (J082) | L Ferraris | SR/V/TT | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 2 lengths turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner final 50M. |
| 3 | 5 | CASA OF HONOR (K310) | M F Poon | XB1 | Shifted out at start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, stayed on evenly to take a place. |
| 4 | 8 | WATCH THIS ONE (K268) | K Teetan | CP1/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made minor progress in straight. |
| 5 | 1 | HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Fast into stride, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 6 | 6 | SEASONS WIT (H223) | J Orman | B/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced at rear on the outside, 7 to 8 lengths back on turn, made some headway in straight. |
| 7 | 3 | ETERNAL FORTUNE (K010) | H T Mo | TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 50M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 9 | KING ECCELLENTE (G264) | H Bentley | B/XB | Jumped only fairly, raced towards rear, 7-1/2L back turning in, bumped near 250M, made no impression in straight. |
| 9 | 10 | MULTIDUTCH (K171) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, failed to close off in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | BASIC INSTINCT (K289) | M L Yeung | B1 | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back turning in, made no impression 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 |