Race 5 (079)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SHINY DAY (M131) | T H So | -- | Sharp start, urged to lead on rail, headed 1200m, 2nd & switched 1 off no cover 1000m, shaken up to lead 400m, repelled challengers to wire. |
| 2 | 10 | ENDOWING (N371) | D Whyte | B | Bumped start, speed to race handy on rail, smooth progress into final turn, driven 250m, soon 2nd & pressed winner to wire, always held. |
| 3 | 3 | FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) | C K Tong | B/TT | Reared start, raced near rear, 3-wide advance from 700m, driven in 3rd 500m, 2nd at 300m, run tapered. |
| 4 | 4 | HEAR THE ROAR (M152) | W C Marwing | TT | Crowded & blundered early strides, raced last pair on rail, switched 3 deep & niggled 600m, widest into stretch, solid progress to wire. |
| 5 | 9 | VICTORY MASCOT (CJ243) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow start, camped last pair 1 off, switched 3 wide 800m & swept forward, 6th & driven 500m, stayed on without threatening. |
| 6 | 8 | TRES MAGNIFIQUE (CL367) | R Fourie | SR/TT | Good break, prominent early, settled 1 off with cover fore of midfield, close to heels 800m, driven home turn, boxed on evenly. |
| 7 | 7 | GREAT RENOWN (CK359) | O Doleuze | B | Decent break, settled rail midfield, driven 500m, kept on at one pace. |
| 8 | 11 | SOLDIER (CK346) | K C Ng | -- | Smart start, close 2nd early stages, settled 3rd 1 off with cover, shuffled back 500m, outpaced & plugged on to line. |
| 9 | 2 | INDIGO WAY (M227) | H W Lai | -- | Moderate break, settled rail behind midfield, dropped to tail 500m, stayed on for modest gains. |
| 10 | 6 | CIRCUIT STAR (N220) | A Suborics | TT | Shifted & bumped start, raced 1 off with cover midfield, off heels 800m & switched 3-wide, found little for pressure, one-paced. |
| 11 | 12 | LUCKY CHOICE (N227) | C W Wong | XB/TT1 | Tardy start, raced 1 off behind midfield, dropped to last pair 700m, hard-ridden 500m, found little. |
| 12 | 5 | CARTOON FAY FAY (N014) | T Clark | B/TT | Good break, trapped 3-wide handy, rolled to lead 1200m, headed 400m, weakened thereafter. |
| 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 |