Race 9 (582)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:95-75 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | A Delpech | -- | Soon took up running after beginning from barrier 10. Held narrow lead to straight. Fought on well to kick clear of placegetters inside final 200 M. |
| 2 | 11 | BULLDOZER (CG062) | Y T Cheng | TT | Ridden along after jumping from wide draw but beaten for pace early. Renewed effort to make rapid progress to dispute lead about 800 M out. Chased leader into straight and unable to move any closer throughout. |
| 3 | 8 | DON FELIPE (CD273) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped fairly. Settled behind midfield. Steadied 500 M out. Commenced run turning in. Made significant progress down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 3 | LASER POWER (CE129) | B Prebble | V | Settled in midfield. Did not have too much room between runners early in straight. Produced good late impression inside final 200 M. |
| 5 | 9 | HARB (CH209) | C K Tong | TT1 | Broke well, settling just off the pace, mostly one back sharing 3rd on rails. Switched off rails for a run upon straightening but could only keep on steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 2 | FIFTY FIFTY (CD131) | G Mosse | -- | Settled just off the pace mainly in 3rd or 4th. Came to challenge under pressure early in straight but unable to make any impression throughout. |
| 7 | 1 | YELLOW DIAMOND (CD246) | H W Lai | B | Soon settled wide in midfield. Kept on same pace early in straight before making some late impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 4 | HE CAN TANGO (CG288) | D Nikolic | B | Trailed the field to 500 M. Made up good ground in straight. Best effort at finish. |
| 9 | 6 | NOBLE CRUSADER (CD286) | K T Yeung | B1/TT | From widest barrier, travelled wide in last few early. Made swift progress passing 800 M to dispute 3rd 3 wide at Rock. Similar turning in but soon weakened. |
| 10 | 10 | HERE WE GO (CH247) | F Coetzee | TT1 | On pace early, settling in midfield on rails. Shuffled back to rear of field 800 M out and in last from Rock. Just managed to beat the worse pair home. |
| 11 | 7 | DIAMOND BRILLIANCE (CH002) | M Nunes | B | Raced keenly behind midfield. Lost ground when wide home turn. Did nothing in straight. |
| 12 | 5 | MUTE (CH216) | E Saint-Martin | -- | With pace early. Steadied and lost position over 800 M out. Hampered again coming out of back straight when towards rear. Weakened in straight. |
| 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 |