Race 7 (306)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-90 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | CALIFORNIAMOUNTAIN (CG310) | K L Chui | TT | Began fairly. Disputed lead early. Crossed to lead rounding stable bend and made rest. Just held off late challengers. |
| 2 | 4 | NOBLE CONQUEROR (CG169) | B Prebble | -- | Swiftly shifted to rails from poor draw to race in midfield. Improved to 4th on rails turning in. Tight on rails early in straight. Ran on under pressure inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 8 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | C Soumillon | -- | Never far off in one-out-one-back position in 4th about 2Ls off the lead. Slightly worse in 5th turning in but fought on under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | EXCELLENT BOY (CE238) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled in no better than midfield position. Saved ground on rails turning in. No clear run on inside early in straight. Produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 5 | 7 | YOUNG HERO (CH071) | G Mosse | XB | 2-wide in midfield. Switched out behind horses for a run after straightening. Fought on dourly under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 6 | WINNING REWARD (CE254) | H W Lai | B | Led early. Settled one back in 3rd on rails coming out home straight. Switched out to challenge turning for home. Fought on steadily without quickening. |
| 7 | 12 | DISGUISE (CG004) | M Nunes | B | Raced outside leader. Still 1L off turning in. One-paced inside 200 M when jostled and inconvenienced. No further impression. (Lost plate.) |
| 8 | 3 | FAMOUS DANCER (CD353) | E Saint-Martin | XB/H | Settled at the back. Commenced move rounding home bend. Made steady headway down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 9 | 5 | EVER BRIGHT (CG223) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled towards rear. Took closer order to midfield going up Rock. Lost ground when wide turning for home. Found nothing from behind midfield into straight. |
| 10 | 10 | SUPREME GAINS (CG057) | Y T Cheng | SR | Settled in last few. Dropped to tail-end into straight. Never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 9 | SOUNDS BEST (CE255) | D Beadman | TT | Raced 2-wide in rear of midfield. Lost position turning into back straight. Towards rear and very wide turning in. Ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 1 | SYLLABUS (CD388) | A Delpech | B/TT | Settled in rear. Made no show in the run home. |
| 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 |