Race 7 (338)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | NOBLE CONQUEROR (CG169) | B Prebble | B | Given a waiting ride and settled three from the rear, responded well when asked at the top of the home straight, kicked strongly, hung in at 200 M, hit front 100 M out, drew clear. |
| 2 | 6 | MIGHTY HIGH (CL096) | N Callan | H | Prominently placed in the box-seat, proved difficult to settle in the early stages, hung in 600 M out, responded well when asked 300 M out, ran on soundly for 2nd. |
| 3 | 5 | BLUE SKY (CJ289) | M Guyon | B-/H | Taken to the rear from gate 9, niggled along at the home turn and swung widest, ran on strongly down centre of the home straight, got a place in the final stride. |
| 4 | 8 | JAMESINA (CH290) | W M Lai | CP/TT | Taken rearward from the widest alley, urged along rounding the home turn, finished off well down the centre of the home straight, just late for a place. |
| 5 | 2 | SUPER SATIN (CK116) | D Whyte | B | Pushed up to hold a one-off spot in midfield, quickened well when asked for effort 300 M out and looked possible to win, bumped at 200 M, turned one-paced, just missed a place. |
| 6 | 10 | OPERATION SECRET (CH081) | M L Yeung | CP | Settled cozily 3Ls off the pace on rail, crowded at 1600 M, only gave limited response when placed under pressure in the home straight, bumped 50 M out. |
| 7 | 7 | RIDE WITH THE WIND (CL183) | G Cheyne | B/TT | Settled in the one-out-one-back-spot, kept on fairly early in the home straight, couldn’t find extra final 150 M, hung in at 50 M. |
| 8 | 1 | MR MEDICI (CK218) | G Mosse | -- | Urged along to hold a one-off spot just off the speed, crowded at 1600 M, one-paced early in the home straight, bumped at 200 M, no extra. |
| 9 | 4 | SUPER PISTACHIO (CL099) | M Chadwick | TT | Widely drawn, easily ran up to lead on rail, headed at the top of the home straight, soon flattened. (Lost right hind plate.) |
| 10 | 9 | HOLLYWOOD KISS (M126) | J Lloyd | -- | Urged along early but soon crowded for room near the 1600 M, ended up settling in midfield on rail, outpaced at the top of the home straight, dropped 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 |