Race 5 (216)
THE ST ANDREW'S CHALLENGE QUAICH (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | FATAL BLOW (J484) | L Ferraris | -- | Made contact at start, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, took the lead 900M, headed near 750M, 2nd in the middle stages, hard ridden after turning in, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 2 | THE PERFECT MATCH (J253) | J McDonald | B-/TT | Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 3 | 8 | NORTHERN FIRE BALL (J488) | Z Purton | H | Began fairly, raced better than midfield but trapped very wide early, sent forward after entering the back straight, took the lead 750M, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M. |
| 4 | 11 | GIMME FIVE (J099) | C Y Ho | B | Began well, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, closed off well to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 6 | ZETTA FORCE (J546) | C L Chau | B1 | Slowly away, taken back to race 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, blocked near 100M, ran on well thereafter. |
| 6 | 9 | SWEET DIAMOND (G063) | B Thompson | TT | Quickly into stride, showed good speed to take the early lead, headed 900M, positioned a length behind the leader in the middle stages, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | HAPPY DAY (G119) | B Avdulla | B-/V1/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear,2 wide, 4-1/2L back turning in, no clear run until final 100M, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line. |
| 8 | 12 | UNIVERSAL BLAZE (J160) | A Badel | B/E/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 10 | VIGOR ELLEEGANT (J375) | M L Yeung | TT- | Stumbled start and made contact, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 10 | 4 | GLORY CLOUD (H320) | H Bowman | TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 6 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, found daylight approaching 150M, made some progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 3 | METRO WARRIOR (D387) | E C W Wong | B | Began fairly from a wide draw, in touch, 3 wide, dropped to midfield on turn, very wide into straight, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M. |
| 12 | 7 | BULB EMPEROR (J241) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Moderately away, raced 3 wide slightly behind midfield, very wide turning in, failed to close off 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 |