Race 5 (533)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90-75 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | NILOMETER (CD052) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Broke fairly and pushed along to race in better than midfield on rail through to straight. Under pressure 250 M out and charged home inside final 100 M to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 1 | COME SEE YOU (CA368) | R Fradd | CP/TT | Tardy start and niggled along to race in midfield on rail. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Responded well when asked 250 M out but was unable to match speed with winner to settle for 2nd. |
| 3 | 4 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | C K Tong | SR | Best out from widest and driven along to take lead on rail. Around the 1100 M eased back to be in 2nd to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 200 M out but unable to match speed with 1st pair inside final 100 M. |
| 4 | 10 | FLYING BISHOP (CA296) | H W Lai | SR | Broke well and niggled along to race in better than midfield 2-wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Made steady impression inside final 200 M and missed 3rd placegetter by a short margin. |
| 5 | 8 | HAIL THE STORM (CE125) | D Whyte | -- | Tardy start from wide draw and niggled along to race in midfield 2-wide through to straight. Slightly baulked for a run in early part of straight. Plugged on fairly to the line when running was obtained at 200 M. |
| 6 | 6 | STRONG SUN (CB305) | M Rodd | -- | Broke with field and raced towards the rear 2-wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Kept on fairly to the line when asked 200 M. |
| 7 | 11 | FORTUNE SMILES (CB432) | G Schofield | -- | Broke with field and niggled along to race in handy position on inner through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 250 M out and weakened slightly over the concluding stages. |
| 8 | 2 | MONEY STRONG (CC369) | O Chavez | SR | Jumped fairly and pushed along to race in a forward position 3-wide in the early stages. Took lead on rail near the 1000 M to straight. Headed near the 200 M and steadily faded thereafter. |
| 9 | 7 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | A Delpech | -- | From a wide draw was immediately eased to the rear section but closer to the rail through to straight. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 250 M out. |
| 10 | 9 | KIDDYLAND (CC063) | S Dye | -- | Broke fairly and soon settled in the rear section on rail through to straight. Failed to make any impression when asked 200 M out. |
| 11 | 3 | COSMO SUCCESS (CC250) | B Prebble | -- | Soon raced in the rear section 3-wide without cover through to straight. Failed to show any running when asked 250 M out. |
| 12 | 12 | DON RICARDO (CE262) | P H Lo | -- | Slowly away and then trailed the field throughout the race. |
| 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 |