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Happy Valley · 2025-09-17 · 14:20

Race 7

Class 3 1000m Course B 11 runners

Race 7 at Happy Valley on 2025-09-17 was Class 3 over 1000m. SUPERB CAPITALIST, ridden by M Chadwick and trained by A S Cruz, won by 2, with YOUTHFUL SPIRITS second and LA FORZA third. Victory came as the 4.4 favourite.

Result

Official · 0.56.41
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 SUPERB CAPITALIST TT 0.56.41 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) M Chadwick · A S Cruz 1 4.4 2
2 2 YOUTHFUL SPIRITS SR/V/TT L Ferraris · M Newnham 11 11.0 2
3 4 LA FORZA B/TT Z Purton · J Richards 7 6.9 2
4 8 CANDLELIGHT DINNER H M L Yeung · Y S Tsui 6 10.0 2-1/2
5 11 JUSTIFYING TT A Badel · C Fownes 3 6.1 3
6 3 WINGS OF WAR B/XB1 K De Melo · D J Whyte 10 14.0 3-1/4
7 9 HEALTHY HEALTHY B/TT A Atzeni · P C Ng 4 8.7 4
8 6 ROMANTIC SON CP H Bentley · D A Hayes 5 18.0 4-1/2
9 7 FRIENDS OF SHAJING C L Chau · C S Shum 2 5.5 4-3/4
10 5 SPICY GOLD P/TT H Bowman · M Newnham 9 19.0 5-3/4
11 10 SIR CHARGE TT K Teetan · D Eustace 8 32.0 7-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SUPERB CAPITALIST2. YOUTHFUL SPIRITS+2L3. LA FORZA+2L4. CANDLELIGHT DINNER+2.5L5. JUSTIFYING+3L6. WINGS OF WAR+3.25L7. HEALTHY HEALTHY+4L8. ROMANTIC SON+4.5L9. FRIENDS OF SHAJING+4.75L10. SPICY GOLD+5.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick SUPERB CAPITALIST (15.5%) won this race. 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 SUPERB CAPITALIST 15.5% 6.44 1
2 7 FRIENDS OF SHAJING 15.1% 6.64 9
3 4 LA FORZA 13.7% 7.31 3
4 5 SPICY GOLD 11.0% 9.07 10
5 3 WINGS OF WAR 8.3% 11.99 6
6 8 CANDLELIGHT DINNER 7.8% 12.85 4
7 11 JUSTIFYING 7.8% 12.85 5
8 2 YOUTHFUL SPIRITS 7.0% 14.37 2
9 9 HEALTHY HEALTHY 6.3% 15.82 7
10 6 ROMANTIC SON 4.9% 20.56 8
11 10 SIR CHARGE 2.7% 37.60 11
SUPERB CAPITALIST — wonFRIENDS OF SHAJINGLA FORZASPICY GOLDWINGS OF WARCANDLELIGHT DINNERJUSTIFYINGYOUTHFUL SPIRITSHEALTHY HEALTHYROMANTIC SONSIR CHARGE

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

1 44.5

PLACE

1 19

2 37.5

4 23

QUINELLA

1,2 270.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 100

1,4 64.5

2,4 155.5

FORECAST

1,2 527

TIERCE

1,2,4 3,452

TRIO

1,2,4 637

FIRST 4

1,2,4,8 950

QUARTET

1,2,4,8 17,333

All pools (1 more)

6TH DOUBLE

2/1 410

2/2 151.5