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Sha Tin · 2026-04-01 · 12:45

PING SHEK HANDICAP

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD 1800m 14 runners

Race 5 ("PING SHEK HANDICAP") at Sha Tin on 2026-04-01 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. HAPPY UNIVERSE, ridden by K C Leung and trained by K H Ting, won, with YODA'S CHOICE second and SHANGHAI STYLE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 4.1 favourite CALIFORNIA STAR finished 7th.

Track detail
Hammer 9.21

Result

Official · 1:48.20
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 HAPPY UNIVERSE Closed strongly P 1:48.20 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K C Leung · K H Ting 3 7.0
2 11 YODA'S CHOICE Led early CP/TT M L Yeung · P C Ng 7 8.5 SH
3 7 SHANGHAI STYLE Closed strongly B/TT H Bowman · C S Shum 5 8.5 2
4 13 FIREFOOT Closed strongly V/TT K Teetan · W Y So 8 4.7 3
5 14 MEGA FORCE Closed strongly TT A Atzeni · P C Ng 1 15.0 3-3/4
6 8 THE LION KING B2 J Orman · F C Lor 14 8.5 4-1/2
7 2 CALIFORNIA STAR Closed strongly B/TT Z Purton · A S Cruz 10 4.1 5-3/4
8 3 GLORIOUS SUCCESS Closed strongly TT C L Chau · D Eustace 9 22.0 6
9 4 ARIEL B/TT P N Wong · D A Hayes 13 24.0 6
10 12 SPECIAL HEDGE B/TT H T Mo · C W Chang 11 70.0 6-1/2
11 6 OCEAN IMPACT B L Hewitson · D J Whyte 6 21.0 6-3/4
12 9 NORTHERN BEAST M F Poon · D J Hall 2 59.0 6-3/4
13 10 GLORIOUS RYDER Closed strongly B/TT A Badel · D Eustace 12 52.0 12-1/2
14 1 OSI HONOUR CP1 Y L Chung · B Crawford 4 55.0 17-1/2
0 SURE JOYFUL TT · P F Yiu
0 LUCKY YEAR · C H Yip

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. HAPPY UNIVERSE2. YODA'S CHOICE+0.1L3. SHANGHAI STYLE+2L4. FIREFOOT+3L5. MEGA FORCE+3.75L6. THE LION KING+4.5L7. CALIFORNIA STAR+5.75L8. GLORIOUS SUCCESS+6L9. ARIEL+6L10. SPECIAL HEDGE+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick CALIFORNIA STAR (32.3%) finished 7th — the winner HAPPY UNIVERSE 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 2 CALIFORNIA STAR 32.3% 3.10 7
2 7 SHANGHAI STYLE 16.4% 6.08 3
3 5 HAPPY UNIVERSE 9.8% 10.19 1
4 8 THE LION KING 6.6% 15.09 6
5 3 GLORIOUS SUCCESS 6.1% 16.49 8
6 13 FIREFOOT 5.0% 19.92 4
7 6 OCEAN IMPACT 4.2% 23.63 11
8 14 MEGA FORCE 4.0% 24.94 5
9 10 GLORIOUS RYDER 3.9% 25.66 13
10 11 YODA'S CHOICE 3.1% 32.02 2
11 12 SPECIAL HEDGE 2.4% 42.54 10
12 9 NORTHERN BEAST 2.2% 45.30 12
13 4 ARIEL 2.2% 45.71 9
14 1 OSI HONOUR 1.8% 57.02 14
CALIFORNIA STARSHANGHAI STYLEHAPPY UNIVERSE — wonTHE LION KINGGLORIOUS SUCCESSFIREFOOTOCEAN IMPACTMEGA FORCEGLORIOUS RYDERYODA'S CHOICESPECIAL HEDGENORTHERN BEASTARIELOSI HONOUR

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 70.5

PLACE

5 22

7 24.5

11 31

QUINELLA

5,11 330

QUINELLA PLACE

5,7 109

5,11 117.5

7,11 140.5

FORECAST

5,11 676

TIERCE

5,11,7 4,891

TRIO

5,7,11 867

FIRST 4

5,7,11,13 690

QUARTET

5,11,7,13 16,950

All pools (3 more)

1ST TREBLE

12/1/5 1,761

12/1/11 1,220

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

1,2,3/5,7,11 9,384

4TH DOUBLE

1/5 139.5

1/11 88