Sha Tin · 2026-01-25 · 05:00
BEAT THE CLOCK HANDICAP
Race 2
Race 2 ("BEAT THE CLOCK HANDICAP") at Sha Tin on 2026-01-25 was Class 4 over 1200m, run on GOOD going. LUCKY EIGHT, ridden by Z Purton and trained by P F Yiu, won, with GALLANT DESIGN second and INVICTUS DRAGON third. The 3.3 favourite BETTER AND BETTER finished 4th.
Track detail & race-day changes (2)
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | LUCKY EIGHT 1:09.16 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · P F Yiu | Z Purton | P F Yiu | 13 | 3.7 | — |
| 2 | 4 | GALLANT DESIGN B1/TT1 B Avdulla · J Richards | B Avdulla | J Richards | 5 | 6.6 | SH |
| 3 | 10 | INVICTUS DRAGON C Y Ho · K W Lui | C Y Ho | K W Lui | 6 | 6.7 | 1/2 |
| 4 | 11 | BETTER AND BETTER H/TT1 L Ferraris · F C Lor | L Ferraris | F C Lor | 8 | 3.3 | 2-1/4 |
| 5 | 9 | WINNING CHAMPION TT H Bentley · C S Shum | H Bentley | C S Shum | 12 | 20.0 | 2-1/2 |
| 6 | 8 | WATCH THIS ONE V/TT K Teetan · P C Ng | K Teetan | P C Ng | 3 | 42.0 | 2-3/4 |
| 7 | 14 | DASH CP/TT A Badel · D J Whyte | A Badel | D J Whyte | 1 | 16.0 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | STORMY KNIGHT CP1 H Bowman · D A Hayes | H Bowman | D A Hayes | 14 | 32.0 | 3-1/4 |
| 9 | 7 | SUPREME VOYAGER TT C L Chau · C H Yip | C L Chau | C H Yip | 2 | 82.0 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | QUARTZ LEGEND TT E C W Wong · C Fownes | E C W Wong | C Fownes | 10 | 21.0 | 4-1/4 |
| 11 | 12 | SEA SAPPHIRE TT M Guyon · D Eustace | M Guyon | D Eustace | 4 | 11.0 | 6-1/2 |
| 12 | 6 | SUPER RUBICK KID H1 J Orman · Y S Tsui | J Orman | Y S Tsui | 7 | 85.0 | 7-1/4 |
| 13 | 13 | HAPPY BUDDIES CP1/TT K C Leung · W K Mo | K C Leung | W K Mo | 9 | 154.0 | 7-1/2 |
| 14 | 3 | FULL OF LAUGHTER SR1/TT1 R Kingscote · C W Chang | R Kingscote | C W Chang | 11 | 62.0 | 10-1/2 |
| — | 0 | WARRIORS DREAM H/XB · B Crawford | — | B Crawford | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | SAME TO YOU H/P/TT · M Newnham | — | M Newnham | — | — | — |
Race shape
Model ratings
| Rank | No. | Horse | Win % | Rated price | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | LUCKY EIGHT | 14.2% | 7.03 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | SEA SAPPHIRE | 14.1% | 7.08 | 11 |
| 3 | 10 | INVICTUS DRAGON | 13.6% | 7.34 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | GALLANT DESIGN | 13.2% | 7.59 | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | BETTER AND BETTER | 10.0% | 9.98 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | DASH | 6.4% | 15.64 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | QUARTZ LEGEND | 6.1% | 16.30 | 10 |
| 8 | 9 | WINNING CHAMPION | 4.2% | 23.93 | 5 |
| 9 | 8 | WATCH THIS ONE | 3.6% | 27.46 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | STORMY KNIGHT | 3.6% | 27.58 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | FULL OF LAUGHTER | 3.3% | 30.32 | 14 |
| 12 | 6 | SUPER RUBICK KID | 3.2% | 30.81 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | SUPREME VOYAGER | 2.9% | 33.95 | 9 |
| 14 | 13 | HAPPY BUDDIES | 1.4% | 73.89 | 13 |
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
1 37.5
PLACE
1 15.5
4 25
10 21
QUINELLA
1,4 154.5
QUINELLA PLACE
1,4 60.5
1,10 52.5
4,10 80.5
FORECAST
1,4 302
TIERCE
1,4,10 1,012
TRIO
1,4,10 220
FIRST 4
1,4,10,11 225
QUARTET
1,4,10,11 4,161
All pools (1 more)
1ST DOUBLE
8/1 76
8/4 12.5