Race 7 (669)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BULLISH BOY (P008) | G Mosse | H/TT | Began well, ridden along to hold position one-back, one-off. Picked up momentum soon after entering straight and just managed to get to the line on time. |
| 2 | 5 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | K C Leung | BO/H/TT | Pressed forward to lead on settling, set solid sections, kicked 3L clear top of the straight but unable sustain effort and run down final strides. |
| 3 | 10 | GRACEFUL KINGDOM (P145) | M L Yeung | -- | Ridden to hold rail position, three back from leader. Not asked for effort until straightening for home when picked up momentum and finished strongly. |
| 4 | 12 | MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) | K Teetan | B1 | Pressed forward while looking for cover, settling 4-back from leader into first turn. Switch wide passing 350m, and finished strongly to just miss a placing. |
| 5 | 3 | JAEGER BOMB (P281) | N Callan | -- | Ridden early to hold forward position, settling three-back, one-off into first turn. Not pressured until straightening for home, picked up the bit 200m and finished of nicely. |
| 6 | 4 | SEMPITERNAL (S100) | B Prebble | B | Pressed forward from wide draw to sit outside leader going into first turn. Stayed about 1L behind to straight, kept on gamely but swamped final stages. |
| 7 | 6 | LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) | M Chadwick | -- | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw settling along rail in last pair. Improved position final turn, and kept on fairly in the straight without looking dangerous. |
| 8 | 7 | REDWOOD BABY (P358) | C Y Ho | B-/H2/TT | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and last on settling in one-off position. Hampered and taken wide passing 400m, inconvenienced 200m when making ground, kept on fairly. |
| 9 | 9 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | A Suborics | B | Pushed along early to hold rail, lay out around first turn but held on to box seat. Put under pressure 350m but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 11 | LEVEL PLAYER (N323) | T H So | TT | Began OK, not pressured, settling at rear away from fence. Hampered and taken wider approaching 400m, wide into straight, one pace. |
| 11 | 1 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | D Whyte | TT | Shifted across behind horses from an outside draw, settling behind midfield but away from fence. Bumped approaching 400m and taken wider, one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | HIT A HOME RUN (N248) | H W Lai | BO | Began awkwardly, stumbled, settling towards rear along fence. Attempted for improve position turning for home but found nothing. Jockey reported did not stretch out at any stage. |
| 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 |