Race 7 (559)
THE HONG KONG RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | D Whyte | SR | Began OK, ridden along in midfield before settling along rail 3–back from leader. Awkwardly placed top of straight, got split 250m, dashed though to lead from 100m, won easily. |
| 2 | 12 | AGIAAL (N177) | M L Yeung | CP | Began fairly, ridden along towards rear until crowded out 900m. Taken to rail and made ground steadily, to 200m, switched out and finished off nicely. |
| 3 | 9 | EXPECTATOR (N284) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began well, not pushed, holding rail behind leader to straight. Kept on steadily in straight without threatening first two. |
| 4 | 1 | LITTLE DRAGON (S264) | K C Ng | B | Ridden along from an outside draw, racing wide with little or no cover 4L from leader. Continued to race wide around turn, wider in straight, but kept on solidly. |
| 5 | 11 | KERKENI (T053) | K Teetan | B/H | Jumped well, ridden to lead on settling, setting sedate pace. Kicked clear around final turn, still in front 200m, shortened strides final 100m. |
| 6 | 7 | VERDANE (P184) | B Prebble | B | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and distant last on settling. Tagged on to field entering straight, took rails run and ran on steadily closing stages. |
| 7 | 2 | MEDALLIST (N024) | N Rawiller | TT | Raced a little keenly early and ridden to hold midfield position between horses. Improved around turn to look a chance entering straight, turning one-paced. |
| 8 | 3 | GOLDEN ADDICTION (P234) | O Doleuze | P | Began awkwardly, becoming badly unbalanced, losing ground, settling 3-wide at rear. Covered extra ground turn and still wide in straight, becoming one-paced final 200m. |
| 9 | 10 | NOBLE DE MAN (S215) | D Lane | -- | Began OK, settling behind midfield away from fence. Urged forward between horses around turn, kept on fairly early in straight before tiring from 200m. |
| 10 | 8 | NONE OTHER (S349) | N Callan | B/TT | Pressed forward to sit 1L outside leader back stretch and turn. Closed in top of straight to look a chance before coming under pressure and drifting back. |
| 11 | 6 | HORSE APLENTY (M376) | C Y Ho | B/H | Ridden vigorously from an outside draw, racing 3-wide abut 2L from leader. Started to feel the pinch turning for home and weakened badly in 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 |