Race 7 (587)
THE HONG KONG RUGBY UNION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | ARM RUNDA (V248) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Ridden to obtain forward position but held 3-wide in midfield until crossing to fence 600m. Shifted out turning for home, finished strongly between horses to win on the line. |
| 2 | 4 | ALL GREAT FRIENDS (S279) | K K Chiong | -- | Away nicely, grabbing rail and keeping leaders racing wide. Stayed on rail in straight and finished strongly to just fail. |
| 3 | 2 | IRON BOY (V071) | U Rispoli | B/XB | Restrained on jumping from wide barrier, shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Last into straight before finishing strongly between horses to fail narrowly. |
| 4 | 3 | DIAMOND MASTER (S397) | B Prebble | B/XB | Away well, pressed forward, settling one-out 3L from leader. Four-wide into straight, surged forward to lead 100m, swamped close to line. |
| 5 | 6 | SUNNY DRAGON (V412) | C Schofield | H/TT | Began fairly, no pace, settling at rear. Lost ground 1000m when shifted out abruptly, taken to centre field on straightening, finished strongly to just miss the frame. |
| 6 | 10 | A BEAUTIFUL (T421) | T H So | B-/TT | Away OK but not pushed, holding fence 6L from leader. Made some progress home turn but blocked twice in straight before switching out and finishing nicely. |
| 7 | 1 | MOMENT OF POWER (V138) | Z Purton | B1 | Pressed forward from outside gate to lead but kept 3-wide by inside runners until kicking clear 600m. Kept on well to 100m when flattened. |
| 8 | 9 | MULTIMAX (T129) | K C Ng | CP/TT | Jumped well, hard ridden to stay inside leader in one-off position, keeping within a half length till 500m. Kept chasing till squeezed out 150m. |
| 9 | 12 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | W M Lai | B/H/TT | Began fairly, ridden along but stuck 3-wide behind midfield. Kept wide along back stretch, widest into straight, ran past beaten horses final 200m. |
| 10 | 7 | NUMERO UNO (S044) | J Moreira | B/TT | Had head turned when gates opened and slow into stride, then inconvenienced 1000m, dropping to rear. Took inside run in straight closing off nicely till blocked 100m and eased. |
| 11 | 5 | EXPERTO CREDE (A110) | S Clipperton | H | Got off with field then raced behind midfield in one-off position to straight. One-paced final 200m. Rider dropped whip passing 200m. |
| 12 | 11 | TIMELY ARRIVED (S431) | M L Yeung | B | Hard ridden to hold forward position but stuck wide without cover 4L from leader. Spent forced on straightening and gave ground quickly final 200m. |
| 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 |