Race 5 (356)
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | PERFECT FINISH (N176) | M L Yeung | TT | Good break, tracked 1 back on fence, shaken up turning in, rail run to lead 220m, extended clear to line. |
| 2 | 6 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | W C Marwing | TT | Outpaced early strides, recovered to midfield 3 wide with cover, niggled 500m, driven wide final turn, centre track run to 2nd 100m, well held. |
| 3 | 10 | HAPPY CHAMPION (N027) | H W Lai | TT2 | Snagged back from widest draw, settled at tail on rail, 8L back switched widest into stretch, motored home, just missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 3 | SEA THE PEARLS (M281) | T Queally | B1/TT | Tardy start, camped midfield rail, driven into stretch, shifted out 200m, stayed on for sound gains. |
| 5 | 4 | EASY SUCCESS (P170) | B Prebble | TT | Fast start, taken back to last pair 1 off, 3 wide progress on turn, driven 350m, closed out for sound gains centre track. |
| 6 | 1 | DREAM BUILDER (M201) | K C Ng | TT | Speed at break to press lead, trapped 3 deep no cover & taken back to fore of midfield, advanced home turn, to 2nd 200m, tapered & swamped. |
| 7 | 5 | BRIGHT STAR (N387) | W M Lai | B | Missed break, raced rail near rear, 7L back & ridden 400m, switched out into stretch, plugged on evenly for moderate gains. |
| 8 | 2 | GOLD BALL (N185) | O Doleuze | SR-/H1/TT | Good break, raced midfield 1 off with cover, hard-ridden into stretch, kept on one pace to line. |
| 9 | 9 | PROLIFIC CHAMPION (M226) | M Chadwick | TT | Fast break, dropped back to 2 wide near rear, to rail 500m, switched wide & driven home turn, crowded 200m, boxed on. |
| 10 | 11 | O'HALO (N066) | T H So | P | Fast start from wide gate, 5 deep until 700m settled 1 off no cover 2nd, driven to challenge leader 300m, soon emptied & faded. |
| 11 | 8 | BRILLIANT PROPOSAL (N392) | R Fourie | B | Smart break, 4 deep & prominent 1st turn, led 900m, set tempo on fence, driven home turn, headed 220m & weakened out. |
| 12 | 12 | SUNSHINE KID (M080) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Fast start to lead early, headed 900m, settled back 1 off with cover, driven 300m, impeded & off heels 200m, eased 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 |