Race 3 (551)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | SIR VALID (BJ225) | P Robinson | -- | Virtually made all. Hung on well under pressure closing stages. |
| 2 | 6 | FAST ACTION (BM112) | D Whyte | -- | Always prominent. Ran on steadily in straight but without troubling winner. |
| 3 | 5 | APPLAUSE (BK192) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield early stages. Took closer order on outside rounding home bend, gaining 3rd some 2Ls back turning into straight, then kept on same pace without threatening. |
| 4 | 12 | SUPER BOY (BN173) | Y S Wong | -- | Disputed lead early, settling just behind leader. Held some chance upon straightening but failed to quicken to threaten. |
| 5 | 8 | EASY PAR (BM026) | P Strydom | -- | Prominent early. Stumbled and lost position going up Rock. Some 4L 5th entering straight and kept on one pace. |
| 6 | 2 | HOUSE HONOUR (BH183) | P Payne | -- | Towards rear far side. Midfield into home straight. One-paced under pressure. |
| 7 | 7 | GRAND BARON (BM201) | W M Lai | -- | Never better than midfield. |
| 8 | 3 | CHIEF COMMANDER (BL139) | A Munro | -- | Made no show. |
| 9 | 11 | OMNIPOTENCE (BM231) | K C Tsang | -- | Missed the start and saddle rolled sideways approaching 1000 M. Never in contention. |
| 10 | 10 | PRECIOUS BOBO (BL025) | K H Ting | -- | Mostly in midfield to home bend, then weakened. |
| 11 | 1 | FORTUNE WINNER (BK178) | K S Yu | -- | Always at the back. |
| 12 | 4 | COSMOLIFE (BJ213) | K M Chin | -- | Midfield to straight then weakened. |
| 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 |