Race 5 (689)
THE ST GEORGE'S CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | FOREVER GLORIOUS (G229) | K Teetan | B-/V1/TT | Fast into stride, tracked leaders, 3 wide, 2 wide from 600M, commenced move 400M, took the lead early in straight, kept on very well to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 12 | GOLD TACK (H106) | K De Melo | B | Out with rest, raced behind midfield on the outside, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, very wide into straight, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 3 | KASA PAPA (G312) | H Bowman | TT | Taken back to race at rear on the inside, 2 wide turning in, finished off strongly to take a place, just beaten by a head. |
| 4 | 7 | CAN'T GO WONG (H087) | M F Poon | B/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the outside, slightly improved after passing 600M, very wide turning in, finished off strongly to make frame. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 11 | THE KHAN (H489) | A Atzeni | H/SR | Began fairly, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, made some progress early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 6 | 5 | TO INFINITY (G277) | H Bentley | B/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 3 to 4 lengths back, 3 wide from 400M, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 7 | 9 | FLYING PHANTOM (J086) | A Badel | H | Away well, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. |
| 8 | 8 | PACKING WISHER (H448) | C L Chau | TT | Began well, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, shared lead in the middle stages, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 9 | 10 | YOUNG VICTORY (D399) | B Thompson | B-/TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced at tail, 5 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. |
| 10 | 2 | MIDORI BURLY (J083) | B Avdulla | B/TT1 | Began awkwardly, positioned 3 to 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened 150M, eased final 100M. |
| 11 | 4 | JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) | Z Purton | PC/XB | Began well from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, shared lead in the middle stages, weakened early in straight. (Blood in trachea.) (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 1 | CORDYCEPS ONE (E107) | E C W Wong | -- | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced in midfield on the outside, sent forward after entering the back straight, peaked on turn, weakened 400M, eased final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |