Race 5 (051)
THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | RED WARRIOR (B355) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped with them, sent forward to race prominently, found rail near 1300M, sat 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader thereafter, easy run on turn, finished off strongly in straight to score. |
| 2 | 10 | AMAZING SATCHMO (A363) | K Teetan | B | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, 3 wide on turn, made good progress in straight to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 8 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | M Chadwick | TT | Away with them, raced 2 wide at rear, moved closer on turn, 4 lengths back at 400M, very wide turning in, closed off well to take a place. (Lost right front plate.) |
| 4 | 7 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | M F Poon | B-/H2/TT | Jumped well but didn't show much speed early, sent forward on the 1st turn, bumped near 1200M, took the lead after 1100M, still led by a length turning in, peaked early in straight, headed 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 5 | 3 | RICKFIELD (V046) | G van Niekerk | XB | Slowly away, raced at tail, 7 to 8 lengths back, moved closer on turn, taken very wide in straight and made some progress to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 2 | MY ALLY (B261) | C Schofield | H/XB | Began fairly from the widest draw, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 1100M, raced 2 wide, a length or so back thereafter, hard ridden from 500M, failed to make any progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 9 | OUR HERO (V278) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Moderately away, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, failed to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 8 | 1 | MAGNETISM (V114) | C Wong | B/TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, blocked early in straight, blocked for run in straight until passing 150M, angled out thereafter and ran on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 6 | MULTIGOGO (A204) | H N Wong | H/TT | Jumped well, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths back early, 3 wide from 950M, moved a bit closer thereafter, 2nd on turn, weakened gradually in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 5 | HAPPY LIFE (V134) | K C Leung | H/TT | Began only fairly, raced at rear throughout, showed nothing early in straight, eased thereafter. (Irregular heart rhythm.) |
| 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 |