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Happy Valley · 2025-01-15 · 12:45

Race 5

Class 4 1000m Course B 12 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2025-01-15 was Class 4 over 1000m. PARENTS' LOVE, ridden by Y L Chung and trained by A S Cruz, won by 1/2, with CHAMPION METHOD second and HAPPY UNITED third. The 4.0 favourite SUPER SIXTY finished 4th.

Result

Official · 0.57.17
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 8 PARENTS' LOVE H/TT 0.57.17 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Y L Chung · A S Cruz 10 7.7 1/2
2 6 CHAMPION METHOD TT A Atzeni · C S Shum 7 6.1 1/2
3 1 HAPPY UNITED PC-/B2/TT Z Purton · J Richards 1 4.8 1
4 10 SUPER SIXTY H/P A Badel · C Fownes 9 4.0 1-3/4
5 3 HARMONY FIRE XB/CP2 A Pouchin · D J Whyte 2 9.0 1-3/4
6 12 MR VALIANT B-/TT K De Melo · D Eustace 5 18.0 2
7 9 CIRCUIT SEVEN B/TT M F Poon · W K Mo 6 14.0 2-3/4
8 4 LEAN MASTER B/TT E C W Wong · C H Yip 12 11.0 3-1/4
9 5 BITS SUPERSTAR PC K Teetan · P C Ng 3 16.0 3-3/4
10 11 SWEET DIAMOND TT H T Mo · P F Yiu 4 23.0 6-1/2
11 7 REWARDING TWINKLE TT M Chadwick · K L Man 11 31.0 6-3/4
12 2 RICH HORSE XB1/TT- B Avdulla · D J Hall 8 112.0 7

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. PARENTS' LOVE2. CHAMPION METHOD+0.5L3. HAPPY UNITED+1L4. SUPER SIXTY+1.75L5. HARMONY FIRE+1.75L6. MR VALIANT+2L7. CIRCUIT SEVEN+2.75L8. LEAN MASTER+3.25L9. BITS SUPERSTAR+3.75L10. SWEET DIAMOND+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick HAPPY UNITED (21.9%) finished 3rd — the winner PARENTS' LOVE was rated #3. Out-of-sample backtest: this board was produced by a model trained only on seasons before this race — it never saw this result.
Rank No. Horse Win % Rated price Pos
1 1 HAPPY UNITED 21.9% 4.56 3
2 10 SUPER SIXTY 15.8% 6.32 4
3 8 PARENTS' LOVE 13.4% 7.47 1
4 11 SWEET DIAMOND 12.1% 8.23 10
5 9 CIRCUIT SEVEN 7.2% 13.87 7
6 6 CHAMPION METHOD 6.9% 14.59 2
7 5 BITS SUPERSTAR 6.3% 15.93 9
8 4 LEAN MASTER 5.8% 17.31 8
9 3 HARMONY FIRE 3.2% 31.29 5
10 12 MR VALIANT 3.0% 33.44 6
11 7 REWARDING TWINKLE 2.7% 37.55 11
12 2 RICH HORSE 1.7% 58.17 12
HAPPY UNITEDSUPER SIXTYPARENTS' LOVE — wonSWEET DIAMONDCIRCUIT SEVENCHAMPION METHODBITS SUPERSTARLEAN MASTERHARMONY FIREMR VALIANTREWARDING TWINKLERICH HORSE

Model vs market

Each dot is a runner: model probability across, market-implied probability up. Dots on the dashed line mean the two agreed; the gold ring is the actual winner.

Ratings are statistical estimates for analysis, not betting advice — the backtest shows no profitable edge against the Hong Kong win market. How the model works →

Dividends

Per $10 unit

WIN

8 77

PLACE

1 20

6 25.5

8 26

QUINELLA

6,8 270

QUINELLA PLACE

1,6 69

1,8 76

6,8 93.5

FORECAST

8,6 541

TIERCE

8,6,1 2,813

TRIO

1,6,8 495

FIRST 4

1,6,8,10 359

QUARTET

8,6,1,10 12,226

All pools (3 more)

1ST TREBLE

2,11/6/6 61

2,11/6/8 370

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

6,7,9/1,6,8 5,955

4TH DOUBLE

6/6 37

6/8 246