Race 6 (327)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SIMPLY BRILLIANT (B090) | A Badel | H/XB | Niggled along and took up the box-seat, sat 1-1/2L behind, battled on nicely to score by 3/4L. |
| 2 | 8 | CITRON SPIRIT (T286) | M F Poon | H/XB | Taken back and trailed at the rear, always on rail, shifted widest in the straight, made nice ground and closed off strongly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 9 | INSAYSHABLE (B156) | J Moreira | -- | Travelled just in front of midfield, 3L behind along the rail, ran on well but just caught by 2nd on the line. |
| 4 | 1 | TIME WARP (A066) | Z Purton | TT | Sent forward to take rail and led by about 1L, one paced and headed approaching 100M. |
| 5 | 10 | DINOZZO (V246) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced close to the tail, 5-1/4L behind and shifted 3 wide after 800M, made ground all the way to the line. |
| 6 | 3 | SOUTHERN LEGEND (A252) | D Whyte | V/XB | Lost ground when crowded shortly after the start, in behind midfield, 4L off and shifted 3 wide prior to 600M turn, made ground steadily in the straight. |
| 7 | 7 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | W M Lai | -- | Asked and raced in one-off one-back position, about 2-1/2L off, stayed one paced. |
| 8 | 4 | GOLD MOUNT (A112) | A Sanna | B/TT | Bumped start, settled in about midfield along the rail, no daylight until 200M, ran on thereafter. |
| 9 | 5 | NORTHERN SUPERSTAR (C073) | K Teetan | TT | Crowded shortly after the start, improved gradually to sit outside the lead, emptied near 150M. |
| 10 | 2 | EAGLE WAY (A093) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Crowded shortly after the start, settled midfield but wide all the way, never ran on and eased down at 150M. (See Incident Report) |
| 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 |