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Happy Valley · 2025-12-17 · 12:15

Race 4

Class 4 1650m Course B 12 runners

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.

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

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CALIFORNIA MOXIE2. 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