Happy Valley · 2026-06-24 · 14:50
KING'S ROAD HANDICAP
Race 9
Race 9 ("KING'S ROAD HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-06-24 was Class 3 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. DEFINITIVE, ridden by L Ferraris and trained by D Eustace, won, with ROMANTIC GLADIATOR second and FIVEFORTWO third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.5 favourite ROMANTIC GLADIATOR finished 2nd.
Track detail & race-day changes (2)
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | DEFINITIVE Closed strongly B/TT 1:40.37 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) L Ferraris · D Eustace | L Ferraris | D Eustace | 6 | 13.0 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ROMANTIC GLADIATOR Closed strongly TT Z Purton · C S Shum | Z Purton | C S Shum | 1 | 2.5 | N |
| 3 | 1 | FIVEFORTWO Closed strongly TT C L Chau · K W Lui | C L Chau | K W Lui | 9 | 10.0 | 3/4 |
| 4 | 7 | SAMARKAND Led early L Hewitson · J Richards | L Hewitson | J Richards | 11 | 51.0 | 1-1/2 |
| 5 | 6 | VIOLET STAR Closed strongly SR/TT K Teetan · D J Whyte | K Teetan | D J Whyte | 12 | 8.0 | 1-1/2 |
| 6 | 10 | STORMI CP/TT C Y Ho · W K Mo | C Y Ho | W K Mo | 4 | 11.0 | 2-3/4 |
| 7 | 2 | MIGHTY COMMANDER TT J Moreira · C Fownes | J Moreira | C Fownes | 2 | 6.0 | 3-3/4 |
| 8 | 4 | KEEFY B M F Poon · F C Lor | M F Poon | F C Lor | 5 | 28.0 | 3-3/4 |
| 9 | 9 | ANOTHER WORLD CP P N Wong · C H Yip | P N Wong | C H Yip | 10 | 99.0 | 5-3/4 |
| 10 | 11 | VECU TT A Badel · A S Cruz | A Badel | A S Cruz | 8 | 62.0 | 14-3/4 |
| 11 | 8 | LEGEND WINNER B/TT Y L Chung · M Newnham | Y L Chung | M Newnham | 3 | 5.5 | 55 |
| — | 0 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO B · J Size | — | J Size | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | ALL ROUND WINNER B · D A Hayes | — | D A Hayes | — | — | — |
| — | 12 | CLASS V/TT E C W Wong · P F Yiu | E C W Wong | P F Yiu | — | — | — |
Race shape
Model ratings
| Rank | No. | Horse | Win % | Rated price | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ROMANTIC GLADIATOR | 51.7% | 1.94 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | FIVEFORTWO | 13.0% | 7.70 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | LEGEND WINNER | 7.5% | 13.38 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | MIGHTY COMMANDER | 7.0% | 14.31 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | VIOLET STAR | 5.5% | 18.02 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | STORMI | 4.5% | 22.15 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | DEFINITIVE | 3.6% | 28.11 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | SAMARKAND | 2.7% | 36.57 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | KEEFY | 1.9% | 53.68 | 8 |
| 10 | 9 | ANOTHER WORLD | 1.7% | 57.69 | 9 |
| 11 | 11 | VECU | 0.9% | 108.17 | 10 |
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
3 133.5
PLACE
1 25.5
3 35.5
5 13.5
QUINELLA
3,5 210
QUINELLA PLACE
1,3 160.5
1,5 48
3,5 77.5
FORECAST
3,5 499
TIERCE
3,5,1 2,473
TRIO
1,3,5 227
FIRST 4
1,3,5,7 1,433
QUARTET
3,5,1,7 41,301
All pools (4 more)
2ND TREBLE
9/3/3 8,895
9/3/5,12 229
4TH DOUBLE TRIO
2,3,11/1,3>5,12 6,761
3,7,11/1,3>5,12 12,094
8TH DOUBLE
3/3 846
3/5,12 28.5
SIX UP
3,8/2,4/2,6/7,9/3,11/3,5,12 25,590
8/2/2/9/3/3 3,993,563
1 [W K Mo] —
6 [L Ferraris] —