Race 5 (370)
THE SASSOON CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:88-64 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | HOUSE HONOUR (BH183) | M Kinane | -- | Settled 3rd. Improved steadily from Rock to share lead at home bend. Dashed clear in straight. Kept on strongly for easy win. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 7 | LOCAL COLOUR (BH094) | R Thompson | -- | Sat 2nd early. Moved into lead at 400 M but headed by winner upon straightening. Stayed on. |
| 3 | 2 | DIAMOND FOREVER (BG350) | G Mosse | -- | Gained along rails from 7th at 500 M to reach 3rd at 150 M. Held position to line. |
| 4 | 5 | JUST DELIGHT (BK138) | B Marcus | -- | Made steady progress from 8th into straight to be closest at finish, wide out. |
| 5 | 4 | PERKYMAN (BJ268) | G Childs | -- | Shared 3rd to Rock, dropping to 5th at 400 M. Recovered to 4th in straight but one-paced from 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | BLUE AND GOLD (BK071) | C K Chung | -- | In front to 500 M. Gradually weakened down straight. |
| 7 | 10 | SHINING STAR (BG251) | J Marshall | -- | In last few to 500 M. Improved to 6th at 400 M but never nearer. |
| 8 | 6 | VILLAGE BARD (BK185) | F Coetzee | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 9 | 8 | SEVEN DELIGHT (BJ206) | D Beadman | -- | Travelled wide throughout. Edged forward from 5th at 800 M to contest lead at 400 M. Couldn't go on in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | SUPER STRUCTURE (BJ128) | D Murphy | -- | Trapped wide to Rock. Near rear throughout. |
| 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 |