Race 7 (197)
THE JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | TOP LAURELS (A173) | N Callan | -- | Began well, racing outside early leaders before settling one-out, one-back. Surged forward top of straight to lead passing 200m, held off late challenges. |
| 2 | 10 | SUPER FORM (T232) | U Rispoli | V/TT | Hampered start, then shifted across behind runners, dropping to last pair. Last into straight, taken to centre track and finished powerfully. |
| 3 | 2 | RED MARVEL (T417) | J Moreira | P-/H/TT | First out before settling in box seat and keeping tabs on leader. Got rails run in straight when leader swung wide, battled strongly to the line. |
| 4 | 11 | KING'S MAN (V156) | A Badel | B | Shifted in for cover soon after start, dropping towards rear but away from fence. Taken to centre rack on straight, finished strongly final 200m. |
| 5 | 8 | PHOTON WILLIE (S199) | B Prebble | H/TT | Ridden to hold forward position, settling along rail 3L from leader. Shifted out turning for home, ran on well to finish just behind place-getters. |
| 6 | 9 | PRETTY BAUHINIA (A135) | M L Yeung | B | Ridden to hold midfield position but trapped wide without cover. Taken very wide in straight and boxed on gamely. |
| 7 | 12 | GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped well, then ridden to hold midfield position one-away from fence. Swung wide at turn-in but kept on gamely to line. |
| 8 | 5 | GOLD LAND (A109) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Bounced OK, ridden along behind midfield but away from fence. Kept on gamely in straight to finish close behind place-getters. |
| 9 | 4 | DR WIN WIN (A154) | C Y Ho | CP | Shifted out at start, becoming unbalanced, before pressing forward to race outside hind-quarters of leader. Rolled forward entering straight to share lead passing 200m before flattened close home. |
| 10 | 1 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Shifted across behind runners soon after start, dropping to last pair. Shaken up top of straight to challenge but blocked for run final 100m and not properly tested. |
| 11 | 6 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | M Chadwick | CP/XB/TT | Pressed forward to lead on settling, setting slow pace to straight. Overtaken passing 200m and faded. |
| 12 | 3 | VICTORY BOYS (S355) | M F Poon | H | Not pushed early, racing along rail behind midfield. Took inside run in straight but ran out of room and forced to switch out close home. Not properly tested. |
| 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 |