Race 5 (439)
THE VOLUNTEERS' CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | TOUCH GO (CL254) | A Suborics | -- | Sharp start, raced 1 back on rail, driven 300m, angled 1 off & quickened up 200m to chase leader, led last strides. |
| 2 | 9 | CROESUS (M297) | M L Yeung | B | Good break, sat close 3rd 3 wide no cover, slotted handy 1 off with cover 500m, solid stretch run to edge 2nd last strides, always held. |
| 3 | 10 | RIDE ON THE FIRE (M137) | C Y Ho | TT | Smart break, led 900m, kicked on 300m, emptied 50m & headed last strides. |
| 4 | 2 | MR GINGER (N307) | Z Purton | B/TT | Good break, taken back to slot 1 off with cover behind midfield, switched widest & driven stretch, still 6L back 200m, flew home. |
| 5 | 6 | FUN 'N' GAMES (P140) | T Clark | H | Good start, settled rail midfield, shifted out 300m, ran on soundly for solid inroads. |
| 6 | 4 | NINTH GALAXY (N380) | Y T Cheng | -- | Good start, bustled to settle 3 wide no cover midfield, wide no cover 500m, kept on same speed. |
| 7 | 5 | HANDSOME HANDSOME (N009) | U Rispoli | H/SR | Bustled early, raced midfield 1 off with cover, crowded final turn, shifted out & driven into stretch, one-paced in run home. |
| 8 | 8 | XI YING MEN (CL352) | C K Tong | B | Fast break to dispute lead early strides, slotted handy 1 off with cover, niggled 5th 500m, outpaced home turn, boxed on same speed. |
| 9 | 12 | LET'S GOAL (M061) | K C Leung | TT | Raced last pair 1 off, bustled throughout, hard-ridden last home turn, boxed on for minor gains. |
| 10 | 3 | PALEPALE (M407) | R Fourie | B/TT | Missed break, bustled to settle rail behind midfield, ridden 450m, plugged on evenly. |
| 11 | 7 | GOLD BALL (N185) | W M Lai | B/H/TT | Taken back at break to race rail last pair, found little for pressure. |
| 12 | 11 | EVER BEAUTY (CJ161) | M Chadwick | XB | Sharp start to dispute initial lead, raced with leader 1 off with cover 2nd, all out & struggling 200m, faded out. |
| 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 |