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Happy Valley · 2025-04-30 · 10:45

Race 1

Class 5 1650m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2025-04-30 was Class 5 over 1650m. CALIFORNIA MOXIE, ridden by H Bowman and trained by A S Cruz, won by 1/2, with HARRY'S HERO second and MEDIC ELITE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 4.2 favourite HARRY'S HERO finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.39.99
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 CALIFORNIA MOXIE Closed strongly B/TT 1.39.99 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · A S Cruz 11 6.7 1/2
2 10 HARRY'S HERO Closed strongly K De Melo · P F Yiu 1 4.2 1/2
3 12 MEDIC ELITE PC/H1/TT M L Yeung · P C Ng 2 11.0 2
4 1 FOREMOST TEDDY Led early B/TT B Avdulla · C S Shum 4 5.2 3
5 8 FIRE BALL CP K Teetan · C H Yip 5 32.0 5-1/4
6 2 YOUNG HORIZON H E C W Wong · D A Hayes 3 13.0 5-1/4
7 9 ORIENTAL TYCOON B- K C Leung · C W Chang 10 95.0 7
8 4 U S S CONSTITUTION Closed strongly H/TT A Atzeni · J Size 12 16.0 7
9 11 GOLD TACK Closed strongly CP M F Poon · D J Hall 9 14.0 7-1/2
10 7 MILES AWAY B/TT M Chadwick · J Richards 6 92.0 7-1/2
11 6 SKY PROPHET Closed strongly TT L Hewitson · C Fownes 8 9.7 10
12 3 CERVIN TT Z Purton · W Y So 7 5.3 29-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CALIFORNIA MOXIE2. HARRY'S HERO+0.5L3. MEDIC ELITE+2L4. FOREMOST TEDDY+3L5. FIRE BALL+5.25L6. YOUNG HORIZON+5.25L7. ORIENTAL TYCOON+7L8. U S S CONSTITUTION+7L9. GOLD TACK+7.5L10. MILES AWAY+7.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick FOREMOST TEDDY (20.6%) finished 4th — the winner CALIFORNIA MOXIE was rated #2. 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 FOREMOST TEDDY 20.6% 4.85 4
2 5 CALIFORNIA MOXIE 15.5% 6.43 1
3 3 CERVIN 11.7% 8.57 12
4 10 HARRY'S HERO 9.2% 10.91 2
5 4 U S S CONSTITUTION 8.0% 12.49 8
6 12 MEDIC ELITE 7.6% 13.20 3
7 8 FIRE BALL 7.4% 13.50 5
8 6 SKY PROPHET 6.1% 16.26 11
9 11 GOLD TACK 5.1% 19.47 9
10 2 YOUNG HORIZON 4.8% 20.92 6
11 7 MILES AWAY 2.5% 40.28 10
12 9 ORIENTAL TYCOON 1.5% 68.33 7
FOREMOST TEDDYCALIFORNIA MOXIE — wonCERVINHARRY'S HEROU S S CONSTITUTIONMEDIC ELITEFIRE BALLSKY PROPHETGOLD TACKYOUNG HORIZONMILES AWAYORIENTAL TYCOON

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

5 67

PLACE

5 21

10 16

12 30

QUINELLA

5,10 133.5

QUINELLA PLACE

5,10 51

5,12 102.5

10,12 74

FORECAST

5,10 265

TIERCE

5,10,12 2,240

TRIO

5,10,12 461

FIRST 4

1,5,10,12 539

QUARTET

5,10,12,1 11,642