Race 7 (073)
THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | AMAZING CHOISIR (CH189) | B Prebble | -- | Began fairly. Soon in prominent position on rails. Settled within 2Ls of pace in 3rd far side. Slightly tight inside runner after straightening. Soon broke through and took lead over 200 M out. Hung on under pressure. |
| 2 | 7 | MULTO EXPRESSO (CG098) | D Beadman | CP | Began well. Soon held back for cover racing in midfield. Remained same into straight. Ran on nicely to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 12 | WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) | M Du Plessis | -- | Travelled wide behind midfield. Produced for a run over 200 M out. Ran home well to do best work late. |
| 4 | 3 | ADD THE FUN (CD308) | O Doleuze | B | Began with others. Restrained to race wide in midfield. Soon came under pressure to challenge upon straightening. Finished off race nicely. (Tactic questioned.) |
| 5 | 8 | THE WITCH'S BROOM (CH231) | B Doyle | B | Broke well. Held up to race 2-wide in 4th within 3Ls of slow pace. Similar turning in. Could only keep on steadily without quickening. |
| 6 | 2 | WINNING FELLOWSHIP (CG146) | Z Purton | B-/TT | Tucked away on rails in last few. Ran home well to produce good impression late. |
| 7 | 11 | VERY FIT (CE071) | F Coetzee | XB/TT | Midfield early. Made swift headway around field stables bend to gain one-out-one-back position into far side. Still chasing leader turning for home but soon weakened under pressure. |
| 8 | 10 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Settled at the back. Trailed the field to straight. Made good headway past well beaten horses down centre of straight. |
| 9 | 6 | POS TRUMPS (CH295) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well from the widest barrier. Settled well behind. Made no impression in straight. |
| 10 | 9 | HAPPY CRUSADER (CE080) | Y T Cheng | V/TT- | Gradually moved up from a high draw to take up running coming out of home straight. Set slow second and third quarter sectionals. Tiring badly when headed over 200 M out. |
| 11 | 4 | NOBLE HEART (CC355) | C K Tong | B/TT | Settled on rails just better than midfield in 5th. Similar when 3Ls behind turning in. Did not find much room the length of straight. Steadied 100 M out. |
| 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 |