Race 7 (482)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SMART BOY (V076) | U Rispoli | CP | Reserved in midfield one off the fence, into clear 300M, kept coming under gradual acceleration to prevail by narrow margin from the unlucky runner-up. |
| 2 | 4 | FAST MOST FURIOUS (A165) | Z Purton | -- | Eased back on jumping, settled down behind midfield 5Ls off the pace along the fence, unable to obtain running 250M-100M, ran on well late just failed by a whisker. Could have won. |
| 3 | 12 | MOST BEAUTIFUL (A022) | H T Mo | TT | Jumped fairly, held 5th position just over 2Ls behind in a fast run race, driven hard to briefly lead near 100M, headed by first 2 final stages. |
| 4 | 2 | FANTASTIC FEELING (T273) | K Teetan | -- | Dropped back to 3rd last 5-6Ls off the good pace, took a while to wind up entering straight, stayed on to go 4th near line. |
| 5 | 9 | NAVAS (V362) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Held up in midfield 3-4Ls behind leader, kept grinding to the line but well held by leaders. |
| 6 | 10 | SPRING WIN (V157) | J Moreira | B | Taken back to 2nd last from wide barrier, 6Ls off leader making the turn, bustled along 500M, battled steadily down the outside without serious threat. |
| 7 | 11 | DASHING GAINER (A412) | C Y Ho | H | Soon led, took them along at good pace, caught near 100M and tired. |
| 8 | 7 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | A Sanna | CP/XB/TT | Began awkwardly, recovered to be tracking leaders passing 900M, not quickened early straight, looks beaten already when severely hampered inside 150M. |
| 9 | 6 | RADIANT BUNNY (S418) | W M Lai | B/XB1 | Sluggish away on seasonal debut, raced as the back-marker 8Lls off the good pace, made some progress over final 300M but never reached contention. |
| 10 | 1 | EXTREMELY FUN (T024) | M F Poon | -- | Bustled along after the start to be tracking leader in a fast run race, stayed prominent and in contention until 150M, hampered 100M and faded. |
| 11 | 3 | HEALTHY LUCK (A064) | D Whyte | -- | From draw 11 caught 3 deep in mid-division, failed to make appreciable ground when asked early straight. |
| 12 | 8 | GOOD COMPANION (A052) | K C Leung | CP1/TT | From draw 9 chased leaders in a 3-wide position without cover, dropped out badly mid-straight, eased. |
| 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 |