Race 1 (666)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) | M Du Plessis | SR | Began from the widest gate, settled well behind and waited with, ran on well down the centre of the track inside final 250 M to snatch victory near the line. |
| 2 | 10 | GORGEOUS RULER (CK403) | T H So | B/TT | Niggled along early settling in midfield, went wide into straight, ran on steadily to hit the front over 100 M out only to be caught close to finish. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 3 | 7 | SABINA (CK169) | Z Purton | B | Settled in rear of midfield on rails, commenced move over 400 M out, kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 4 | 3 | O'REILLY MAGIC (CJ134) | D Whyte | B/TT | Soon moved across for inside run travelling in rear of midfield to straight, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 5 | 5 | TELECOM CHARGER (M187) | W M Lai | B | Began moderately, settled in last few, saved ground turning in, did not find much room early in straight, steadied for a stride 100 M out, never recovered. |
| 6 | 1 | HONG KONG FAT (M099) | W C Marwing | H/TT | Began awkwardly, in midfield early, took closer order around stables bend improving to 3-wide position without cover in 2L 3rd far side, became 4th to obtain cover halfway out, kept on until fading closing stages. |
| 7 | 6 | MASTER DREAMER (CE293) | B Prebble | B | Settled in forward of midfield, saved ground turning in, did not find much room early in straight, made no impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | CHANTILLY (CL153) | T Clark | B- | Jumped awkwardly, settled at the back, ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
| 9 | 4 | KOENIGSBERG (CL268) | A Suborics | B | Began fairly from a wide gate, settled in prominent 2nd outside leader, kept on before fading inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 2 | GREAT SHOW (CK001) | M Zahra | B | Began moderately, soon dropped to last few, ran home one-paced. |
| 11 | 9 | MR SPEEDY (M183) | C W Wong | -- | Began fairly from a wide-ish draw, soon took up running setting a steady pace to straight, gradually weakened. |
| 12 | 11 | SONOFTHEWEST (CL063) | M Chadwick | B/TT- | Began fairly, never far off on rails, joined leaders on rails briefly over 100 M out, soon weakened. |
| 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 |