Race 7 (471)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (DIVIDED HANDICAP) (All Weather Track) Rating:120-64 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section -1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | WILLIE WAY (BP151) | F Coetzee | TT | Led and made all comfortably. |
| 2 | 2 | ALEXANDRA PALACE (BS170) | D Harrison | B | Mainly midfield or behind. Improved rounding home bend to be 3rd or 4th turning in. Ran on well without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | W Woods | B | Always in touch. Sat outside leader rounding home bend. Ran on but was outsprinted for 2nd final 100 M. |
| 4 | 4 | REAL GOOD (BT093) | E Legrix | BO | Travelled kindly along rail just off the pace. Kept on under pressure in straight. |
| 5 | 7 | HONEST DRAGON (BS223) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Jumped well and settled in midfield from stable bend. Improved from 1200 M to be just off the pace. 4 wide and awkward turning in. One-paced in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | INDY'S GEM (BS077) | D Whyte | P2/TT | Around midfield. Checked turning out of the straight the first time. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 7 | 10 | KRISTOFFERSON (BV071) | S Baster | B | Taken to the back of the field. Slight improvement from 800 M. No further improvement in straight. |
| 8 | 3 | PERFECT STAR (BP031) | W C Marwing | -- | Mostly midfield after being trapped wide rounding stable bend and again turning in. No further improvement in straight. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 9 | OPTIC ELITE (BV176) | B Marcus | -- | Soon at rear. Headway from 1200 M to be in midfield or worse. Never a threat. |
| 10 | 8 | PERFECT VICTORY (BP327) | K K Lai | B | Midfield early. Severely checked, clipped heels and nearly fell turning out of the straight the first time and dropped to the rear. Last from 800 M. |
| 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 |