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Happy Valley · 2025-12-17 · 20:11

Race 4

Class 4 1650m Course B 12 runners

Result

Official · 1:40.67
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 6 CALIFORNIA MOXIE Closed strongly 1:40.67 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · A S Cruz 6 6.8 —
2 2 GLORIOUS JOURNEY Closed strongly C Y Ho · F C Lor 3 3.4 1-3/4
3 10 SUPERB GUY Closed strongly C L Chau · K W Lui 8 22.0 2
4 4 FIGHTING MACHINE Closed strongly M Guyon · P C Ng 10 25.0 2-1/4
5 1 TOP TIME Closed strongly Z Purton · W Y So 9 3.1 2-1/4
6 9 ICONICAL A Atzeni · J Richards 7 19.0 3
7 5 MADE FOR LIFE B Avdulla · M Newnham 4 8.5 3-1/4
8 12 METAL KING Closed strongly M F Poon · K H Ting 11 23.0 3-3/4
9 7 UP WITH CHARM Led early K C Leung · K L Man 5 50.0 4
10 8 SMART CITY H Doyle · P F Yiu 2 12.0 5
11 11 HAPPY ACTION M L Yeung · D A Hayes 1 19.0 5-3/4
12 3 COLOURFUL KNIGHT Y L Chung · C S Shum 12 64.0 11

This site does not show odds as they change: the odds here are final prices after a race, or overnight prices before it.

Race 4 at Happy Valley on 2025-12-17 was Class 4 over 1650m. CALIFORNIA MOXIE, ridden by H Bowman and trained by A S Cruz, won, with GLORIOUS JOURNEY second and SUPERB GUY third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.1 favourite TOP TIME finished 5th.

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CALIFORNIA MOXIE—2. GLORIOUS JOURNEY+1.75L3. SUPERB GUY+2L4. FIGHTING MACHINE+2.25L5. TOP TIME+2.25L6. ICONICAL+3L7. MADE FOR LIFE+3.25L8. METAL KING+3.75L9. UP WITH CHARM+4L10. SMART CITY+5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick TOP TIME (30.1%) finished 5th — the winner CALIFORNIA MOXIE was rated #6. 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 TOP TIME 30.1% 3.32 5
2 8 SMART CITY 16.7% 6.01 10
3 2 GLORIOUS JOURNEY 10.7% 9.33 2
4 5 MADE FOR LIFE 9.5% 10.51 7
5 11 HAPPY ACTION 9.1% 11.00 11
6 6 CALIFORNIA MOXIE 6.2% 16.10 1
7 10 SUPERB GUY 4.9% 20.39 3
8 12 METAL KING 3.5% 28.87 8
9 4 FIGHTING MACHINE 3.1% 31.81 4
10 9 ICONICAL 3.1% 32.35 6
11 7 UP WITH CHARM 2.2% 46.33 9
12 3 COLOURFUL KNIGHT 0.9% 110.38 12
TOP TIMESMART CITYGLORIOUS JOURNEYMADE FOR LIFEHAPPY ACTIONCALIFORNIA MOXIE — wonSUPERB GUYMETAL KINGFIGHTING MACHINEICONICALUP WITH CHARMCOLOURFUL KNIGHT

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

6 68

PLACE

2 14

6 21

10 53

QUINELLA

2,6 128

QUINELLA PLACE

2,6 48

2,10 108.5

6,10 195.5

FORECAST

6,2 267

TIERCE

6,2,10 3,519

TRIO

2,6,10 662

FIRST 4

2,4,6,10 2,683

QUARTET

6,2,10,4 34,636

All pools (1 more)

3RD DOUBLE

1/2 147.5

1/6 1,215.5