Race 5 (498)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | KING ECCELLENTE (G264) | H Bentley | SR/XB | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 11 | HARMONY N HOME (C531) | M F Poon | -- | Taken back to race 3 wide with cover at rear, 6 lengths or so back, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
| 3 | 10 | COLONEL (D090) | M Chadwick | V | Began smartly from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on well until 100M, headed approaching 50M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 4 | 2 | ERNEST FEELING (E209) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Shifted in at start, positioned 2 wide in midfield, same position on turn, no clear run early in straight, raced tight near 200M, made minor progress thereafter. |
| 5 | 5 | KILINDINI (E236) | Y L Chung | XB/TT | Knuckled over shortly after the start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, a length back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 6 | 8 | SUPER EAGLE (G408) | K Teetan | TT | Moderately away, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, 2 wide after passing 400M, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | A Badel | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made minor progress. |
| 8 | 3 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | H T Mo | H-/TT | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, similar position on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 7 | MULTIDARLING (H148) | C L Chau | TT | Out in line, positioned 2 wide, 4 lengths back, there to turn, showed some response early in straight, peaked 200M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 10 | 1 | HOSS (H055) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Began only fairly, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 9 | ALLOY KING (D287) | M L Yeung | V | Jumped well from a tricky gate, raced 3 wide with no cover, 1 to 2 lengths back, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 12 | 6 | RUNNING BOY (J041) | K De Melo | XB/TT | Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, weakened early in straight. |
| 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 |