Race 7 (632)
THE ST GEORGE'S CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HOSS (H055) | Z Purton | XB/TT | Gradually settled in midfield after moderate start, dropped further back to 9th over 4L back 600 metres out, briefly baulked early in straight, quickened well inside final 200 metre out to assert authority over 50 metres out. |
| 2 | 9 | PARTY WARRIOR (E368) | C Y Ho | H | Settled at the back from the widest gate and waited with, trailed the field to straight, quickened well between runners inside final 200 metres to hold every chance only to be denied by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 4 | WINGS OF WAR (H162) | H Bentley | CP-/B1 | Settled in last few after inconvenienced at start, shifted wide into straight, baulked behind runners early on, produced good late impression inside final 200 metres. |
| 4 | 12 | VICTORY SCHOLARS (E091) | K H Chan | V | Ridden to lead from a middle draw, obtained rails run inside race leader passing the 750 metres, travelled keenly with narrow advantage coming onto home bend, led until overhauled inside final 70 metres. |
| 5 | 10 | COMPASSION SPIRIT (D167) | K C Leung | B | Amongst early leaders 4-wide, gradually shifted some 3L back to 6th in back straight, came under pressure to challenge on straightening, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 6 | 11 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | M F Poon | B/TT- | Travelled wide without cover in midfield, widest runner into straight, fought on steadily down the centre of the track without threatening. |
| 7 | 1 | BEAUTY TYCOON (G329) | K Teetan | H/PC | Ridden along 3-wide in first few from the 3 draw, obtained cover in 3rd one off the rail 800 metres out, switched 3-wide for a run on top of home bend, unable to sustain effort inside final 150 metres. |
| 8 | 6 | HUMBLE STAR (H125) | A Badel | SR/TT | Mainly in 5th on rail about 2L off the pace, gained 4th over 500 metres out, gradually weakened inside final 150 metres. |
| 9 | 8 | MAYHEM (H226) | M Chadwick | H | Slowly away, soon recovered along the rail to 9th some 4L off the lead, gained closer to 8th 700 metres out, switched out to challenged entering straight but hung in and a difficult ride, fought on. |
| 10 | 3 | YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (E413) | Y L Chung | TT | Soon dropped to last few and never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 2 | O'LINER (H264) | C L Chau | TT | Prominent and very wide without cover, came 3-wide to hit the front briefly inside the 900 metres, became 2nd coming onto home bend, folded up quickly inside final 250 metres. |
| 12 | 5 | JOLLY RULER (E346) | S De Sousa | H/B1 | Prominent and wide in early stages, gradually settled 3-wide without cover in 4th in back straight, lost position from top of home bend. (Bled) |
| 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 |