Race 5 (247)
THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 3
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | KING ECCELLENTE (G264) | K Teetan | SR-/H/XB/CP1 | Jumped well, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 1 | SAVVY CHIC (G261) | S De Sousa | TT | Began smartly from gate 1, sat right behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, finished off strongly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 4 | HERO STAR (D033) | Z Purton | TT | Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two close home. |
| 4 | 6 | D STAR (G374) | L Ferraris | B1/H1/TT1 | Bumped start, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 11 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | L Hewitson | BO/XB/TT- | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced behind midfield on the inside, 5 lengths back, saved ground to turn, closed off well without threatening. |
| 6 | 5 | LYRICAL MOTION (G081) | C Y Ho | CP-/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
| 7 | 2 | HARMONY N HOME (C531) | Y L Chung | -- | Bumped start, raced at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. |
| 8 | 8 | ISLAND SHINE (D040) | J McNeil | B2/TT | Bumped start, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 9 | 3 | AUGUST MOON (D409) | L Currie | B/TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, trapped very wide in midfield early, sent forward after passing 1000M, positioned 2nd in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 10 | 10 | YOUNG HORIZON (G272) | M L Yeung | -- | Taken back from gate 10, raced at tail, 8 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight. |
| 11 | 7 | SUPER JOY (G251) | K C Leung | P | Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, failed to make any progress in the run home. |
| 12 | 9 | OUR CLASS ACT (E303) | H Bowman | H | Bumped start, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, 2 lengths or so back, no cover for the majority of the race, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. (Blood in trachea.) (Lame left front leg next day.) |
| 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 |