Race 7 (053)
THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | PRIME TARGET (CH242) | B Prebble | -- | Urged early to occupy a one-off position 2Ls off the pace, responded well when asked for efforts final 400 M, hit the front at 250 M, kept on soundly to win. |
| 2 | 4 | FLUKE (CJ061) | T H So | -- | Settled one-off 4Ls off the speed, made up gradual ground under pressure final 450 M, kept battling on under maximum pressure, just narrowly beaten by the winner. |
| 3 | 5 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | B Doyle | B | Niggled along to hold a one-off spot in midfield, dashed well under pressure final 300 M, but bit too late, kept on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 3 | KENOBE (CH222) | D Beadman | XB | Settled one from the rear 5Ls behind the pace, responded well when asked at the top of home straight, ran on steadily along the inner part of the track, just late for a place. |
| 5 | 1 | EASTERN EMPIRE (CL172) | M Chadwick | TT | Patiently ridden and soon settled 8Ls off the pace at the rear, unbalanced at 1400 M, finished off satisfactorily final 250 M, but never really troubled the principals. |
| 6 | 7 | SPINNAKER (CK305) | D Whyte | TT | Settled in the one-out-one-back spot easily, niggled along rounding the home turn, only one-paced under maximum pressure in the straight. |
| 7 | 8 | SUPER CAGA (CK054) | Y T Cheng | CP | Driven to lead and found the rails near 1200 M, passed near 250 M, soon flattened. |
| 8 | 10 | TELECOM GOGO (CJ346) | K C Leung | B | Taken rearward from gate 7 but soon caught up 4Ls off the pace, unbalanced at 1400 M, niggled along rounding the bend, failed to make up any ground in the straight. |
| 9 | 2 | GREAT BAUHINIA (CL181) | O Doleuze | -- | Awkward start, urged along to catch up 2Ls off the pace, on heels at 1400 M, lost cover and caught 3-wide from 1200 M, ran up to share the lead at 700 M, weakened at 200 M. |
| 10 | 9 | FANTASTIC DANCER (CJ001) | J Lloyd | PC-/V2/TT | Settled cosily 1L behind the leader on rails, struggled from 500 M, only one-paced at the top of home straight, on heels at 200 M, soon weakened. |
| 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 |