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Sha Tin · 2026-07-04 · 08:30

THE SWAINE CUP (HANDICAP)

Race 2

Class 5 GOOD TO YIELDING 1200m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 2 ("THE SWAINE CUP (HANDICAP)") at Sha Tin on 2026-07-04 was Class 5 over 1200m, run on GOOD TO YIELDING going. NOBLE FANS, ridden by E Brown and trained by J Size, won, with MR GOOD VIBES second and VERBIER third. The 1.8 favourite VERBIER finished 3rd.

Track detail
Penetrometer 2.7199999999999998 Hammer 9.0

Result

Official · 1:10.06
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 9 NOBLE FANS B/TT 1:10.06 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) E Brown · J Size 4 21.0
2 11 MR GOOD VIBES B K Teetan · W Y So 3 45.0 HD
3 5 VERBIER J Moreira · C Fownes 1 1.8 N
4 1 MADE FOR LIFE CP/TT R Kingscote · M Newnham 5 17.0 2-1/4
5 4 VIGOR ELLEEGANT TT M Chadwick · K L Man 6 20.0 2-1/4
6 2 PERIDOT H/P/TT H Bowman · D J Hall 12 10.0 3-3/4
7 10 SUPREME WINNER CP/SR/TT A Badel · D J Whyte 7 8.9 3-3/4
8 7 BLUE BARON L Hewitson · B Crawford 2 5.1 3-3/4
9 6 MONEY TYCOON C Y Ho · F C Lor 8 108.0 5-1/2
10 3 GROOVY FEELING CP/TT A Atzeni · J Richards 9 29.0 5-3/4
11 8 SPARKLE AND GOLD B-/TT- K C Leung · C H Yip 11 68.0 9-1/4
12 12 MULTIDUTCH B/TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 10 28.0 13
0 DOUBLE BINGO · P F Yiu
0 SPICY SPANGLE H/TT · W K Mo

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NOBLE FANS2. MR GOOD VIBES+0.2L3. VERBIER+0.05L4. MADE FOR LIFE+2.25L5. VIGOR ELLEEGANT+2.25L6. PERIDOT+3.75L7. SUPREME WINNER+3.75L8. BLUE BARON+3.75L9. MONEY TYCOON+5.5L10. GROOVY FEELING+5.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick VERBIER (49.1%) finished 3rd — the winner NOBLE FANS was rated #5. 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 5 VERBIER 49.1% 2.04 3
2 7 BLUE BARON 10.0% 10.04 8
3 10 SUPREME WINNER 8.0% 12.43 7
4 2 PERIDOT 6.6% 15.09 6
5 9 NOBLE FANS 5.3% 18.78 1
6 4 VIGOR ELLEEGANT 5.0% 19.87 5
7 12 MULTIDUTCH 3.7% 27.18 12
8 3 GROOVY FEELING 2.9% 34.42 10
9 1 MADE FOR LIFE 2.9% 34.77 4
10 8 SPARKLE AND GOLD 2.8% 35.52 11
11 11 MR GOOD VIBES 2.0% 51.07 2
12 6 MONEY TYCOON 1.7% 58.20 9
VERBIERBLUE BARONSUPREME WINNERPERIDOTNOBLE FANS — wonVIGOR ELLEEGANTMULTIDUTCHGROOVY FEELINGMADE FOR LIFESPARKLE AND GOLDMR GOOD VIBESMONEY TYCOON

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

9 210

PLACE

5 11

9 39.5

11 92.5

QUINELLA

9,11 3,306.5

QUINELLA PLACE

5,9 52

5,11 152.5

9,11 839.5

FORECAST

9,11 7,421

TIERCE

9,11,5 15,826

TRIO

5,9,11 1,581

FIRST 4

1,5,9,11 2,876

QUARTET

9,11,5,1 100,877

All pools (1 more)

1ST DOUBLE

2/9 1,060.5

2/11 406.5