Race 7 (364)
THE ROTARY CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HAPPY SEVEN (CK155) | B Prebble | B | Broke well, bit keen in early stages when restrained just behind the leader, kicked strongly when clear 300 M out, kept on well under pressure, just did enough to hold off challengers. |
| 2 | 6 | HAPPY TUMBLER (CL048) | D Beadman | -- | Taken back from the widest alley, travelled 8Ls off the pace at the rear, swung widest for home, launched a strong challenge down centre of home straight final 300 M, just late. |
| 3 | 8 | SAPELLI (CK191) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well, soon found a one-off position behind mid-division, niggled along rounding bend, finished off soundly under pressure final 250 M, narrowly beaten by the top two. |
| 4 | 7 | ROYAL PUMPKIN (CJ341) | G Mosse | -- | Broke well from the wide gate, eased rearward to save ground, 7Ls off pace 2-wide with cover, held up early in straight, ran on strongly when clear final 150 M, just missed out a place. |
| 5 | 10 | WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) | A Suborics | -- | Broke well, urged to hold a fence position 3Ls off the speed, blocked early in home straight, finished off well when clear 200 M but insufficient to get place. |
| 6 | 1 | GRAND DANCER (CK268) | J Victoire | H | Out in line, settled 2-wide in midfield, niggled along rounding bend, responded well when asked for efforts in straight, looked possible for a place but lacked a decisive kick in concluding stages. |
| 7 | 2 | CONGRATS (CG298) | W M Lai | TT | Lacked early speed, ended up in a rearward position 6-7Ls behind the leader, patiently ridden until home straight, made up some ground under pressure final 250 M, but offered only very little threat to the principals. |
| 8 | 9 | SUPERNOVA (CJ032) | Z Purton | SR | Out in line, settled 5Ls behind the pace on rails, badly held up early in home straight, made some late progress final 150 M, not fully tested. |
| 9 | 3 | STRAWBERRY (CK182) | Y T Cheng | B | Pressed on to track leader in the one in one out spot, tried to contest the lead early in straight but failed to keep on final 200 M, soon weakened. |
| 10 | 11 | SUPER CAGA (CK054) | J Lloyd | CP | Driven to lead 1L on rails, quickened when challenged near 700 M, held ground until overhauled near 250 M, soon faded. |
| 11 | 5 | EASY AHEAD (CK212) | T H So | V | Mustered bit slowly under hard riding in early stages, ended up sitting 2-wide 2Ls off the pace, had every chance in home straight but failed to keep up final 150 M, soon dropped out. |
| 12 | 12 | CENTRAL ROLE (CL077) | M W Leung | TT | Awkwardly started, urged to hold a midfield position, strode forward along 3-deep from 1000 M out, tracked leader until the end of home turn, weakened sharply final 250 M, finished tailed 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 |