Happy Valley · 2026-07-08 · 11:00
FREE KICK HANDICAP
Race 2
Race 2 ("FREE KICK HANDICAP") at Happy Valley on 2026-07-08 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. ANOTHER ZONDA, ridden by P N Wong and trained by Y S Tsui, won, with SHOOTING TO TOP second and HAPPY SMILE third. The winner led throughout. The 3.0 favourite CHARMING LEGEND finished 9th.
Track detail & race-day changes (1)
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ANOTHER ZONDA Wire to wire B 1:39.83 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) P N Wong · Y S Tsui | P N Wong | Y S Tsui | 7 | 9.5 | — |
| 2 | 6 | SHOOTING TO TOP Closed strongly B/TT Z Purton · W K Mo | Z Purton | W K Mo | 12 | 4.0 | N |
| 3 | 8 | HAPPY SMILE Closed strongly CP A Badel · J Richards | A Badel | J Richards | 2 | 9.3 | 3/4 |
| 4 | 4 | CASA ROCHESTER Closed strongly H Bowman · M Newnham | H Bowman | M Newnham | 4 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | AKERMANIS GOLD Closed strongly C L Chau · D Eustace | C L Chau | D Eustace | 10 | 46.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | CHEAHA Closed strongly TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz | Y L Chung | A S Cruz | 6 | 22.0 | 2 |
| 7 | 12 | VIVA BOSS H/TT M Chadwick · K L Man | M Chadwick | K L Man | 11 | 42.0 | 2-1/4 |
| 8 | 10 | THE LION KING B A Atzeni · F C Lor | A Atzeni | F C Lor | 8 | 10.0 | 2-1/2 |
| 9 | 2 | CHARMING LEGEND J Moreira · C Fownes | J Moreira | C Fownes | 1 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 10 | 9 | SURE JOYFUL TT M F Poon · P F Yiu | M F Poon | P F Yiu | 3 | 15.0 | 7-1/4 |
| 11 | 11 | CELESTIAL STRIDER TT M L Yeung · W Y So | M L Yeung | W Y So | 5 | 173.0 | 16-1/2 |
| 12 | 3 | REAL TIME J Orman · D J Hall | J Orman | D J Hall | 9 | 158.0 | 18-1/4 |
| — | 0 | HAPPY PROMISE TT · D A Hayes | — | D A Hayes | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | FREE PONY P- · C W Chang | — | C W Chang | — | — | — |
Race shape
Model ratings
| Rank | No. | Horse | Win % | Rated price | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | CHARMING LEGEND | 32.2% | 3.11 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | SHOOTING TO TOP | 11.8% | 8.47 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | HAPPY SMILE | 10.5% | 9.56 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | CASA ROCHESTER | 10.1% | 9.94 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | SURE JOYFUL | 8.5% | 11.76 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | ANOTHER ZONDA | 7.2% | 13.91 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | THE LION KING | 6.7% | 14.91 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | CHEAHA | 5.4% | 18.62 | 6 |
| 9 | 7 | AKERMANIS GOLD | 2.9% | 34.58 | 5 |
| 10 | 12 | VIVA BOSS | 2.4% | 41.31 | 7 |
| 11 | 11 | CELESTIAL STRIDER | 1.3% | 79.18 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | REAL TIME | 1.1% | 87.19 | 12 |
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
1 95
PLACE
1 26
6 17
8 27.5
QUINELLA
1,6 222
QUINELLA PLACE
1,6 75.5
1,8 141.5
6,8 75.5
FORECAST
1,6 555
TIERCE
1,6,8 4,479
TRIO
1,6,8 660
FIRST 4
1,4,6,8 687
QUARTET
1,6,8,4 18,816
All pools (1 more)
1ST DOUBLE
3,4/1 207.5
3,4/6 38