Race 9 (731)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | CALIFORNIA TOUCH (J051) | M Chadwick | TT | Commenced well, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, 3/4L back turning in, hit the front approaching 150M, kept on well to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 11 | KA YING CHEER (H369) | A Badel | V1 | Away well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 4 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | Z Purton | B | Began only fairly and crowded, raced towards rear on the inside, 6 lengths back on turn, made very good progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 8 | ARMOUR EAGLE (G093) | K Teetan | B/XB/TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, finished off well to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 2 | WINGS OF WAR (H162) | H Bentley | B | Jumped well, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 1 | SUGAR SUGAR (G016) | K H Chan | TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, angled out after passing 400M, very wide into straight, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 7 | 10 | SUPER FORTUNE (G065) | M F Poon | TT | Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed approaching 150M, weakened final 100M. |
| 8 | 12 | EXUBERANT (E282) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made little progress in the run home. |
| 9 | 3 | JOYFUL HUNTER (H198) | C Y Ho | XB2/TT- | Jumped only fairly, raced at tail, 8 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made minor progress. (See Racing Incidents.) (Roarer.) |
| 10 | 9 | OUR LUCKY GLORY (G292) | A Atzeni | TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, angled out 350M, made no impression in the run home. |
| 11 | 5 | EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) | L Hewitson | H/XB | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths or so back, there to turn, angled out approaching 350M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 12 | 7 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | L Ferraris | V | Moderately away from the widest draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (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 |