Race 6 (458)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (DIVIDED HANDICAP) Rating:120-64 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section -1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | INDY'S GEM (BS077) | F Sanchez | TT | Behind midfield early. Dropped to near rear by 800 M. Waited with until 400 M when taken out to find clear running. Wide entering straight. Finished strongly to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 10 | BILLION DELIGHT (BP086) | R Fradd | B | Near rear. Commenced to improve from 500 M. Made good ground and looked brief hope passing 200 M but unable to hold off winner. |
| 3 | 3 | FULL METAL JACKET (BS007) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Ridden quietly to settle in midfield. Stayed on the inner after 500 M and was held for a run early in straight. Finished well to just miss second. |
| 4 | 8 | SIR GALWAY (BP018) | D Harrison | B | Soon led. Stayed same until after 200 M. Kept on well. |
| 5 | 11 | GRAND START (BP312) | W M Lai | -- | Began awkwardly and was behind midfield. Ridden patiently until 400 M when responded well. Run ended after the 100 M. |
| 6 | 7 | AMZA GLORY (BL178) | E Legrix | V | Taken back to rear from wide barrier. Waited with until after 500 M. Was hampered and taken wide entering home straight. Made good ground last bit. |
| 7 | 14 | KING OF FLASH (BN047) | C H Tse | V/TT | In front of midfield. Remained about same throughout and kept on one paced. |
| 8 | 5 | THE BEST WINNER (BP329) | D Whyte | -- | Wide behind midfield. Momentarily baulked for run at 250 M. Finished strongly last bit. |
| 9 | 12 | SHEER MADNESS (BP251) | F Coetzee | -- | Prominent. Kept on early in straight after having nice run. Gave ground final 200 M. |
| 10 | 4 | CHARMING GUEST (BM098) | C W Mok | -- | Prominent. Moved up to be 3 wide challenging for the lead entering home straight. Effort soon told and failed to run on. |
| 11 | 6 | A-GAIN EASY (BS145) | B Marcus | B | Around midfield and 3 wide. Never likely. |
| 12 | 9 | GRANDSTAND (BP286) | B Doyle | H | Slow to begin. Gradually improved to be midfield by 1000 M. Improved along inner to be prominent entering straight. Gave ground from 250 M. |
| 13 | 2 | SUPERNOVA (BN155) | W S Yu | B | Unable to lead and was prominent until 300 M when gave ground quickly. |
| 14 | 1 | INVENTOR (BP172) | K C Tsang | B | Outside lead until giving ground at 400 M. |
| 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 |