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Happy Valley · 2026-01-07 · 12:40

THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD 1650m Course A 12 runners

Race 5 ("THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)") at Happy Valley on 2026-01-07 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. STORMI, ridden by C L Chau and trained by W K Mo, won, with VIVACIOUS WIN second and CALIFORNIA MOXIE third. The winner led throughout. The 3.5 favourite BULL ATTITUDE finished 8th.

Result

Official · 1:40.96
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 11 STORMI Wire to wire CP1/TT 1:40.96 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) C L Chau · W K Mo 10 7.7
2 12 VIVACIOUS WIN Closed strongly CP/TT K Teetan · D Eustace 4 7.2 1-1/2
3 1 CALIFORNIA MOXIE Closed strongly B/TT H Bowman · A S Cruz 8 7.2 1-3/4
4 6 CAN'T GO WONG B/TT K C Leung · F C Lor 2 16.0 2
5 7 TAKE ACTION Closed strongly B B Avdulla · J Size 5 12.0 3-3/4
6 4 GENERAL REDWOOD CP/TT Y L Chung · C S Shum 11 55.0 4
7 10 QUICK CONTRIBUTION B- A Atzeni · D J Hall 3 5.8 4
8 5 BULL ATTITUDE CP Z Purton · M Newnham 6 3.5 6
9 9 SUPERB GUY J Orman · K W Lui 1 12.0 6-1/4
10 2 NEARLY FINE Closed strongly CP1/TT E C W Wong · C Fownes 12 28.0 8-1/2
11 3 FIGHTING MACHINE B/SR M Guyon · P C Ng 7 19.0 10-1/2
12 8 UP WITH CHARM B/H C Y Ho · K L Man 9 38.0 12-3/4
0 ALL ROUND WINNER CP · D A Hayes
0 PRINCE ALEX CP/XB/TT · D J Whyte

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. STORMI2. VIVACIOUS WIN+1.5L3. CALIFORNIA MOXIE+1.75L4. CAN'T GO WONG+2L5. TAKE ACTION+3.75L6. GENERAL REDWOOD+4L7. QUICK CONTRIBUTION+4L8. BULL ATTITUDE+6L9. SUPERB GUY+6.25L10. NEARLY FINE+8.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick BULL ATTITUDE (18.0%) finished 8th — the winner STORMI was rated #8. 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 5 BULL ATTITUDE 18.0% 5.56 8
2 10 QUICK CONTRIBUTION 14.3% 7.01 7
3 9 SUPERB GUY 11.2% 8.95 9
4 3 FIGHTING MACHINE 9.6% 10.39 11
5 1 CALIFORNIA MOXIE 8.5% 11.81 3
6 12 VIVACIOUS WIN 7.8% 12.83 2
7 2 NEARLY FINE 7.5% 13.26 10
8 11 STORMI 7.0% 14.31 1
9 6 CAN'T GO WONG 6.1% 16.38 4
10 7 TAKE ACTION 5.6% 17.85 5
11 8 UP WITH CHARM 3.1% 32.22 12
12 4 GENERAL REDWOOD 1.3% 75.11 6
BULL ATTITUDEQUICK CONTRIBUTIONSUPERB GUYFIGHTING MACHINECALIFORNIA MOXIEVIVACIOUS WINNEARLY FINESTORMI — wonCAN'T GO WONGTAKE ACTIONUP WITH CHARMGENERAL REDWOOD

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

11 77

PLACE

1 22.5

11 25.5

12 22

QUINELLA

11,12 263

QUINELLA PLACE

1,11 96.5

1,12 116.5

11,12 90

FORECAST

11,12 681

TIERCE

11,12,1 4,739

TRIO

1,11,12 826

FIRST 4

1,6,11,12 2,520

QUARTET

11,12,1,6 49,403

All pools (3 more)

1ST TREBLE

8/11/11 16,726

8/11/12 4,232

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

4,7,11/1,11,12 29,773

4TH DOUBLE

11/11 461

11/12 196