The Happy Valley Million Challenge continues on Wednesday, October 22, and includes the featured Wayfoong Centenary Bowl, which is Race 7 on the programme.

It is one of three Challenge races, and seven horses that have already won points in the series are among the declared starters.

Early points winners proved the horses to follow at the last Happy Valley meeting on October 8, when there were also three Challenge races. Twelve of the runners that competed had already won points and produced two winners, a second, two thirds, a fourth and two fifths on the night.

The Wayfoong Centenary Bowl is a Class 3 event over 1800m carrying HK$700,000 prize money. Mr Kenneth S Y Ng, Head of Legal and Compliance of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, will present the trophy and a miniature to the winning owner.

The Wayfoong Centenary Bowl was first run in 1965 to mark the centenary of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and has since been competed for annually. It underlines the long and very close association the Bank has had with horse racing in Hong Kong.

Declared Starters with points in HVMC at Wednesday meeting

Race	Horse No.	Horse Name	HVMC Points
6	11	WYNDAM EASY	3.0
7	5	HIGH SKY	3.0
	9	MILLENNIUM SPIRIT	6.0
8	2	WINNING COUNTER	6.0
	3	PAOBRIDGE	4.0
	8	GOLDEN FARM	3.0
	12	LIGHTNING BOLT	2.0

For the Million Challenge, which comprises all Happy Valley races of Class 3 or above up until 31 December 2003, points will be awarded according to the following system: winner 12 points, second 6, third 4, fourth 3, and fifth 2. The list of the 10 leading contenders will be published after each Happy Valley meeting.

When the competition ends at the last Happy Valley meeting in December 2003, a total bonus of HK$1,000,000 will be awarded to the owners of the three horses with the highest accumulated points. The top horse will receive $650,000 and a trophy; the second will receive $250,000 and the third $100,000.