Race 5 (176)
HOUSTON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | MY HONOUR (BT205) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began well to settle just behind leader. Shifted out on turn to score impressive win. |
| 2 | 10 | GOOD SPIRIT (BS246) | D O'Neill | B | Ridden early to be midfield rail. Saved ground on home bend to make up good ground in the straight. |
| 3 | 2 | CAPITAL STAR (BT083) | J Egan | B | Began best to speed through from inside gate. Unable to resist challengers in the straight. |
| 4 | 1 | THE MOST DAUNTLESS (BT171) | E Legrix | B | Travelled just behind leading division with cover. |
| 5 | 11 | BOLD'N POWER (BT068) | E Saint-Martin | B | Began quickly from wide gate to be racing 3-wide in lead. One-paced in the straight. |
| 6 | 12 | PROFESSIONALKILLER (BN113) | S K Sit | B- | Ridden along early stages but only able to maintain midfield. Slight inconvenience in the straight. |
| 7 | 3 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | B | Ridden along early stages to be handy position 3-wide. Ran on widest making steady ground. |
| 8 | 6 | JUST WIN (BV312) | W M Lai | -- | Began well from wide gate to be racing outside leader. Weakened in the straight. |
| 9 | 13 | JEWEL OF KENTUCKY (BS111) | W Woods | -- | No early speed to settle rear of midfield. Made up steady ground but never a threat to placegetters. |
| 10 | 7 | PROFIT ALL TIMES (CA017) | K H Ting | -- | Ridden along hard early but no early speed to be midfield. Only moderate ground in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | FIELD'S WINNER (BV237) | R Fradd | -- | Began fairly to be travelling midfield but wide. Hung out home bend. |
| 12 | 9 | FUN MANAGER (CA044) | S Dye | -- | Chased along for some distance but no early speed to be rearward. Made steady ground in the straight. |
| 13 | 14 | TRUSTY STEED (BV004) | C Brown | B- | Slow to begin and was unbalanced on several occasions. Weakened from 400 M and never in contention. |
| 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 |