Race 6 (324)
THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:62-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | HEAVY WEAPON (BP154) | C H Tse | -- | Midfield. Waited with until after straightening then made strong run through near inner to reach lead in concluding stages. |
| 2 | 2 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | C Williams | -- | Behind midfield. Shuffled back to be near rear turning in. Remained on inner and made strong ground after straightening. Was crowded at 200 M. Continued to make ground in the run to the post. Just failed. |
| 3 | 14 | HIDDEN TALENT (BT117) | R Fradd | B | Near rear. Chased forward at 600 M and was around midfield turning in. Continued to respond after straightening and held good chance at 200 M. Reached lead but unable to hold off quinella pair. |
| 4 | 4 | SUPER FORCE (BV141) | E Legrix | -- | Behind lead. Went up to join lead after 400 M. Kept on in the straight but unable to hold off placegetters. |
| 5 | 13 | INVENTOR (BP172) | W Woods | B | Behind midfield and wide. Went forward from 600 M but remained wide. Was prominent turning in. Kept on fairly in straight after having tough run. |
| 6 | 1 | AMERICAN CHAMPION (BN179) | S Dye | B | Rear. Remained same into home straight then taken to outside and responded strongly to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 12 | CHARMING STRIDE (BV325) | W M Lai | -- | Near rear. Remained same until after straightening. When placed under pressure made strong ground to be nearest at finish. Bumped another runner at 200 M. |
| 8 | 10 | ALL THE BEST (BV211) | K S Yu | B | Little slow to begin then ridden forward when wide on the track to reach lead at 1100 M. Held same until after 200 M and then kept on fairly. |
| 9 | 6 | LUCKY GOAL (BP297) | C Brown | SR1 | In front of midfield. One-paced when asked for effort after straightening. |
| 10 | 7 | LITTLE PLAYTHING (BS082) | J Egan | -- | Midfield. One-paced when asked for effort after straightening. |
| 11 | 9 | THE ESTABLISHMENT (BS127) | W C Marwing | TT | Behind midfield. Dropped to near rear turning in. Failed to make ground when placed under pressure after straightening. |
| 12 | 3 | JEWEL BOX (BV024) | Y T Cheng | -- | In front of midfield. Remained same into home straight then didn't get clear run and wasn't properly tested. |
| 13 | 5 | DYNAMIC WINNINGS (BV346) | F Coetzee | TT | Went forward from wide draw to lead early and was steadied to follow leader at 1000 M. Remained prominent until giving ground final 200 M. |
| 14 | 11 | SIR GALWAY (BP018) | G Mosse | B | Around midfield and wide. Went forward passing 600 M and was 3-wide outside the lead turning in. Kept on until giving ground final 200 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 |