Race 3 (133)
HOUSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | MY WHISKY (CK071) | Y T Cheng | TT | Soon in the front rank but trapped 3-wide early. Urged along and shared the lead on fence making the home turn. Built a 2Ls gap from 300 M and always had enough to hold off rivals. |
| 2 | 6 | HAPPEE GIFT (CH313) | D Beadman | XB/H | Good jump. Travelled nicely in prominent spot 700 M out. Well position to strike turning in but couldn't get to the winner. Held 2nd fine. |
| 3 | 9 | FAIR NAVIGATOR (CJ254) | G Cheyne | B/TT | Pressed forward from midfield early after a rough start. Parked one-out-one-back making the home turn. Battled gamely for 3rd without posing serious threat to the quinella pair. |
| 4 | 3 | HIGH RETURN (CK164) | C W Wong | CP-/B1 | Began well. Eased to sit ahead of midfield in a 2-wide position 700 M out. Gave plenty to fight for a minor placing in the home straight. Just failed at finish. |
| 5 | 4 | BE GRATEFUL (CK194) | Z Purton | B | Pushed to hold the rail early. Settled better than midfield from 700 M. Clear run along the paint in the home straight but kept on one-paced. |
| 6 | 8 | VIVA GUY (CK318) | T H So | -- | Bumped after start and raced at rear. Trailed 10Ls to the leader turning in. Covered substantial ground thereafter. |
| 7 | 11 | PLOT RATIO (CK044) | W M Lai | SR-/CP1 | Fair start and raced 2-wide behind midfield. Peeled out and was 7Ls down on straightening. Made up some ground but not threatening. |
| 8 | 1 | TOUT VA BIEN (CJ020) | M L Yeung | CP-/P2 | Even break from high draw. Taken to race 3-wide at midfield through to the home straight. Failed to turn up a notch. |
| 9 | 10 | TREASURABLE (CH017) | D Whyte | B | Broke well, ended up at midfield on fence passing 700 M. Past only beaten rivals in run home. |
| 10 | 7 | SUPREME GOLD (CH205) | O Doleuze | B-/TT | Ridden along after start but failed to muster. Towards rear throughout and gave very little impression. |
| 11 | 2 | NAMJONG HUNTER (CH280) | G Mosse | -- | 3-wide towards rear throughout. Never in the hunt. |
| 12 | 12 | JADE DANCER (CE170) | H W Lai | -- | Disputed lead through to the home straight. Dropped out rapidly passing 300 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 |