Race 5 (311)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SAME WORLD (N098) | J Moreira | H/SR | Smart break, sat 3 wide near rear, scooted 4 wide 800m to lead 600m, 2L clear home turn, kicked 4L clear 200m, tapered late but in command. |
| 2 | 3 | RAINBOW CHIC (P118) | Z Purton | SR/TT | Fair break, raced near rear, switched 3 wide with cover 600m, 5L back 400m & very wide home turn, stormed down centre track, closed to wire. |
| 3 | 9 | LUCKY FOREVER (M058) | C Y Ho | B | Sharp start & prominent 4 wide, led 1 off 1100m, set steady tempo, headed 600m, shaken up 300m, ran home evenly. |
| 4 | 1 | ENDOWING (N371) | T Angland | P | Broke OK, raced rail midfield, switched out in home stretch & driven 300m, ran home soundly without threatening. |
| 5 | 10 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) | H W Lai | SR/TT | Broke well, sat 1 off with cover midfield, switched 3 wide with cover back stretch, wide into home straight, kept on one pace. |
| 6 | 5 | LITTLE DREAMS (CL095) | M Chadwick | -- | Steady start & raced at tail, advanced a place 1100m, switched 1 off 600m, wide into stretch, stayed on moderately. |
| 7 | 6 | LIBERATOR (CL240) | C Y Lui | B-/TT | Rousted at break, to tail 1100m, 6L last 400m & ridden turning in, stayed on one pace. |
| 8 | 7 | PACKING OK (CL372) | C K Tong | H/TT | Bustled early to race handy 1 off with cover, outpaced & ridden turning in, found little & plodded home. |
| 9 | 2 | PURE CHAMPION (M178) | G Mosse | TT | Broke well, tracked on-pace most of way 3 wide no cover, ridden turning in, found nothing & faded. |
| 10 | 8 | BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) | K C Leung | H | Speed to lead, headed 1100m, sat close 2nd on rail until 600m, 3rd & driven 500m, emptied turning in & weakened markedly. |
| 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 |