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Happy Valley · 2026-06-03 · 10:40

MOUNT BUTLER HANDICAP

Race 1

Class 5 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course C 12 runners

Race 1 ("MOUNT BUTLER HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-06-03 was Class 5 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. FAMILY FORTUNE, ridden by J Moreira and trained by C Fownes, won, with THE WAY WE WIN second and TELECOM POWER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 2.7 favourite.

Track detail & race-day changes (1)
Penetrometer 2.71 #11 CASA LEGEND — Weight Change

Result

Official · 1:38.85
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 3 FAMILY FORTUNE Closed strongly TT 1:38.85 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Moreira · C Fownes 1 2.7
2 12 THE WAY WE WIN Led early B/TT H T Mo · J Richards 6 38.0 N
3 6 TELECOM POWER Closed strongly V H Bentley · Y S Tsui 10 8.3 1-1/2
4 2 SETANTA Closed strongly B/TT L Ferraris · M Newnham 9 7.4 2-1/4
5 9 WAH MAY WAI WAI K Teetan · A S Cruz 2 3.5 2-1/4
6 8 MANYTHANKS FOREVER V/TT A Atzeni · W Y So 12 39.0 4-1/4
7 11 CASA LEGEND Closed strongly B-/P2/TT M F Poon · C W Chang 8 39.0 4-1/2
8 4 PRINCE ALEX CP/XB/TT2 B Avdulla · D J Whyte 3 23.0 4-3/4
9 7 ZETTA FORCE Closed strongly TT C L Chau · C H Yip 11 23.0 5-1/2
10 10 SMART TRIO V-/XB/B2/TT2 L Hewitson · C S Shum 7 12.0 6-1/4
11 5 HAPPY BUDDIES CP/TT K C Leung · W K Mo 5 22.0 7
12 1 MASTER OF HUMOR CP C Y Ho · B Crawford 4 56.0 10-1/2
0 GOLD TACK V · D J Hall
0 HARRY'S HERO H · P F Yiu

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. FAMILY FORTUNE2. THE WAY WE WIN+0.05L3. TELECOM POWER+1.5L4. SETANTA+2.25L5. WAH MAY WAI WAI+2.25L6. MANYTHANKS FOREVER+4.25L7. CASA LEGEND+4.5L8. PRINCE ALEX+4.75L9. ZETTA FORCE+5.5L10. SMART TRIO+6.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick WAH MAY WAI WAI (39.1%) finished 5th — the winner FAMILY FORTUNE 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 9 WAH MAY WAI WAI 39.1% 2.56 5
2 3 FAMILY FORTUNE 23.7% 4.22 1
3 6 TELECOM POWER 5.5% 18.02 3
4 4 PRINCE ALEX 5.5% 18.30 8
5 8 MANYTHANKS FOREVER 4.4% 22.47 6
6 10 SMART TRIO 4.3% 23.21 10
7 2 SETANTA 4.3% 23.50 4
8 7 ZETTA FORCE 3.7% 26.87 9
9 1 MASTER OF HUMOR 2.7% 36.81 12
10 5 HAPPY BUDDIES 2.6% 39.07 11
11 11 CASA LEGEND 2.2% 45.76 7
12 12 THE WAY WE WIN 2.0% 50.25 2
WAH MAY WAI WAIFAMILY FORTUNE — wonTELECOM POWERPRINCE ALEXMANYTHANKS FOREVERSMART TRIOSETANTAZETTA FORCEMASTER OF HUMORHAPPY BUDDIESCASA LEGENDTHE WAY WE WIN

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 27

PLACE

3 13

6 27

12 80.5

QUINELLA

3,12 667

QUINELLA PLACE

3,6 48

3,12 201.5

6,12 511.5

FORECAST

3,12 1,023

TIERCE

3,12,6 9,161

TRIO

3,6,12 1,657

FIRST 4

2,3,6,12 1,903

QUARTET

3,12,6,2 38,231