Race 7 (562)
THE HONG KONG RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SECRET SHAM (P174) | J Moreira | H | Began well, rolled forward, settling in box seat behind leaders back stretch. Saved ground turn, came off rail 300m, picked up momentum to hit front 100m, battled on gamely. |
| 2 | 6 | LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) | C Y Ho | -- | Jumped with field, ridden along to settle one-back, one off first turn. Shuffled back to 5th passing 500m, wide in straight, battled strongly to line. |
| 3 | 3 | BEAUTY FLAME (S117) | K C Leung | TT | Bumped heavily and taken out start, recovered and pressed forward to lead 1500m cutting in to fence back stretch. Steadied pace 800m, put under pressure 500m, collared 100m, boxed on solidly. |
| 4 | 9 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | C Y Lui | TT | Taken across behind runners from wide draw, settling in last pair. Got close to heels 1300m and over raced. Shifted out 900m and allowed to circle field to sit outside leader 500m. Kept on gamely in straight before flattened 50m. |
| 5 | 7 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | K Teetan | TT | Jumped well, ridden along settling 3-back, one-off along back stretch. Taken very wide into straight and ran home steadily. |
| 6 | 10 | HO IN ONE (N382) | Y T Cheng | CP | Began awkwardly, shifted out and bumped another. Difficult to settle early, settling at rear. Taken wide entering straight, ran home steadily under hard riding. |
| 7 | 4 | FLAME HERO (P294) | D Whyte | -- | Began well, pressed forward to settle outside leader first turn. Shuffled back to 3rd passing 500m, kept on well in straight until crowded for room 150m. One paced. |
| 8 | 1 | DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) | N Callan | XB/TT | Began OK, not hurried settling in midfield away from fence. Put under pressure turning for home but only one-paced. |
| 9 | 8 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | T H So | B | Slow into stride and soon in last pair along rail. Stayed on rail final turn, found little in straight under hard riding. |
| 10 | 11 | VANILLA (P439) | C K Tong | -- | Crowded out start, taken in, grabbing rail before first turn. Shaken up entering final turn but little response. |
| 11 | 5 | HYPERSONIC (P176) | B Prebble | H/TT | Began OK, quickly on rail, travelling well in midfield to 800m when came off bridle, Hard ridden from 700m but found little, giving ground gradually. |
| 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 |