Race 8 (419)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | ORIENTAL PROSPER (N100) | Y T Cheng | PC/TT | Caught wide no cover to 600M, strolled forward and opened up 3Ls lead home turn, kept on well to the line and was never challenged. |
| 2 | 3 | HONG KONG DANCER (N399) | K C Leung | -- | Settled 3Ls back in midfield in early stages, had 6Ls to make up on runaway leader (the eventual winner) near 400M, stayed on well to go 2nd near line without getting to the winner. |
| 3 | 7 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | H W Lai | B1 | Dropped back after the start and soon guided to the fence, settled behind midfield, 7Ls behind runaway leader 400M, stayed on moderately for non-threatening 3rd. |
| 4 | 6 | ALL THE BEST (S169) | O Doleuze | H/SR/TT | Taken back from wide draw, settled down 2-wide near the rear, 8-9Ls behind runaway leader making the turn, battled on well and finished final 400M fastest. |
| 5 | 1 | MR GINGER (N307) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Up with early pace, sat in 2nd making the turn for home, kept on same pace in straight, held 2nd to 50M, swamped late stages. |
| 6 | 9 | GREAT RUN (P223) | K Teetan | B | Up with leaders early, settled down in 4th 4Ls off runaway leader turning for home, hard driven inside 300M but not making much progress on winner. |
| 7 | 11 | BUDDY BUDDIES (M021) | K C Ng | B | Soon taken across behind runners, settled towards the rear well off the pace in middle stages, stayed on mildly over final 300M. |
| 8 | 4 | AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) | N Rawiller | CP/TT | Up with early pace, eased back a bit nearing home turn, not quickened turning in and never threatened. |
| 9 | 5 | TANGO FIRE (S081) | J Moreira | B-/H1 | Began well but unable to cross, restrained to a position ahead of midfield, off bridle 600M and didn't respond to riding. |
| 10 | 2 | SEASONS STAR (P058) | M Demuro | B/TT | Caught wide from draw 12, eased back to the rear , 10Ls off the pace home turn, made limited progress only over final 300M. |
| 11 | 12 | SEA WARRIOR (P411) | M Chadwick | TT | 4-wide contesting the lead early stages, shifted to 2-wide spot chasing leaders home turn, weakened away 250M. |
| 12 | 10 | RISING FAST (T075) | D Whyte | -- | Held up behind midfield, gave ground 500M, soon beaten. |
| 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 |