Race 7 (091)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BORN IN CHINA (T103) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped OK, settling midfield in one-off position. Picked up momentum entering straight and finished strongly between horses to win on line. |
| 2 | 3 | LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) | Z Purton | TT | Got off fairly, taken to rail four-back from leader and allowed to settle. Took inside runs in straight and finished strongly to just fail. |
| 3 | 1 | YOU READ MY MIND (P041) | N Callan | XB | Pressed forward from inside draw to lead on settling. Kicked clear entering straight and kept on strongly till swamped final 50m. |
| 4 | 6 | ALL GREAT FRIENDS (S279) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped with field, ridden forward to hold one-off, one-back position. Urged forward top of straight but only one-paced final stages. |
| 5 | 10 | COUNTRY MELODY (T011) | C Y Ho | H | Away nicely, checked 1000m but able to hold on to box seat behind leader. Boxed on steadily in straight without looking dangerous. |
| 6 | 7 | BULLISH FRIEND (N333) | K C Ng | CP/H/TT | Began awkwardly, ridden forward to sit outside leader to and around turn. Kept on well early in straight before tiring final stages. |
| 7 | 2 | HAPPY YEAH YEAH (M085) | M L Yeung | V | Began well, ridden along to hold rail three-back from leader. Switched out in straight to make run but only one-paced. |
| 8 | 9 | GOLDEN DEER (P121) | K Teetan | B | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear along rail. Shaken up top of straight but only one-paced. |
| 9 | 4 | PABLOSKY (S156) | J Moreira | H/SR | Urged forward from outside draw, racing three-wide 3L from leader. Kept wide in straight but found little under pressure. Lame with cuts to right front leg. |
| 10 | 12 | TURF SPRINT (T396) | K C Leung | H1 | Began fairly, ridden along but wide around turn towards the rear. Found little in straight when asked. |
| 11 | 8 | MASSIVE MILLENNIUM (T381) | R Fourie | H1/TT1 | Ridden along early but not much speed, settling in one-off position at the rear. No response when popped the question in straight. |
| 12 | 11 | GIANT TURTLE (T391) | W M Lai | -- | Bounded in the air when the gates opened, lost ground, dropping to last. Trailed field after that and never likely. |
| 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 |