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Happy Valley · 2026-02-25 · 11:40

MAGAZINE GAP HANDICAP

Race 3

Class 2 GOOD 1800m Course B 7 runners

Race 3 ("MAGAZINE GAP HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-02-25 was Class 2 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. SOLEIL FIGHTER, ridden by H Bowman and trained by D A Hayes, won, with HUGE WAVE second and SKY HEART third. The winner led throughout. The 3.6 favourite SKY HEART finished 3rd.

Track detail
Penetrometer 2.71

Result

Official · 1:48.08
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 SOLEIL FIGHTER Wire to wire TT 1:48.08 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · D A Hayes 1 3.7
2 2 HUGE WAVE Closed strongly TT A Badel · K H Ting 4 3.7 3/4
3 6 SKY HEART TT E C W Wong · C Fownes 2 3.6 3/4
4 7 JUMBO LEGEND Closed strongly B/TT K Teetan · C Fownes 3 7.9 3/4
5 1 CALIFORNIATOTALITY Closed strongly B/TT B Avdulla · A S Cruz 7 9.1 4-3/4
6 4 AWESOME FLUKE P/TT A Atzeni · P F Yiu 5 7.2 5-3/4
7 3 SWORD POINT CP K C Leung · F C Lor 6 36.0 15-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SOLEIL FIGHTER2. HUGE WAVE+0.75L3. SKY HEART+0.75L4. JUMBO LEGEND+0.75L5. CALIFORNIATOTALITY+4.75L6. AWESOME FLUKE+5.75L7. SWORD POINT+15.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick HUGE WAVE (20.1%) finished 2nd — the winner SOLEIL FIGHTER 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 2 HUGE WAVE 20.1% 4.99 2
2 5 SOLEIL FIGHTER 19.2% 5.20 1
3 6 SKY HEART 17.6% 5.68 3
4 1 CALIFORNIATOTALITY 16.7% 5.99 5
5 4 AWESOME FLUKE 14.4% 6.93 6
6 7 JUMBO LEGEND 7.1% 14.06 4
7 3 SWORD POINT 4.9% 20.50 7
HUGE WAVESOLEIL FIGHTER — wonSKY HEARTCALIFORNIATOTALITYAWESOME FLUKEJUMBO LEGENDSWORD POINT

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

5 37.5

PLACE

2 13.5

5 14

6 15

QUINELLA

2,5 56.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,5 23.5

2,6 25

5,6 22.5

FORECAST

5,2 163

TIERCE

5,2,6 475

TRIO

2,5,6 73

FIRST 4

2,5,6,7 70

QUARTET

5,2,6,7 1,629

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

1,5,8/2,5,6 739

2ND DOUBLE

5/2 22.5

5/5 214.5