Race 6 (359)
THE P & O CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90-66 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | MENTOR (CA253) | W M Lai | -- | Travelled well on inside in 3rd place 2 to 3Ls off pace throughout, went 2nd 400 M out and quickened up in straight to grab lead 150 M out, just hung on. |
| 2 | 2 | DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) | W C Marwing | SR | Drifted back to race in rear 6 to 9Ls off speed on fence before entering straight racing 6-wide and 5Ls down, 4Ls down 200 M out, just missed. |
| 3 | 3 | LUCKSWELL (CA171) | S Dye | -- | 2-wide and 5Ls off speed until 1000 M out, hard ridden and sent on to challenge racing 3-wide 600 M out, entered straight racing 5-wide, stayed on in straight always responding to pressure. |
| 4 | 6 | MAGICAL WARRIOR (CB109) | D Dunn | -- | Raced 2-wide 6Ls off pace early on and 3-wide and 5Ls down 1000 M out, forced 4-wide round home turn, stayed on final 300 M but never able to get to winner. |
| 5 | 4 | DANEFACTOR (CA006) | G Mosse | -- | Ridden to lead upon exiting, never more than 2L clear in run, headed by winner 150 M out, no extra. |
| 6 | 1 | OPTIC FRIENDLY (CA252) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 4Ls off pace on fence early on, went 2-wide 1000 M out, short of room turning in but ran on to hold place chances 200 M out, one-paced closing stages. |
| 7 | 11 | MASTER MAGIC (BP193) | K C Tsang | -- | Broke fairly, settled on inside 5Ls off pace, slightly closer turning for home when checked and became unbalanced, recovered to run on evenly to line. |
| 8 | 8 | DRAGON POWER (BT162) | B Marcus | SR | Raced 2-wide 5 to 6Ls off speed, niggled 500 M out to keep up, never landed a blow in straight. |
| 9 | 9 | LEGITIMATE (BM240) | E Saint-Martin | B | Always thereabouts racing 2-wide 3Ls off pace until final bend when under strong pressure, very one-paced home stretch. |
| 10 | 7 | TURBOJET (BT277) | F Coetzee | TT | Broke well but unable to lead, settled in 2nd place racing 2-wide never worse than 2Ls off speed, off bridle 500 M out, beaten 300 M out. |
| 11 | 5 | BIA DESERT (CB108) | O Doleuze | P | Raced 3-wide 4 to 5Ls off leader early on, improved position slightly 1200 M out, hard ridden round final bend to lie up, no response and beaten turning in. |
| 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 |