Race 8 (730)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) | E C W Wong | CP2/TT | Chased runaway leader, clear 2nd at 400M, quickened up nicely to lead 80M out, held on gamely at the finish. |
| 2 | 12 | KYRUS DRAGON (H396) | A Badel | H/XB | Jumped only fairly, held up towards the rear 9-10Ls off runaway leader, had task ahead top of straight, came home strongly to claim 2nd, nearest finish. |
| 3 | 1 | KAHOLO ANGEL (H216) | H Bowman | TT | Jumped awkwardly then taken back from wide draw, given a waiting ride at the rear 10Ls off leader, closed off strongly down the inside to take 3rd at the line, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 5 | YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (J082) | L Ferraris | H/SR/TT | Soon led and opened up a 3Ls lead, kept on well early straight and led the charge until 100M, edged out to 4th close home. (Jockey : attempted to restrain and set a more sustainable pace but horse did not respond to his efforts.) |
| 5 | 6 | RIGHTEOUS ARION (H059) | B Avdulla | TT | Held up in behind midfield 6-7Ls from the runaway leader, closed off mildly final 300M to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 3 | LADY'S CHOICE (H155) | K Teetan | B/H | Went forward chasing runaway leader, hard driven 450M, battled on one paced in the straight, lacked finishing effort final 200M. (Jockey : not comfortable racing around HV circuit first time / Lame next day.) |
| 7 | 9 | JOY COMING (H149) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Away with them, settled down midfield 5-6Ls off the pace, driven along 400M but couldn't quicken enough to challenge leaders. |
| 8 | 2 | WATCH BUDDY (H185) | H Bentley | -- | Settled towards the rear, plenty to do 400M, made limited progress in the home straight, not reach leaders. |
| 9 | 10 | TELECOM SPEED (G259) | Y L Chung | -- | Caught wide no cover until 750M then raced along the 2-path in midfield, ran on same pace passing 300M, well held by leaders. |
| 10 | 11 | KING ECCELLENTE (G264) | K De Melo | SR/XB | Jumped fairly, obtained a position behind midfield, 8Ls to make up 400M, failed to run on in the straight. |
| 11 | 7 | LUCKY ARCHANGEL (E385) | M F Poon | B/XB | Dropped back to the rear on jumping from a wide barrier, 10Ls off the pace middle stages, couldn't pick up on straightening, never in the hunt. |
| 12 | 8 | ACT OF FAITH (H082) | A Hamelin | B | Jumped fast, soon restrained to a position behind midfield, struggled to go with them passing 400M, soon out of contention. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |