Race 6 (435)
THE P & O CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:84-64 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | HORNET (BP238) | G Mosse | -- | Behind lead. Carried up to join leader at 700 M. Remained outside leader until taking clear advantage at 200 M. Kept on strongly to score narrow win. |
| 2 | 1 | TRADER JOE (BT121) | R Fradd | -- | Around midfield. Shifted wider on track from 400 M to be in clear on straightening. Responded strongly after straightening and just failed to catch winner. |
| 3 | 12 | FRAME'S PEOPLE (BV257) | J Murtagh | -- | Near rear. Remained same into home straight then was steadied and shifted out to find clear run near 200 M. When in clear finished strongly. |
| 4 | 14 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | W M Lai | -- | Midfield. Lost a little ground in middle stages to be behind midfield at 500 M. Was inconvenienced on straightening and dropped to be with rear, then taken to outside and finished strongly. |
| 5 | 5 | DOLLARS AND SENSE (BT278) | D Whyte | BO | Prominent. Responded only fairly when asked for effort after straightening and kept on mainly one-paced. |
| 6 | 9 | SUPER MOLLY (CA043) | S Dye | -- | Taken back to behind midfield. Improved gradually from 500 M despite being carried wider. Lost footing in front and became unbalanced on straightening. Took time to regain momentum then finished well final 200 M. |
| 7 | 11 | GOLDEN DUKE (BN194) | Y T Cheng | -- | Wide behind midfield. Lost ground after 600 M because of being caught wide. Near rear turning in then made some ground final 250 M. |
| 8 | 4 | SILENT PARTNER (BT122) | M Kinane | B | Taken back to rear. Waited with until after straightening. Made strong ground after 300 M hands and heels. Steadied at 200 M. Made strong ground again hands and heels. |
| 9 | 10 | SPLENDID PATROL (BV066) | S K Sit | V | Led. Held big lead from 1200 M until joined at 700 M. Maintained narrow lead into home straight. Kept on fairly until finding no more final 200 M. |
| 10 | 3 | MARSHALL SPIRIT (CA016) | E Legrix | -- | Midfield. Remained on inner around home bend then did not quicken. One-paced. |
| 11 | 7 | MILLENNIUM SUPREME (BV228) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Prominent and 3-wide. Remained same into straight then kept on one-paced until finding no extra final 150 M. |
| 12 | 8 | NEVER SAY NEVER (BT028) | J Egan | -- | Taken back to near rear from start. Remained same into straight then ridden for luck but had difficulty getting clear run after making ground early straight. Not fully tested. |
| 13 | 6 | MANY HAPPY RETURNS (BP126) | D Harrison | TT1 | Near rear. Remained on inner around home bend but then didn't respond to riding. |
| 14 | 13 | HAPPY FOREVER (BP144) | C Williams | B | Prominent. Ridden hard to hold position from 600 M. Gave ground from 400 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 |