Happy Valley · 2026-05-20 · 13:45
HYACINTH HANDICAP
Race 7
Race 7 ("HYACINTH HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-05-20 was Class 3 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. VIOLET STAR, ridden by K Teetan and trained by D J Whyte, won, with POWER OF VITAM second and DO YOUR PART third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 4.4 favourite.
Track detail
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | VIOLET STAR Closed strongly SR/TT 1:39.75 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K Teetan · D J Whyte | K Teetan | D J Whyte | 4 | 4.4 | — |
| 2 | 4 | POWER OF VITAM Closed strongly J Orman · D J Hall | J Orman | D J Hall | 6 | 7.6 | 3/4 |
| 3 | 5 | DO YOUR PART Led early XB/TT C L Chau · K W Lui | C L Chau | K W Lui | 11 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | RIDING TOGETHER Closed strongly V-/TT L Ferraris · D Eustace | L Ferraris | D Eustace | 10 | 40.0 | 2-1/4 |
| 5 | 9 | CASA ROCHESTER Closed strongly M F Poon · M Newnham | M F Poon | M Newnham | 12 | 23.0 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | SKY VINO TT J Moreira · C Fownes | J Moreira | C Fownes | 1 | 5.4 | 3-1/2 |
| 7 | 8 | CALIFORNIA MOXIE Closed strongly B/TT A Badel · A S Cruz | A Badel | A S Cruz | 2 | 8.8 | 4-1/4 |
| 8 | 12 | WIN METHOD TT L Hewitson · C S Shum | L Hewitson | C S Shum | 9 | 10.0 | 4-3/4 |
| 9 | 3 | LOVERO Z Purton · B Crawford | Z Purton | B Crawford | 3 | 5.3 | 5-1/4 |
| 10 | 6 | ANOTHER WORLD C Y Ho · C H Yip | C Y Ho | C H Yip | 7 | 85.0 | 5-1/2 |
| 11 | 7 | HOTT SHOTT H/XB2/TT K C Leung · P C Ng | K C Leung | P C Ng | 5 | 109.0 | 15-1/4 |
| 12 | 10 | MAGNEMITE SR/XB/TT M Chadwick · W K Mo | M Chadwick | W K Mo | 8 | 122.0 | 20-3/4 |
| — | 0 | CONTINENT EXPRESS XB · D Eustace | — | D Eustace | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | TITAN PEGASUS TT1 · D Eustace | — | D Eustace | — | — | — |
Race shape
Model ratings
| Rank | No. | Horse | Win % | Rated price | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SKY VINO | 25.2% | 3.97 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | LOVERO | 18.3% | 5.47 | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | WIN METHOD | 15.7% | 6.37 | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | DO YOUR PART | 13.1% | 7.62 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | POWER OF VITAM | 6.9% | 14.48 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | VIOLET STAR | 5.7% | 17.43 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | CALIFORNIA MOXIE | 5.5% | 18.10 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | CASA ROCHESTER | 3.1% | 31.79 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | RIDING TOGETHER | 2.6% | 37.91 | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | ANOTHER WORLD | 1.7% | 60.39 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | MAGNEMITE | 1.2% | 84.62 | 12 |
| 12 | 7 | HOTT SHOTT | 0.9% | 112.48 | 11 |
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
11 44
PLACE
4 25.5
5 22
11 17.5
QUINELLA
4,11 197.5
QUINELLA PLACE
4,5 80
4,11 69
5,11 49
FORECAST
11,4 414
TIERCE
11,4,5 1,798
TRIO
4,5,11 371
FIRST 4
2,4,5,11 2,154
QUARTET
11,4,5,2 36,650
All pools (4 more)
3RD DOUBLE TRIO
1,3,5/4,5,11 25,040
6TH DOUBLE
5/4 82
5/11 421.5
TRIPLE TRIO
2,5,7/1,3,5/4,5,11 1,768,820
TRIPLE TRIO (CONSOLATION)
2,5,7/1,3,5/Any Combination 3,716