Race 1 (610)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:56-16 2400m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | TIME HONOUR (BP084) | K W Lee | TT | Mostly 10th before progressing steadily from 1000 M on outside to be 2nd 400 M. Ran on in straight while shifting in 250 M. Took lead inside 150 M and kept on. |
| 2 | 1 | DIAMOND TALENTS (BT186) | C H Tse | B | Made most. Headed 150 M. Kept on. |
| 3 | 6 | DANCING SURPASS (BT027) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield. Pulled hard to avoid heels about 500 M. Made progress final turn to be 4th turning in. Ran on but was crowded 250 M. Renewed effort to recover some ground thereafter. |
| 4 | 11 | SUPER SPLENDID (BT081) | Y T Cheng | B | Mostly 4th or 5th. Was checked near 500 M. Kept on well in straight. |
| 5 | 4 | SURPRISE SURPRISE (BM047) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Last. Given reminders approaching the Rock. Improved from outside to be midfield home turn. Stayed on. |
| 6 | 10 | DYNAMIC TENSION (BS069) | C T Cheng | -- | Midfield. Soon moved up to a prominent position. Kept on until finding no extra final 200 M. |
| 7 | 7 | LUCKY AHEAD (BS162) | W M Lai | -- | Mostly 2nd last. Stumbled and nearly fell when about to make progress 400 M out. Was 7th on inside final turn but unable to quicken in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | FULL SPEED AHEAD (BK082) | K C Tsang | B | Never better than midfield. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 9 | SWEET VICTORY (BT160) | B Marcus | B- | Behind midfield. Lost position to the rear group when crowded passing 600 M. No improvement. |
| 10 | 2 | WINNING SUPREME (BP130) | K H Yu | -- | In touch. Dropped back rounding the home bend. (Demoted.) |
| 11 | 5 | SPEED AT WILL (BT213) | B Doyle | B | Sat outside leader to 600 M when failed to hold place. Dropped out while bumped at final turn. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame.) |
| 12 | 3 | MAGIC LANCE (BV086) | C Brown | -- | Midfield. Dropped back steadily and was last 800 M. Soon tailed off. |
| 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 |