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Happy Valley · 2026-05-27 · 14:15

GARONNE HANDICAP

Race 8

Class 3 GOOD TO FIRM 1000m Course B 12 runners

Race 8 ("GARONNE HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-05-27 was Class 3 over 1000m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. SUPERB CAPITALIST, ridden by Y L Chung and trained by A S Cruz, won, with HORSEPOWER second and CANDLELIGHT DINNER third. The 4.9 favourite MR DESIRA finished 7th.

Track detail & race-day changes (2)
Penetrometer 2.71 #11 CENTRAL BANK — Weight Change #9 MASTER CHAMPION — Weight Change

Result

Official · 0:56.84
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 3 SUPERB CAPITALIST TT 0:56.84 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Y L Chung · A S Cruz 5 12.0
2 1 HORSEPOWER XB/TT Z Purton · F C Lor 7 5.9 3/4
3 2 CANDLELIGHT DINNER H J Orman · Y S Tsui 1 5.0 1
4 7 TOGETHER WE VALUE B H Bowman · C H Yip 9 5.6 1-1/4
5 11 CENTRAL BANK XB C L Chau · D Eustace 10 21.0 1-3/4
6 6 ROYAL BLITZ XB1 E Brown · D J Whyte 6 15.0 3-1/4
7 10 MR DESIRA V1/TT- J Moreira · C Fownes 2 4.9 3-1/2
8 8 CASA OF HONOR XB M F Poon · C W Chang 8 10.0 3-3/4
9 5 LA FORZA B/TT B Avdulla · J Richards 12 56.0 4-1/4
10 12 COPPER CORE TT K Teetan · W Y So 4 95.0 5
11 4 YOUTHFUL SPIRITS SR/V/TT L Ferraris · M Newnham 11 13.0 5-3/4
12 9 MASTER CHAMPION SR-/CP2/TT2 K C Leung · P C Ng 3 13.0 7
0 KING PROFIT TT · C S Shum
0 BUNTA BABY V/TT C Y Ho · K L Man

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SUPERB CAPITALIST2. HORSEPOWER+0.75L3. CANDLELIGHT DINNER+1L4. TOGETHER WE VALUE+1.25L5. CENTRAL BANK+1.75L6. ROYAL BLITZ+3.25L7. MR DESIRA+3.5L8. CASA OF HONOR+3.75L9. LA FORZA+4.25L10. COPPER CORE+5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick CANDLELIGHT DINNER (25.2%) finished 3rd — the winner SUPERB CAPITALIST was rated #12. 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 CANDLELIGHT DINNER 25.2% 3.97 3
2 1 HORSEPOWER 14.6% 6.86 2
3 7 TOGETHER WE VALUE 14.6% 6.87 4
4 10 MR DESIRA 9.7% 10.26 7
5 6 ROYAL BLITZ 7.0% 14.32 6
6 4 YOUTHFUL SPIRITS 5.9% 16.82 11
7 12 COPPER CORE 5.1% 19.65 10
8 9 MASTER CHAMPION 4.5% 22.45 12
9 8 CASA OF HONOR 4.0% 25.16 8
10 5 LA FORZA 3.9% 25.95 9
11 11 CENTRAL BANK 3.2% 31.40 5
12 3 SUPERB CAPITALIST 2.4% 40.89 1
CANDLELIGHT DINNERHORSEPOWERTOGETHER WE VALUEMR DESIRAROYAL BLITZYOUTHFUL SPIRITSCOPPER COREMASTER CHAMPIONCASA OF HONORLA FORZACENTRAL BANKSUPERB CAPITALIST — won

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

3 123

PLACE

1 18

2 17

3 40

QUINELLA

1,3 431

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 48

1,3 142

2,3 116

FORECAST

3,1 866

TIERCE

3,1,2 3,818

TRIO

1,2,3 431

FIRST 4

1,2,3,7 813

QUARTET

3,1,2,7 23,517

All pools (1 more)

7TH DOUBLE

4,9/1 31

4,9/3 516.5