Race 2 (544)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SPEED WINNER (CB195) | R Fradd | B- | Settled in midfield. Quickened into straight to gain upper hand near finish. |
| 2 | 4 | LUCKY FRIENDS (CB301) | B Prebble | -- | Settled in distant 4th. Commenced move under pressure rounding home bend. Hit front into straight but outstayed close to home. |
| 3 | 7 | BEST EVER (CB050) | S Dye | SR | Settled in midfield. Made ground on leaders turning in but badly baulked for a run early in straight. Finished race off well late. |
| 4 | 6 | TALK OF THE TOWN (CA339) | A Marcus | V1 | Towards rear. Ran on down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 12 | SPECTACULAR WIN (BV030) | W M Lai | B/SR | Took up running turning into home straight the first time. Led one circuit and headed turning in for the second time. |
| 6 | 10 | TRULY HAPPY (CB175) | D Dunn | B | Settled towards rear. Produced good late impression in the straight. |
| 7 | 11 | HEART'S DESIRE (CA348) | G Schofield | B | Never better than midfield. Kept on one pace in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | FORTUNE GLORY (BV011) | P H Lo | B- | Never nearer. |
| 9 | 5 | OPTIC DYNAMIC (CA320) | K H Ting | B/TT1 | Chased leader most of way to straight. Soon swamped after straightening. |
| 10 | 9 | MILLENNIUMTREASURE (CA314) | M Walker | B | Restrained in 3rd position some 6Ls off the pace before gaining on leaders home bend. Badly squeezed out for a run over 200 M out, then never recovered. |
| 11 | 8 | TIME TO SURF (BV106) | D Whyte | -- | Made no show. |
| 12 | 1 | EXCELLENCE FOREVER (CA297) | F Coetzee | -- | Never seen with a chance. |
| 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 |