Race 5 (193)
THE INDIAN RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | MR DESIRA (K411) | C Y Ho | -- | Began well, took the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on very well in straight and scored. |
| 2 | 8 | BUNTA BABY (J465) | P N Wong | V/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, inconvenienced shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | LOVING VIBES (J359) | C L Chau | B1 | Began well from gate 1, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, finished off well to take a place without threatening the winner. |
| 4 | 3 | HARMONY FIRE (E175) | H Bentley | B/TT | Jumped with them, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, a length back turning in, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 5 | 9 | CALL TO COMMAND (J243) | L Hewitson | H/TT | Shifted in at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide on turn, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 5 | STAR PERFORMER (K207) | L Ferraris | B | Began fairly, positioned a length behind the leader, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 7 | 4 | ONE LOVE (K584) | H Bowman | -- | Slightly slow out, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back turning in, made some progress early in straight, eased final 50M. |
| 8 | 1 | QUICK MONEY (K377) | J McDonald | TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, there to turn, showed limited response in straight. |
| 9 | 12 | WINNING MACHINE (K239) | M F Poon | CP-/B1/TT | Away with them, trapped 3 wide with no cover, a length or so back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 10 | 10 | SERGEANT PEPPER (E432) | R Kingscote | -- | Jumped well, raced in midfield on the outside, slightly taken back after passing 500M, 4-1/2L back turning in, made no impression in straight. |
| 11 | 7 | HEROIC MASTER (G394) | B Avdulla | B/TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, inconvenienced near 100M, eased thereafter. |
| 12 | 11 | THOUSAND CUPS (J482) | Y L Chung | TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, very wide turning in, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. |
| 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 |