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Sha Tin · 2026-05-06 · 12:15

LOTUS HANDICAP

Race 4

Class 4 GOOD 1800m 11 runners

Race 4 ("LOTUS HANDICAP") at Sha Tin on 2026-05-06 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. YODA'S CHOICE, ridden by H Y Yuen and trained by P C Ng, won, with FIREFOOT second and ARIEL third. The winner led throughout. The 3.6 favourite ENTHRALLED finished 5th.

Track detail
Hammer 8.04

Result

Official · 1:49.43
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 9 YODA'S CHOICE Wire to wire CP/TT 1:49.43 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Y Yuen · P C Ng 3 4.3
2 10 FIREFOOT Closed strongly V/TT K Teetan · W Y So 4 4.5 1-1/4
3 6 ARIEL B/TT H Bentley · D A Hayes 1 13.0 2-1/4
4 8 GLORIOUS ST PAUL'S CP M F Poon · F C Lor 11 91.0 2-3/4
5 2 ENTHRALLED Closed strongly Z Purton · J Size 9 3.6 3-1/2
6 4 PERFECT TEAM Closed strongly TT J Moreira · C Fownes 5 6.5 6-1/2
7 11 VIVA TASTE Closed strongly TT H T Mo · K H Ting 8 20.0 10-1/2
8 3 FOREVER FOLKS Closed strongly B/TT Y L Chung · C S Shum 6 16.0 10-3/4
9 5 GLORIOUS SUCCESS B2/TT C L Chau · D Eustace 2 41.0 15-3/4
10 1 HAPPY UNIVERSE P K C Leung · K H Ting 10 15.0 20-1/2
11 7 THE LION KING B J Orman · F C Lor 7 22.0 39

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. YODA'S CHOICE2. FIREFOOT+1.25L3. ARIEL+2.25L4. GLORIOUS ST PAUL'S+2.75L5. ENTHRALLED+3.5L6. PERFECT TEAM+6.5L7. VIVA TASTE+10.5L8. FOREVER FOLKS+10.75L9. GLORIOUS SUCCESS+15.75L10. HAPPY UNIVERSE+20.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick FIREFOOT (20.2%) finished 2nd — the winner YODA'S CHOICE 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 10 FIREFOOT 20.2% 4.96 2
2 9 YODA'S CHOICE 19.5% 5.13 1
3 2 ENTHRALLED 12.5% 7.98 5
4 4 PERFECT TEAM 9.6% 10.41 6
5 3 FOREVER FOLKS 9.4% 10.65 8
6 7 THE LION KING 7.9% 12.69 11
7 1 HAPPY UNIVERSE 7.4% 13.46 10
8 5 GLORIOUS SUCCESS 4.5% 22.28 9
9 11 VIVA TASTE 3.9% 25.90 7
10 6 ARIEL 3.6% 27.54 3
11 8 GLORIOUS ST PAUL'S 1.5% 64.72 4
FIREFOOTYODA'S CHOICE — wonENTHRALLEDPERFECT TEAMFOREVER FOLKSTHE LION KINGHAPPY UNIVERSEGLORIOUS SUCCESSVIVA TASTEARIELGLORIOUS ST PAUL'S

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

9 43

PLACE

6 37.5

9 15.5

10 15.5

QUINELLA

9,10 88

QUINELLA PLACE

6,9 90.5

6,10 77

9,10 34

FORECAST

9,10 147

TIERCE

9,10,6 1,115

TRIO

6,9,10 342

FIRST 4

6,8,9,10 5,167

QUARTET

9,10,6,8 42,283

All pools (1 more)

3RD DOUBLE

7/9 106

7/10 38