Race 5 (180)
HOUSTON HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | INTREPID STAR (BM053) | K H Ting | -- | Tracked leader, challenged 300 M, led 200 M, kept on. |
| 2 | 5 | PLANET (BJ026) | B Doyle | -- | Prominent early, niggled along 600 M out, looked one-paced until late rally close home. |
| 3 | 11 | LUCKY GUEST (BN051) | K M Chin | V | Mostly midfield, ran on home straight. |
| 4 | 6 | SURELY WONDERFUL (BK213) | W M Lai | -- | Towards rear, some progress far side, ran on final 200 M. |
| 5 | 1 | KEY MAN (BN239) | D Whyte | -- | Midfield, turned for home around field and lost ground, some late headway. |
| 6 | 10 | WINFORD (BK187) | C F Chan | -- | Well back before some late headway. |
| 7 | 2 | CHIU CHOW WARRIOR (BJ281) | W Woods | -- | Soon led and set good pace, headed 200 M out then faded. |
| 8 | 7 | ON THE BEAT (BL218) | P Payne | -- | Behind midfield, dropped back 1000 M, some progress from 600 M out, but never likely to trouble leaders. |
| 9 | 12 | SECOND TO NONE (BM172) | D Harrison | -- | In touch, niggled along 600 M out, under whip turning in and soon compounded. |
| 10 | 8 | WINNING SAMMY (BL031) | E Legrix | -- | Tardy start and never likely. |
| 11 | 4 | KING OF KINGS (BN153) | A Munro | -- | Midfield, sent along far side, under pressure turning in and soon beaten. |
| 12 | 9 | CAN-CAN (BP183) | B Marcus | -- | Never a danger. |
| 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 |