Race 7 (720)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | GOLDEN DASH (B190) | Z Purton | B/TT | Moderate start from a wide gate, ridden forward to reach close-up 3rd 3W without cover 800M out, came to dispute lead coming onto home bend, fought on dourly the length of the straight to gain upper hand close to home. |
| 2 | 11 | JUMBO PRIZE (C283) | U Rispoli | -- | Soon took up running after beginning from a wide gate, led on the rail before joined rounding home bend, fought on dourly until finding no extra about 50 metres out. |
| 3 | 2 | HARRIER JET (T372) | N Callan | V/TT | Close up early, gradually dropped to worse than midfield despite ridden along, gained closer to wide without cover in midfield going up the Rock, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 4 | 6 | BALLISTIC KING (C231) | M L Yeung | -- | Settled in last few on the rail, finished off the race well despite briefly baulked 100 metres out. |
| 5 | 5 | BUOYANT BOY (A317) | C Y Ho | TT | Midfield early stages, checked and shuffled back to worse than midfield turning into back straight, widest runner turning for home, finished off the race well near the centre of the track. |
| 6 | 10 | STRATHALLAN (B178) | G van Niekerk | -- | Broke well, soon taken some 2L back to 5th, dropped slightly further back when pace quickened on home bend, made steady late progress in the run to the line. |
| 7 | 4 | SMART LEADER (B456) | K Teetan | B/TT | Settled in midfield, shuffled slightly backward rounding home bend, produced good late impression from behind midfield inside final 250 metres, tightened close to home. (Tactic questioned) |
| 8 | 9 | ZERO HEDGE (A221) | J Moreira | XB | Began from a wide gate, ridden forward before settling up with the pace, shuffled back to 3rd rounding home bend, folded up quickly inside final 200 metres. |
| 9 | 12 | STARLIGHT (V273) | T H So | -- | Soon taken back from the widest gate, trailed the field to straight, ran on past well-beaten horses. |
| 10 | 3 | SHANGHAI MASTER (A337) | H N Wong | -- | Moderate start, settled about 3L back in 6th on the rail, found nil after straightening. |
| 11 | 1 | SUPREME PATROL (C300) | M Harley | -- | Moderate start, settled in last few, never a danger. |
| 12 | 8 | ELITE PATCH (C193) | K C Leung | H-/XB/B1 | Ridden early, settled just off the pace on the rail, weakened under pressure inside the 400 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 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 |