Race 5 (123)
THE LONGINES CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BEAUT BEAUT (A315) | M F Poon | H/V2 | Moderately away, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, no daylight early in straight, finished off very strongly when clear thereafter to score. |
| 2 | 4 | GENTLE BREEZE (B343) | C Y Ho | -- | Commenced well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, easy run throughout, kept on very well in straight to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck. |
| 3 | 9 | LUCKY LUCKY (A347) | H T Mo | XB/CP1/TT | Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, found rail near 600M, kept on well after turning in, just couldn't hold off the first two late. |
| 4 | 6 | DR RACE (T284) | U Rispoli | TT | Began awkwardly, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, closed off well to make frame. |
| 5 | 5 | CHAMPION SUPREME (B435) | Z Purton | B1 | Crowded on jumping, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made very good progress early in straight, blocked shortly after passing 100M, not able to be ridden out thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 1 | NOBLE DELIGHT (B199) | S Clipperton | -- | Shifted out on jumping and bumped, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, no daylight early in straight, made minor progress when clear thereafter. |
| 7 | 3 | LUNAR ZEPHYR (V385) | D Whyte | TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, positioned 2 to 3 wide, a length or so back, got no cover on turn, finished off one-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | OCEAN ROAR (N317) | M L Yeung | -- | Fast into stride, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide on turn, weakened gradually in straight. |
| 9 | 7 | POWER MAN (B053) | K C Ng | -- | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced at rear on rail, still well back on turn, failed to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 10 | 12 | MULTIMAX (T129) | K Teetan | B/TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, raced prominently but trapped very wide, no cover throughout, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. |
| 11 | 10 | FLYING NOBLE (A267) | W M Lai | -- | Bumped start, raced wide at rear, 5 lengths or so back, taken very wide in straight, failed to make any progress. |
| 12 | 8 | NAMJONG NAMJONG (B323) | C Murray | B1 | Clean jump, positioned on rail behind midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, showed nothing in straight, finished last. |
| 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 |