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Sha Tin · 2026-05-24 · 08:10

THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP

Race 8

Group 1 GOOD TO FIRM 2400m Course A 9 runners

Race 8 ("THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP") at Sha Tin on 2026-05-24 was Group 1 over 2400m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. ROMANTIC WARRIOR, ridden by J McDonald and trained by C S Shum, won, with NUMBERS second and DEEP MONSTER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 1.1 favourite.

Track detail
Penetrometer 2.7199999999999998

Result

Official · 2:26.67
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR Closed strongly TT 2:26.67 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J McDonald · C S Shum 4 1.1
2 5 NUMBERS XB K C Leung · F C Lor 5 40.0 1/2
3 2 DEEP MONSTER Closed strongly J Moreira · Y Ikee 2 11.0 2
4 9 ROMANTIC THOR Led early XB/TT Z Purton · C S Shum 1 38.0 4-1/4
5 7 WINNING WING Closed strongly H T Mo · K W Lui 6 23.0 4-1/4
6 4 ROUSHAM PARK H/XB/TT H Bowman · H Tanaka 3 22.0 5-1/2
7 6 KA YING GENERATION Closed strongly CP/TT A Atzeni · P C Ng 8 114.0 5-3/4
8 8 GENTLEMEN LEGACY B/TT A Badel · A S Cruz 7 62.0 6-1/4
9 3 CAP FERRAT C Williams · K W Lui 9 15.0 6-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ROMANTIC WARRIOR2. NUMBERS+0.5L3. DEEP MONSTER+2L4. ROMANTIC THOR+4.25L5. WINNING WING+4.25L6. ROUSHAM PARK+5.5L7. KA YING GENERATION+5.75L8. GENTLEMEN LEGACY+6.25L9. CAP FERRAT+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick ROMANTIC WARRIOR (62.2%) 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 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR 62.2% 1.61 1
2 9 ROMANTIC THOR 12.5% 7.98 4
3 2 DEEP MONSTER 5.8% 17.22 3
4 8 GENTLEMEN LEGACY 4.8% 21.00 8
5 6 KA YING GENERATION 3.6% 27.78 7
6 3 CAP FERRAT 3.2% 31.33 9
7 5 NUMBERS 2.9% 34.76 2
8 7 WINNING WING 2.8% 35.13 5
9 4 ROUSHAM PARK 2.2% 45.39 6
ROMANTIC WARRIOR — wonROMANTIC THORDEEP MONSTERGENTLEMEN LEGACYKA YING GENERATIONCAP FERRATNUMBERSWINNING WINGROUSHAM PARK

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

1 11

PLACE

1 10.1

2 21.5

5 56

QUINELLA

1,5 118

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 22

1,5 52.5

2,5 220.5

FORECAST

1,5 135

TIERCE

1,5,2 922

TRIO

1,2,5 254

FIRST 4

1,2,5,9 636

QUARTET

1,5,2,9 6,055

All pools (1 more)

7TH DOUBLE

12/1 208.5

12/5 650.5