Race 7 (314)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | Z Purton | SR | Restrained on jumping, shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Improved position first turn then hard ridden 700m when back markers moved up. Straightened behind horses, got split 200m, powered home to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 4 | CIRCUIT LAND (T219) | A Badel | TT | Shared early pace before easing 4L back first turn. Put under pressure 700m when tempo increased, bumped 450m but pressed forward to hit front 100m, pipped on line. |
| 3 | 11 | PACKING DRAGON (T230) | M L Yeung | B | Pressed forward from outside draw, racing wide before taking lead 1500m and crossing to fence 1350m. Increased tempo when put under pressure 700m, joined up front 100m but battled on gamely till swamped on line. |
| 4 | 8 | BASIC TRILOGY (V133) | J Moreira | B | Broke well, shared early pace before easing 3L back along rail first turn. Taken off fence 700m when field speeded up, bumped 450m, severely checked 200m when attempting to improve, kept on well despite racing tight. |
| 5 | 3 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | M Chadwick | TT | Began well but restrained, dropping to behind midfield in one-off position. Began forward moved 700m, circling field to race outside leader 600m. Swung wide entering straight and battled on gamely under hard riding. |
| 5 | 10 | RENAISSANCE ART (T197) | T H So | H/P | Eased off heels shortly after start, settling along rail in midfield. Got shuffled back to last when field speeded up 700m, took inside run in straight, finished off strongly though raced tight concluding stages. |
| 7 | 9 | GONNA RUN (T094) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped well, steadied, taken in to find cover, settling in last pair. Dropped to last 1150m, then started forward move 700m, racing 4-wide to reach midfield. Taken to centre track on straightening and finished off nicely. |
| 8 | 6 | HELENE SUPER STAR (S152) | N Callan | CP/TT | Got off nicely, shared early pace before settling one-off, one-back first turn. Urged forward 700 when pace increased, 3-wide into straight, battled on gamely till swamped final 50m. |
| 9 | 1 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | S De Sousa | -- | Began well, pressed forward to take box seat on settling. Caught flat-footed 700m when field speeded up, hard ridden to hold position, started to improve 200m but lost momentum when bumped 100m. |
| 9 | 2 | FLAME HERO (P294) | K C Leung | V | Crowded out start, dropped to rear but kept away from fence. Shaken up 700m when tempo increased but unable match speed, dropping to last. Taken to centre field on straightening and boxed on one-paced. Lame left front leg. |
| 11 | 7 | TWIN DELIGHT (S125) | S Clipperton | B-/V1/TT | Pressed forward from wide draw to race outside hindquarters of leader on settling. Hard ridden from 600m when field packed up, kept on well to 150m before running out of steam and fading. |
| 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 |