Race 7 (674)
THE FRANCE GALOP CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | GUNNISON (A377) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped well, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, easy run throughout, angled out near 400M, hit the front early in straight, kept on well and just able to hold off the rival. |
| 2 | 4 | FORTUNE BOOTH (A418) | Z Purton | CP1 | Bumped start, positioned on rail in midfield, 4-5Ls back, 2W from near 800M, there to turn, bumped and unbalanced early in straight, finished off strongly thereafter, just missed out in a close finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 3 | CALIFORNIA FORTUNE (A415) | N Callan | B/TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, raced prominently but 3 wide early, slightly taken back near 1000M to sit 2 wide, 3 lengths back, hard ridden from 450M, very wide turning in, made some progress to take a place. |
| 4 | 1 | MR GENUINE (S253) | M F Poon | CP | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, taken very wide in straight and finished off strongly to make frame. |
| 5 | 5 | KINGSFIELD (T403) | C Wong | XB/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, there to turn, made some progress in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 2 | SUPER TURBO (V310) | U Rispoli | CP | Began only fairly and bumped, raced at rear, 10 lengths back, still well back on turn, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line without threatening the first few. |
| 7 | 10 | FORTUNE BO BO (V017) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Moderately away from a middle draw, positioned 1 out 1 back, same position on turn, bumped early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 8 | 8 | EPTIMUM (B305) | T Berry | H1 | Began only fairly and crowded, raced at tail, 10 lengths back, slightly closer on turn but still 8 lengths back, made minor progress in straight. |
| 9 | 7 | E-SUPER (T010) | A Sanna | -- | Away well, sent forward to race prominently, shared lead on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 10 | 9 | MY ALLY (B261) | C Y Ho | -- | Jumped with them, positioned on rail in midfield, 4 lengths back, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 11 | 6 | TEAM FORTUNE (T306) | C Schofield | -- | Bumped start and unbalanced, positioned on rail at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, same position on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 11 | MOMENT OF POWER (V138) | H N Wong | B | Quickly into stride, took the lead easily, shared lead on turn, peaked early in straight, dropped off tamely thereafter. (Lame right front leg next day.) |
| 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 |