Race 5 (615)
THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SKY CAP (K125) | E C W Wong | XB-/TT | Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/4L turning in, kept on well in straight to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 10 | BIENVENUE (J490) | Z Purton | B | Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
| 3 | 9 | NEW POWER (H325) | A Hamelin | -- | Jumped well from gate 10, raced 2 wide better than midfield, angled out after passing 400M, 2 lengths or so back turning in, closed off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 1 | JUMBO TREASURE (K249) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Began well, raced 2 wide in 2nd, 1-1/4L back turning in, kept on well in straight to make frame, always held. |
| 5 | 3 | FLYING WROTE (J290) | M F Poon | H/TT | Average to begin, raced better than midfield on the inside, 2-1/2L back turning in, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 7 | RISING PHOENIX (J498) | B Avdulla | -- | Crowded shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the inside, 6 lengths back, same position on turn, made some progress in the run home. |
| 7 | 12 | DRACO (J115) | A Atzeni | CP/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, difficult to settle in the early stages, steadied near 750M, 5 lengths back on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 8 | 5 | JUDY'S GREAT (J016) | L Ferraris | TT | Made contact at start, raced in midfield on the inside, 4 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened final 100M. |
| 9 | 6 | BIG STRIDE (K194) | H Bentley | -- | Bumped shortly after start, raced at tail, 9 lengths back on turn, passed some tired runners in straight. |
| 10 | 11 | VIEW ALL THINGS (K101) | M L Yeung | -- | Bumped shortly after start, raced towards rear on the outside, difficult to settle in the early stages, steadied near 1000M, no cover from 700M, 7 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 8 | MAGIC BEANS (J549) | J Orman | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 7 lengths or so back, there to turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 2 | MAGNIAC (H141) | H Bowman | V/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, hard ridden from 300M but only showed very limited response, eased final 100M. |
| 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 |