Race 5 (191)
THE AMERICAN CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SAMARKAND (H070) | K H Chan | CP/TT | Away well, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 850M, sat right behind the leader in the middle stages, hit the front 150M, kept on well to the line and scored. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 2 | 4 | KILLER INSTINCT (G020) | C Y Ho | V-/TT | Jumped well, raced 2 wide in midfield early, commenced move 1000M, took the lead 850M, led by 1/2L turning in, peaked and headed 150M, kept on evenly to the line. |
| 3 | 5 | STURDY RUBY (H207) | M L Yeung | TT | Out in line, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 1/2L back on turn, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 4 | 10 | KYRUS UNICORN (D267) | B Avdulla | B | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back turning in, made very good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line. |
| 5 | 1 | PEGASUS GENERAL (G189) | K C Leung | V | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside early, sent forward 1100M, raced 3 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back in the middle stages, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 12 | ASIAN ONE (E400) | M Chadwick | PC-/XB/V2/TT | Began fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, 2 wide from 600M, wider after passing 400M, made some progress in straight. |
| 7 | 11 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | K De Melo | B/XB | Taken back from gate 9, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, made some progress in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | DURHAM STAR (E082) | Z Purton | SR/XB | Commenced well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 6 | WIN WIN FIGHTER (E347) | L Hewitson | B | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide after entering the back straight, very wide turning in, peaked early in straight, one-paced thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 9 | SUPER ELITE (H247) | A Badel | H/XB | Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, dropped to midfield on turn, made no progress in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | FORTUNE PRESIDENT (G054) | K Teetan | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made no progress in straight. |
| 12 | 3 | RUNNING AHEAD (G313) | C L Chau | CP1/TT- | Out with rest, raced 2 wide behind midfield, inconvenience near 1000M, 3 wide in the middle stages, failed to close off 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 |