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Sha Tin · 2025-12-20 · 08:40

Race 8

Class 3 1200m Course C+3 11 runners

Race 8 at Sha Tin on 2025-12-20 was Class 3 over 1200m. AURORA PATCH, ridden by M Chadwick and trained by K L Man, won, with IGOR STRAVINSKY second and LOYAL BRIGHT third. The 3.8 favourite AKASHVANI finished 5th.

Result

Official · 1:09.17
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 9 AURORA PATCH 1:09.17 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) M Chadwick · K L Man 10 3.9
2 8 IGOR STRAVINSKY H Doyle · A S Cruz 5 44.0 1-1/2
3 6 LOYAL BRIGHT K C Leung · F C Lor 11 9.3 1-3/4
4 7 GALACTIC VOYAGE C L Chau · K W Lui 4 14.0 1-3/4
5 3 AKASHVANI Z Purton · D A Hayes 7 3.8 3
6 1 CELESTIAL HERO H Bowman · D J Whyte 2 7.4 3-1/4
7 11 SUPER LEGENDS Y L Chung · C S Shum 1 11.0 3-1/4
8 4 NEW FUTURE FOLKS J McDonald · C W Chang 8 6.7 3-3/4
9 2 LIFELINE EXPRESS B Avdulla · J Size 6 23.0 5
10 5 SUNNY DA BEST C Y Ho · W Y So 9 15.0 5-1/4
11 10 ETERNAL RICHNESS M F Poon · P C Ng 3 72.0 10
12 LUCKY SYMPHONY A Atzeni · J Richards

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. AURORA PATCH2. IGOR STRAVINSKY+1.5L3. LOYAL BRIGHT+1.75L4. GALACTIC VOYAGE+1.75L5. AKASHVANI+3L6. CELESTIAL HERO+3.25L7. SUPER LEGENDS+3.25L8. NEW FUTURE FOLKS+3.75L9. LIFELINE EXPRESS+5L10. SUNNY DA BEST+5.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick NEW FUTURE FOLKS (22.3%) finished 8th — the winner AURORA PATCH 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 4 NEW FUTURE FOLKS 22.3% 4.49 8
2 9 AURORA PATCH 18.2% 5.50 1
3 1 CELESTIAL HERO 13.8% 7.25 6
4 3 AKASHVANI 11.8% 8.46 5
5 2 LIFELINE EXPRESS 9.6% 10.41 9
6 6 LOYAL BRIGHT 7.4% 13.49 3
7 5 SUNNY DA BEST 5.7% 17.56 10
8 7 GALACTIC VOYAGE 4.0% 25.13 4
9 8 IGOR STRAVINSKY 3.2% 31.02 2
10 11 SUPER LEGENDS 2.1% 46.89 7
11 10 ETERNAL RICHNESS 1.9% 52.40 11
NEW FUTURE FOLKSAURORA PATCH — wonCELESTIAL HEROAKASHVANILIFELINE EXPRESSLOYAL BRIGHTSUNNY DA BESTGALACTIC VOYAGEIGOR STRAVINSKYSUPER LEGENDSETERNAL RICHNESS

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

9 39

PLACE

6 28.5

8 110.5

9 15

QUINELLA

8,9 1,197.5

QUINELLA PLACE

6,8 710.5

6,9 68.5

8,9 321.5

FORECAST

9,8 1,486

TIERCE

9,8,6 13,673

TRIO

6,8,9 2,774

FIRST 4

6,7,8,9 6,746

QUARTET

9,8,6,7 115,864

All pools (1 more)

7TH DOUBLE

2/8 167

2/9 177