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Happy Valley · 2026-03-18 · 13:10

DAHLIA HANDICAP

Race 6

Class 4 GOOD TO FIRM 1800m Course A 12 runners

Race 6 ("DAHLIA HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-03-18 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. ACE WAR, ridden by Z Purton and trained by M Newnham, won, with KINGLY DEMEANOR second and SMART CITY third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 1.7 favourite.

Track detail & race-day changes (1)
Penetrometer 2.71 #5 OCEAN IMPACT — Jockey Change

Result

Official · 1:48.66
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 3 ACE WAR Closed strongly XB 1:48.66 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · M Newnham 3 1.7
2 12 KINGLY DEMEANOR Led early TT M L Yeung · A S Cruz 10 15.0 2-1/4
3 11 SMART CITY CP/XB K Teetan · P F Yiu 11 16.0 2-3/4
4 6 RELIABLE DAD Closed strongly XB J Orman · D J Hall 6 9.1 3-3/4
5 8 CAN'T GO WONG Closed strongly B/TT C Y Ho · F C Lor 1 27.0 4
6 10 GOOD LUCK WIN B/TT M F Poon · K H Ting 12 30.0 4-1/2
7 9 FOREVER GLORIOUS V/XB A Atzeni · B Crawford 2 38.0 4-1/2
8 4 AMAZING GAZE Closed strongly CP L Hewitson · D A Hayes 8 10.0 5
9 2 NOBLE PURSUIT Closed strongly TT A Badel · C Fownes 9 24.0 5-1/4
10 5 OCEAN IMPACT B C L Chau · D J Whyte 4 12.0 5-1/2
11 1 CHARITY GAIN B-/TT H Bowman · D Eustace 5 15.0 10-3/4
12 7 SHARPEN BRIGHT B Y L Chung · Y S Tsui 7 55.0 12-3/4
0 HARMONY GALAXY TT · C S Shum
0 KING OF SELECTION B/TT · W K Mo

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ACE WAR2. KINGLY DEMEANOR+2.25L3. SMART CITY+2.75L4. RELIABLE DAD+3.75L5. CAN'T GO WONG+4L6. GOOD LUCK WIN+4.5L7. FOREVER GLORIOUS+4.5L8. AMAZING GAZE+5L9. NOBLE PURSUIT+5.25L10. OCEAN IMPACT+5.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick ACE WAR (33.5%) won this race. 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 3 ACE WAR 33.5% 2.99 1
2 6 RELIABLE DAD 9.2% 10.88 4
3 5 OCEAN IMPACT 8.8% 11.39 10
4 4 AMAZING GAZE 8.6% 11.57 8
5 12 KINGLY DEMEANOR 7.4% 13.55 2
6 1 CHARITY GAIN 7.0% 14.35 11
7 8 CAN'T GO WONG 6.6% 15.22 5
8 10 GOOD LUCK WIN 5.0% 20.14 6
9 2 NOBLE PURSUIT 3.9% 25.39 9
10 11 SMART CITY 3.8% 26.50 3
11 9 FOREVER GLORIOUS 3.4% 29.49 7
12 7 SHARPEN BRIGHT 2.9% 34.36 12
ACE WAR — wonRELIABLE DADOCEAN IMPACTAMAZING GAZEKINGLY DEMEANORCHARITY GAINCAN'T GO WONGGOOD LUCK WINNOBLE PURSUITSMART CITYFOREVER GLORIOUSSHARPEN BRIGHT

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

3 17.5

PLACE

3 12

11 36

12 48.5

QUINELLA

3,12 147.5

QUINELLA PLACE

3,11 51.5

3,12 59

11,12 276.5

FORECAST

3,12 215

TIERCE

3,12,11 1,718

TRIO

3,11,12 683

FIRST 4

3,6,11,12 820

QUARTET

3,12,11,6 12,896

All pools (1 more)

5TH DOUBLE

6/3 144

6/12 182