Race 7 (308)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | FLAME HERO (P294) | K C Leung | -- | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, settled along rail 4L from leader. Picked up speed top of straight and ran on strongly to win close home. |
| 2 | 6 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | N Callan | TT | Pressed forward but wide to lead on settling before crossing to fence first turn. Slowed pace back stretch, kicked head 300m, run down on line. |
| 3 | 11 | KABAYAN (P345) | Y T Cheng | CP | Began fairly, then crowded out dropping to rear along fence. Improved position final turn, ran on solidly in straight to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 7 | GOT FLY (T048) | D Whyte | SR | Quickly into stride, grabbing box seat on settling, tailing leader to straight. Got inside run when leader went wide, battled on gamely to just miss. |
| 5 | 12 | MR GNOCCHI (P080) | H W Lai | B/TT | Got off OK, ridden along behind midfield in one-off position. Switched out entering straight and ran on steadily. |
| 6 | 9 | TOP ACT (P435) | R Fourie | V/TT | Began fairly, hard ridden but failed to muster and left wide without cover 3L behind leader from 1500m. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | HELENE SUPER STAR (S152) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Began well, not pushed settling 2-back from leader in one-off position. Put under pressure top of straight but only one-paced. |
| 8 | 4 | KHAYA (P289) | M L Yeung | E/P/TT | Pressed forward from wide draw before cutting in 1500m and moving to within a half length of leader back stretch. Kept on fairly to 200m before tiring. |
| 9 | 2 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | G Benoist | SR | No early speed and soon at rear along rail. Stayed on rail entering straight and ran past tired horses. |
| 10 | 10 | ENSURING (S437) | K Teetan | -- | Slow into stride, restrained and shifted across behind runners in last place. Put under pressure 400m but failed to quicken. |
| 11 | 5 | RAINBOW CHIC (P118) | Z Purton | TT | Bumped start, then unbalanced, dropping to rear in one-off position. Switched out on straightening but found nothing. |
| 12 | 3 | PLEASURE GAINS (P246) | N Rawiller | -- | Pressed forward outside leader from wide draw before settling one-back, one-off. Gave ground gradually soon after straitening. |
| 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 |