Happy Valley · 2026-01-07 · 14:50
DES VOEUX HANDICAP
Race 9
Race 9 ("DES VOEUX HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-01-07 was Class 3 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. SOLID WIN, ridden by M F Poon and trained by P F Yiu, won, with CORLEONE second and YOUNG ACHIEVER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.0 favourite CORLEONE finished 2nd.
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | SOLID WIN Closed strongly 1:40.05 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) M F Poon · P F Yiu | M F Poon | P F Yiu | 2 | 14.0 | — |
| 2 | 7 | CORLEONE TT M Guyon · C Fownes | M Guyon | C Fownes | 4 | 2.0 | 1/2 |
| 3 | 4 | YOUNG ACHIEVER Closed strongly PC-/B2/TT H Bentley · J Richards | H Bentley | J Richards | 9 | 33.0 | 1-1/4 |
| 4 | 3 | KING LOTUS CP1 L Hewitson · M Newnham | L Hewitson | M Newnham | 6 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO Closed strongly B A Atzeni · J Size | A Atzeni | J Size | 12 | 20.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | FIVEFORTWO Closed strongly TT C Y Ho · K W Lui | C Y Ho | K W Lui | 7 | 22.0 | 2-3/4 |
| 7 | 6 | LO PAN SPIRIT B/TT K C Leung · K H Ting | K C Leung | K H Ting | 11 | 75.0 | 3-1/4 |
| 8 | 10 | FANTASTIC FUN XB/TT K Teetan · C S Shum | K Teetan | C S Shum | 3 | 8.2 | 3-3/4 |
| 9 | 2 | LOCH TAY BO/XB R Kingscote · D Eustace | R Kingscote | D Eustace | 5 | 16.0 | 4-3/4 |
| 10 | 9 | ROMANTIC LAOS CP/TT A Badel · W K Mo | A Badel | W K Mo | 1 | 23.0 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | ANOTHER ZONDA B J Orman · Y S Tsui | J Orman | Y S Tsui | 10 | 18.0 | 7-3/4 |
| 12 | 12 | BEAUTY GLORY Led early TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz | Y L Chung | A S Cruz | 8 | 12.0 | 17-1/2 |
| — | 0 | SAMARKAND CP/TT C L Chau · D A Hayes | C L Chau | D A Hayes | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | AESTHETICISM B · P C Ng | — | P C Ng | — | — | — |
Race shape
Model ratings
| Rank | No. | Horse | Win % | Rated price | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | CORLEONE | 26.0% | 3.85 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | KING LOTUS | 16.5% | 6.07 | 4 |
| 3 | 10 | FANTASTIC FUN | 11.6% | 8.65 | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | SOLID WIN | 10.1% | 9.92 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | ANOTHER ZONDA | 6.3% | 15.83 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO | 6.0% | 16.67 | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | ROMANTIC LAOS | 5.2% | 19.30 | 10 |
| 8 | 12 | BEAUTY GLORY | 4.8% | 20.62 | 12 |
| 9 | 2 | LOCH TAY | 4.2% | 23.58 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | YOUNG ACHIEVER | 4.0% | 25.01 | 3 |
| 11 | 8 | FIVEFORTWO | 3.1% | 32.35 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | LO PAN SPIRIT | 2.3% | 43.92 | 7 |
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
WIN
11 141.5
PLACE
4 65.5
7 12.5
11 36
QUINELLA
7,11 121
QUINELLA PLACE
4,7 111.5
4,11 432.5
7,11 47.5
FORECAST
11,7 446
TIERCE
11,7,4 6,783
TRIO
4,7,11 1,074
FIRST 4
3,4,7,11 1,428
QUARTET
11,7,4,3 40,081
All pools (4 more)
2ND TREBLE
9/10/7 21
9/10/11 1,424
4TH DOUBLE TRIO
9,10,12/4,7,11 31,525
8TH DOUBLE
10/7 13
10/11 433
SIX UP
4,11/11,12/6,8/7,9/10,12/7,11 3,207
11/11/8/9/10/11 258,909
2 [C Y Ho] —
1 [C Fownes] —