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Happy Valley · 2025-06-11 · 11:45

Race 2

Class 4 1000m Course B 12 runners

Race 2 at Happy Valley on 2025-06-11 was Class 4 over 1000m. CANDLELIGHT DINNER, ridden by J Orman and trained by Y S Tsui, won by 1-1/4, with DAY DAY VICTORY second and HAPPY BOYS third. Victory came as the 3.4 favourite.

Result

Official · 0.56.87
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 CANDLELIGHT DINNER H 0.56.87 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Orman · Y S Tsui 8 3.4 1-1/4
2 11 DAY DAY VICTORY A Badel · T P Yung 3 4.7 1-1/4
3 9 HAPPY BOYS XB L Hewitson · M Newnham 5 75.0 2-1/4
4 1 FLYING TING LOK H Bowman · K L Man 1 5.9 2-3/4
5 4 HARMONY FIRE B/XB E C W Wong · D J Whyte 9 12.0 3-3/4
6 8 SPICY SPANGLE H/TT A Hamelin · W K Mo 11 11.0 4-1/2
7 3 HAPPY UNITED B/TT Y L Chung · J Richards 7 6.4 4-1/2
8 5 THOUSAND CUPS TT M L Yeung · A S Cruz 2 40.0 4-3/4
9 6 WINNING CIGAR Z Purton · D A Hayes 12 13.0 5
10 7 YOUNG STRIKER TT H Bentley · W Y So 6 20.0 6-1/4
11 10 DIVINE MOONLIGHT H-/P-/B1/TT- B Thompson · P C Ng 4 95.0 8-1/4
12 12 E UNIVERSE V2/TT K Teetan · C Fownes 10 24.0 10-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CANDLELIGHT DINNER2. DAY DAY VICTORY+1.25L3. HAPPY BOYS+2.25L4. FLYING TING LOK+2.75L5. HARMONY FIRE+3.75L6. SPICY SPANGLE+4.5L7. HAPPY UNITED+4.5L8. THOUSAND CUPS+4.75L9. WINNING CIGAR+5L10. YOUNG STRIKER+6.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick DAY DAY VICTORY (21.5%) finished 2nd — the winner CANDLELIGHT DINNER was rated #5. 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 11 DAY DAY VICTORY 21.5% 4.66 2
2 6 WINNING CIGAR 17.9% 5.59 9
3 1 FLYING TING LOK 16.3% 6.13 4
4 3 HAPPY UNITED 13.3% 7.50 7
5 2 CANDLELIGHT DINNER 10.9% 9.16 1
6 8 SPICY SPANGLE 7.6% 13.24 6
7 4 HARMONY FIRE 4.8% 20.99 5
8 12 E UNIVERSE 2.6% 38.03 12
9 7 YOUNG STRIKER 1.6% 62.49 10
10 5 THOUSAND CUPS 1.2% 82.45 8
11 10 DIVINE MOONLIGHT 1.2% 83.43 11
12 9 HAPPY BOYS 1.1% 90.25 3
DAY DAY VICTORYWINNING CIGARFLYING TING LOKHAPPY UNITEDCANDLELIGHT DINNER — wonSPICY SPANGLEHARMONY FIREE UNIVERSEYOUNG STRIKERTHOUSAND CUPSDIVINE MOONLIGHTHAPPY BOYS

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

2 34.5

PLACE

2 16

9 147.5

11 17

QUINELLA

2,11 81

QUINELLA PLACE

2,9 501.5

2,11 33.5

9,11 574

FORECAST

2,11 151

TIERCE

2,11,9 7,995

TRIO

2,9,11 2,161

FIRST 4

1,2,9,11 1,954

QUARTET

2,11,9,1 33,788

All pools (1 more)

1ST DOUBLE

4/2 462

4/11 108