Race 2 (040)
VIOLET PEEL HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1400m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | LOVE OF FREEDOM (BG297) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled 4th. Raced 3rd from Rock to 400 M but wide at home bend. Continued to close to wear down leader 100 M out. |
| 2 | 2 | JUPITER PIONEER (BH042) | K M Chin | -- | Attempted to make all. Led 1L 200 M out but cut down in final stages for narrow defeat. |
| 3 | 5 | LET IT BE (BG288) | D Beadman | -- | Gained along rails from 5th at Shell Bend to 3rd early in straight. Dropped to 4th at 200 M but regained placing late. |
| 4 | 4 | STANFORD RED (BC016) | C K Tse | -- | Travelled 2nd outside leader to 200 M. Weakened over latter stages to just miss place. |
| 5 | 6 | PLAIN SAILING (BJ060) | N Tiley | -- | Held 3rd to 700 M. Gradually dropped away. |
| 6 | 1 | WING BO (BG323) | G Mosse | -- | Near rear throughout. |
| 7 | 8 | MONOPOLY (BJ108) | W H Tse | -- | Always well back. |
| 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 |