Race 5 (596)
THE EWO CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SUNDAY'S SERENADE (J231) | Z Purton | B/TT | Crowded on jumping, raced at rear on the inside, 9 lengths or so back, angled out 500M, 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 6 | DRAGON STAR (H128) | Y L Chung | V-/XB/B2 | Jumped well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, commenced move 400M, 3 lengths back turning in, finished off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 5 | SOARING BRONCO (J162) | K C Leung | PC/TT | Jumped with them, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide after passing 700M, 4 lengths or so back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place. |
| 4 | 11 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (H066) | A Atzeni | V/TT | Jumped only fairly and made contact, raced 2 wide in midfield, carried wider after passing 700M, no cover on turn, closed off well to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | A Hamelin | P-/H | Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the outside, 8 lengths or so back, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening the first few. |
| 6 | 1 | MIGHTY COMMANDER (J360) | H Bowman | TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, travelled keenly in the early stages, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, headed and weakened approaching final 50M, weakened thereafter. |
| 7 | 10 | ACCOLADE START (H331) | K Teetan | TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced at tail, 11 lengths back, moved closer along the rail on turn but still 8 to 9 lengths behind, taken wide in straight made reasonable progress. |
| 8 | 12 | SILVER KING (H420) | M Chadwick | H/P/TT | Jumped well, taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, 8 lengths or so back turning in, taken very wide in straight and made some progress. |
| 9 | 7 | GENERAL SMART (K138) | H T Mo | B-/XB/CP2/TT | Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, 7 lengths back, 2 wide from 400M, one-paced in the run home. |
| 10 | 2 | FOREVER GLORIOUS (G229) | L Hewitson | V/TT | Away well, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths back, moved a bit closer after passing 650M, 1-1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 11 | 4 | CELESTIAL HARMONY (K059) | E C W Wong | CP-/B1 | Moderately away from the widest draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, found rail after entering the back straight, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 9 | QINGYUAN STAR (J350) | M F Poon | B | Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, 3 lengths back, peaked on run 600M, dropped towards rear on turn, emptied early in straight. (Lame right front leg next day morning.) |
| 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 |