Race 6 (166)
HOUSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | THREE CLUBS (CG149) | D Beadman | -- | Eased to sit just worse than midfield, 6Ls behind the leader 3-wide, swept forward 4 to 6-wide on straightening, benefited by the fast pace and as well as the track pattern, progressed steadily 300 M, dominated last 100 M. |
| 2 | 5 | ARROGANCE (CA177) | H W Lai | B | Hard ridden to join the pace group, 1-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, harmed by the fast early tempo, led and kicked away 400 M, hung on until 100 M overhauled, still ran on well to secure 2nd without other threats. |
| 3 | 10 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | K L Chui | -- | Hard ridden early to take a prominent spot, 3Ls off the fast pace 3-wide, helped by the track pattern, ran on well to the line for 3rd but never be a threat for the winner. |
| 4 | 11 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | Y T Cheng | B | Hard ridden early to keep up with the field at rear, 7-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, favoured by the fast pace, however lacked room 400 M to 200 M, made ground steadily despite racing on the slower part of track. |
| 5 | 8 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | G Mosse | B/SR1 | Eased to rear, 8-1/2Ls behind the leader 4-wide throughout, favoured by the fast pace and the track pattern, made up some ground 250 M. (Jumped marks again.) |
| 6 | 7 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | K T Yeung | V/TT | Pushed early for a few strides then soon took back to sit about midfield, 4-1/2Ls off the leader 3-wide, swept forward 4 to 5-wide at home bend, helped by the fast pace and the track pattern, just ran on ok in straight. |
| 7 | 6 | BIG KAHUNA (CG177) | B Prebble | B-/PC1 | Eased at start to get closer towards the rail behind the field, 5-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, helped by the fast early tempo, blocked 4-2, no progress when clear. |
| 8 | 12 | TATTENHALL DELIGHT (CG068) | M Nunes | -- | Obtained a position just better than midfield along the fence, 3Ls off the fast pace, tried to make the move early but blocked 6-4 and was bumped, flattened when clear in straight. |
| 9 | 2 | SUPER PEGASUS (CH141) | Z Purton | TT | Hard ridden to take the rail and lead early, took sit 1L off the leader 2-wide from 1000 M, not suited by the fast early sectionals and raced on slower part of track, still managed to run on until 250 M when ran out of fuel. |
| 10 | 1 | EMBRACES (CH175) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Eased back, 3-wide throughout, helped by the fast pace and also the track pattern, however never competitive. |
| 11 | 3 | STEEL NERVES (CG320) | D Whyte | -- | Midfield, 5Ls behind the leader 2-wide, helped by the fast pace, swept forward 3 to 4-wide at home bend, was unfortunately held up from 6-2 and checked 300, run ended afterwards. |
| 12 | 14 | SUPER BALL (CD064) | S K Sit | B/TT | Pushed to take the box seat 2-1/2Ls off the leader, harmed by the fast pace and raced on slower part of track, weakened quickly 300 M. |
| 13 | 4 | BAAZIGAR (CG171) | C K Tong | -- | Eased at start to cross the fence behind the field, then soon moved up to occupy a midfield spot, 4-1/2Ls off the leader, favoured by the fast pace, but raced on slower part of track, dropped off 300 M. |
| 14 | 9 | WONDER KID (CH233) | P H Lo | B/TT | Pushed to take the lead steadily, 3-wide at stable bend, then took rail from 1000 M and clocked fast early sectionals, raced on slower part of track, faded rapidly 500 M. |
| 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 |