Race 1 (567)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | NANSEN (BM119) | F Coetzee | -- | Prominent. Sat outside leader from 800 M. Sustained effort in straight to take control 200 M. Held on well. |
| 2 | 7 | SINCERITY (BM018) | B Marcus | -- | Soon led. Held narrow advantage turning into straight. Kept on same pace when headed 200 M. |
| 3 | 3 | GAGNE VITE (BJ094) | D Whyte | -- | Towards rear. Made good progress rounding home bend to be 3-wide 4th final turn. Kept on without threatening. |
| 4 | 5 | CASH FORTUNE (BM188) | A Munro | B | Settled 5th. Crept closer order passing the Rock and was 3rd 500 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 5 | 4 | JEWELLERY STAR (BK179) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Pushed along final turn. Kept on. (Demoted.) |
| 6 | 9 | HONG KONG WARRIOR (BN060) | W M Lai | -- | Rear. Ran past a few beaten horses final 200 M. (Demoted.) |
| 7 | 6 | LUCKY AFLEET (BM114) | K H Yu | TT | Held 4th to 800 M. Dropped back gradually. |
| 8 | 1 | DIAMOND KING (BN121) | Y S Wong | B | Never in contention. |
| 9 | 2 | CLASSIC BOY (BM011) | W Woods | B- | Towards rear. Improved to 3rd far side. Weakened from home bend. (Demoted.) |
| 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 |