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Sha Tin · 2026-01-18 · 05:30

THE 15TH NATIONAL GAMES HONG KONG MEDALLISTS CUP (HANDICAP)

Race 3

Class 3 GOOD 1000m Course A 11 runners

Race 3 ("THE 15TH NATIONAL GAMES HONG KONG MEDALLISTS CUP (HANDICAP)") at Sha Tin on 2026-01-18 was Class 3 over 1000m, run on GOOD going. CITY GOLD BANNER, ridden by Z Purton and trained by J Richards, won, with THE UNIQUE STAR second and BUNDLE OF CHARM third. Victory came as the 3.6 favourite.

Result

Official · 0:56.83
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 8 CITY GOLD BANNER TT1 0:56.83 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · J Richards 5 3.6
2 3 THE UNIQUE STAR K Teetan · B Crawford 11 4.6 1-1/4
3 6 BUNDLE OF CHARM A Badel · J Size 4 14.0 2-1/4
4 4 SIGHT HERMOSO B Avdulla · J Size 3 3.6 2-3/4
5 2 FAST RESPONDER SR A Atzeni · D J Whyte 9 5.0 3-3/4
6 9 E HO HO TT C Y Ho · K L Man 7 94.0 5-1/4
7 10 FUN N FUN TOGETHER B K C Leung · F C Lor 1 23.0 6
8 1 WHIZZ KID V/TT H Bentley · A S Cruz 6 22.0 6-3/4
9 11 FORZA LEADER TT R Kingscote · Y S Tsui 8 66.0 7-3/4
10 5 CASA OF HONOR M F Poon · C W Chang 2 20.0 7-3/4
11 7 TACTICAL VICTORY B2 M L Yeung · W Y So 10 88.0 12-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CITY GOLD BANNER2. THE UNIQUE STAR+1.25L3. BUNDLE OF CHARM+2.25L4. SIGHT HERMOSO+2.75L5. FAST RESPONDER+3.75L6. E HO HO+5.25L7. FUN N FUN TOGETHER+6L8. WHIZZ KID+6.75L9. FORZA LEADER+7.75L10. CASA OF HONOR+7.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick SIGHT HERMOSO (37.6%) finished 4th — the winner CITY GOLD BANNER was rated #3. 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 SIGHT HERMOSO 37.6% 2.66 4
2 2 FAST RESPONDER 16.2% 6.16 5
3 8 CITY GOLD BANNER 15.9% 6.28 1
4 3 THE UNIQUE STAR 9.3% 10.78 2
5 5 CASA OF HONOR 6.5% 15.49 10
6 6 BUNDLE OF CHARM 4.0% 24.98 3
7 10 FUN N FUN TOGETHER 4.0% 25.13 7
8 1 WHIZZ KID 2.5% 40.73 8
9 11 FORZA LEADER 2.0% 49.36 9
10 9 E HO HO 1.3% 79.37 6
11 7 TACTICAL VICTORY 0.8% 126.57 11
SIGHT HERMOSOFAST RESPONDERCITY GOLD BANNER — wonTHE UNIQUE STARCASA OF HONORBUNDLE OF CHARMFUN N FUN TOGETHERWHIZZ KIDFORZA LEADERE HO HOTACTICAL VICTORY

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

8 36

PLACE

3 18

6 34.5

8 15.5

QUINELLA

3,8 99.5

QUINELLA PLACE

3,6 99

3,8 40

6,8 77.5

FORECAST

8,3 226

TIERCE

8,3,6 1,912

TRIO

3,6,8 415

FIRST 4

3,4,6,8 253

QUARTET

8,3,6,4 5,737

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

1,4,9/3,6,8 15,147

2ND DOUBLE

1/3 20

1/8 125.5