Race 5 (458)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | M W Leung | -- | 6Ls down and 2-wide at 600 M, 5Ls down in 8th off home turn, rallied well out wide to lead on the line. |
| 2 | 12 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | H W Lai | SR | Box-seat run on fence no worse than 2Ls off speed until home stretch, kept on well to lead inside final 50 M, collared by the winner on the line. |
| 3 | 6 | REUNION (CE258) | R Fradd | TT | Led by a neck out 2-wide at 700 M, 1L to the good off final bend and at the 200 M, headed 150 M out and no extra late. |
| 4 | 4 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | O Doleuze | V | Always 3-wide no cover while prominent about 2Ls off lead in 5th, loomed like the winner to lead 150 M out but headed 50 M out and weakened to lose a place final strides. |
| 5 | 5 | AMO (CB125) | F Coetzee | -- | Worse than midfield at least 4Ls or 5Ls off the speed on fence through to home straight, ran on fairly late, never nearer. |
| 6 | 7 | BRAVE KNIGHT (CC131) | Y T Cheng | TT | 3 and 4-wide no cover in rear about 6Ls off the pace down the back, made some decent late headway out wide. |
| 7 | 9 | HAR HAR CHARMS (CE100) | W M Lai | -- | Slowest away, 3-back on fence about 3Ls or 4Ls back in mid-division until home straight, over 2Ls down in mid-pack at 200 M, ran out of room late but always outpaced by principals. |
| 8 | 1 | BULB KING (CD303) | G Schofield | V- | 2-wide between 3Ls and 4Ls off the speed in 6th or so until home straight, closer when vying for 4th place 200 M out, one-paced late. |
| 9 | 2 | BULLISH STAR (CE319) | C K Tong | CP/TT | Always towards rear, about 6Ls down in 10th at the 600 M, nearest at the finish without really threatening. |
| 10 | 8 | LUCKY FRUIT (CG026) | D Whyte | -- | 2-wide and 2Ls off the speed in 3rd at 700 M and similar at home straight entrance, very weak and disappointing thereafter. |
| 11 | 11 | OKEYDOKEY (CD190) | S Dye | B | 9Ls last 700 M out, not much closer turning for home, never a factor. |
| 12 | 3 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | B Prebble | SR-/CP1 | Disputed early lead, a neck down in 2nd on fence at 700 M, 1L down in 2nd taking final bend, weakened right out very quickly. |
| 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 |