Race 5 (495)
THE MARTELL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:84+ 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | OVATION (BS190) | M W Leung | B | Ridden to go forward from difficult gate. Led field from 1000 M. Responded well when asked to kick away 200 M out. Won comfortably. |
| 2 | 11 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | C Williams | -- | At back. Second last near the rails into straight. Made up good ground through field in straight to grab 2nd final stages. |
| 3 | 7 | SMART WINNER (CA019) | Y T Cheng | SR | Steadily dropped towards rear. Shifted to outside to commence running after straightening. Responded well 200 M out to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 10 | VICTORY MARBLE (BV275) | W C Marwing | -- | Broke fairly, then pushed along to maintain a rail running and prominent. Unable to produce extra in straight. Kept on same pace to the line. |
| 5 | 3 | TRIPLE EXPRESSO (BS141) | F Coetzee | B | About midfield. Wide entering straight to commence running. Kept on without threatening. |
| 6 | 2 | SOLID CONTACT (BP168) | E Legrix | -- | Pushed along early from a bad gate and soon tracked leader. Kept on one pace in straight until no extra final 50 M. |
| 7 | 12 | THE KING OF CLOYNE (BS206) | S K Sit | -- | On jumping was checked and dropped towards rear. Made little late impression near the rails. |
| 8 | 5 | WINNING COUNTER (CA008) | M Cahill | B/TT | Well there. 3-wide into straight, kept on until no extra passing 200 M. Steadily weakened. |
| 9 | 9 | CHAMP DE UNION (CB001) | S Dye | SR | Broke well, then settled in worse than midfield. Shifted to the outside after straightening, did not quicken. |
| 10 | 1 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | D Dunn | -- | Broke best, but then made the first turn awkwardly and lost its position to midfield. Weakened gradually from 250 M. |
| 11 | 4 | PLENTY-PLENTY (BS191) | W M Lai | -- | Worse than midfield. No extra in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | TRIUMPHANT MASTER (CB209) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear. Wide along the back straight. Faded after straightening. |
| 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 |