Race 7 (599)
THE PEARCE MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | RED POWER (CD077) | S Dye | CP/TT | Niggled along to a forward position. Settled along the rails and no more than 3Ls off the lead middle stages. Raced prominently behind the leader home turn. Kept on gamely in the straight and took charge final 50 M. |
| 2 | 5 | NILOMETER (CD052) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Outpaced early and caught wide at midfield into 1st turn. 3-wide and kept within 2Ls of the leader from 800 M. Disputed lead on straightening and improved into the lead 200 M. Unable to hold off winner final stages. |
| 3 | 3 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | D Whyte | -- | Raced along the rails behind midfield until home straight. Never had a clear run until final 50 M. Dashed home strongly over last few strides. |
| 4 | 12 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | G Schofield | -- | Settled on fence at midfield. Responded well when asked on straightening and was closest at finish. |
| 5 | 7 | FAMOUS DANCER (CD353) | C Brown | H-/B | Among leaders early. Settled behind the pace in 2-wide position back straight. Improved to be alongside leader after 600 M and took the lead on straightening. Remained in contention before fading inside 100 M. |
| 6 | 6 | FRUITY FRUITY (CD061) | R Fradd | -- | 3-wide and no better than midfield early and middle stages. 3-wide and urged along making the turn near 500 M. Swung widest on straightening and kept on fairly in the straight. |
| 7 | 2 | FIFTY FIFTY (CD131) | G Mosse | -- | Ridden forward from wide draw and took the lead before 1st turn. Niggled along to keep its lead near 400 M and held a slight advantage into home straight. Faded out of contention inside 200 M and was checked at 100 M. |
| 8 | 1 | EXPECTATIONS (CD078) | A Delpech | SR | 2-wide at midfield. Shuffled back slightly near 800 M and raced 5 to 6Ls off the lead until home straight. Kept on without threatening. |
| 9 | 10 | COSMO SUCCESS (CC250) | W M Lai | -- | Settled 2-wide in rear section. Swung out on straightening and steadily made up ground. |
| 10 | 9 | SOPRANO (CE177) | O Doleuze | -- | Dropped to the back from widest draw. Trailed field into home straight and made up some ground closing stages. |
| 11 | 8 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | L Innes | -- | Best out and led briefly. Settled 2-wide and within 3Ls of the lead in back straight. Pressured near 400 M but unable to pick up speed in the straight. |
| 12 | 11 | WYNDAM EASY (CB273) | O Chavez | CP1/TT1 | Checked shortly after start and then settled on fence in rear section. Shifted out to improve wide on the track after 1000 M. 4-wide and within 2Ls of the leader home turn. Tired in the home 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 |