Race 8 (735)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | KEEFY (G306) | M F Poon | -- | From draw 1 moved up to track leader, responded well under top weight passing 350M, got up near 150M pulling away from the runner-up late. First two drew well clear from rest. |
| 2 | 9 | HIGHLAND RAHY (J298) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Emerged as leader soon after the start, had uncontested lead going into the straight, fought hard but couldn't hold off winner 150M. Finished well clear from remainders. |
| 3 | 2 | SKY TRUST (J161) | E C W Wong | H/TT | Stayed close enough to leaders early stages, in a midfield spot from 800M, stayed on mildly over final 300M, got up for 3rd late but was well behind first two. |
| 4 | 3 | ANOTHER WORLD (K005) | Z Purton | CP | Began well enough, moved up to track leader 2-wide, outpaced by first two passing 300M, lay in final 250M and proved difficult to ride out. Lost 3rd late stages. |
| 5 | 5 | EXCELLENCE VALUE (K093) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Settled down behind midfield, raced tight between rivals home turn before running on mildly over final 300M. (Jockey - his horse not entirely comfortable on Good to Yielding surface.) |
| 6 | 12 | SUPREME AGILITY (J267) | M Chadwick | TT | Reserved near last early and middle stages, 4-wide and improving position from 600M, stayed on moderately final 300M without threatening top two. |
| 7 | 4 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | C L Chau | CP/TT | From a wide draw taken back to last 7-8Ls back, in similar position turning home, made limited progress final 300M. Never a serious threat. |
| 8 | 7 | PRESTIGE GOOD (K131) | K C Leung | V | Went forward but pace fast early stages and unable to cross, caught wide no cover behind leaders, couldn't quicken on straightening. (Jockey: may not have been suited by Good To Yielding surface.) |
| 9 | 8 | HARMONY GALAXY (J266) | B Avdulla | TT | Obtained a midfield position along the fence, came under pressure 450M and didn't respond to riding in the home straight. (Jockey : may not have appreciated the Good To Yielding surface.) |
| 10 | 11 | RAGGA BOMB (K162) | K De Melo | XB | Restrained to race towards the rear 6-7Ls off leader, had task in hand 400M but failed to finish off the race. |
| 11 | 10 | IVY LEAGUE (H116) | K Teetan | SR/TT | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled down behind midfield 5-6Ls off the pace, hard driven 450M but not picking up pace. No extra final 200M. |
| 12 | 6 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | B Thompson | B/TT | From wide draw caught racing 3-wide in midfield, came under pressure 500M, struggled to keep up and gave ground passing 200M. |
| 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 |