Race 5 (513)
THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | MR GENUINE (S253) | Z Purton | CP | Smartly away, eased into trailing position on inside, clicked up 320m, short of room shortly afterwards, pushed into clear 250m, sprinted strongly, hit lead final few strides. |
| 2 | 12 | POWERMAX (A009) | J Moreira | CP | Jumped fast, driven hard, led 1000m 1 off, clicked up 400m, fought on strongly, just caught. |
| 3 | 8 | GENEROUS HEART (V394) | K Teetan | H/V/XB | Broke well, settled 3rd 1 off & keen, ridden 320m, stayed on. |
| 4 | 2 | DIEGO KOSTA (T357) | N Rawiller | -- | Fast break, straight on lead, settled 2nd on rail, railed through to joint lead into straight, ridden 280m, boxed on. |
| 5 | 6 | RAPHAEL (V415) | D Whyte | TT | Awkward start, niggled, natural pace into midfield spot on rail, pulled off rail 280m & ridden, still green but stayed on well. |
| 6 | 7 | WAH MAY BABY (S247) | K C Ng | B/TT | On back foot at start, ridden into fore of midfield position 1 off, ridden 450m, one-paced to line. |
| 7 | 5 | STARSHIP (V379) | K C Leung | B | Fast getaway, eased to beyond midfield 1 off, under riding 370m but blocked soon after, switched over heels 250m, found line very late. |
| 8 | 4 | HAPPY LIFE (V134) | B Prebble | H/TT | Slightly slow start, back beyond midfield but trapped 3 deep, improved quickly 500m & under a ride soon after, widest into straight, faded late. |
| 9 | 11 | NOBLE DE BOY (T373) | H W Lai | -- | Very awkward start, quickly into beyond midfield spot, slightly keen, ridden 500m, sprinted through on inside, one-paced. |
| 10 | 3 | SICHUAN BOSS (V416) | U Rispoli | B/XB | Awkward break, quickly back to last, quite keen, pulled wide & ridden 320m, never a threat. |
| 11 | 10 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Eased from gates, back to near rear 3 wide, then 1 off, improved 500m, under riding 400m, never in it. |
| 12 | 9 | OUR FOLKS (P400) | K K Chiong | TT | Started well, lost forward position quickly, back to 3rd last on rail 800m, gave ground 550m, weakened. |
| 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 |