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Viva Firecracker
5yo Gelding · 8-10
Happy Valley · The Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup (handicap) · 1m
#1
Rank
Odds
6/1
Win Prob
84%
Place Prob
51%
Rank
#1
Class Advantage Projection
Class readCOMPETITIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength31%
What the class read says
Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.
Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 5.4)
Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.3
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0
Handicap Mark vs Finish
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
| Date | Course | Cls | Pos | Adj | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Happy Valley | 4 | 1st | 1st | 0 |
| 2026-05-13 | Happy Valley | ? | 6th | 6th | 0 |
| 2026-04-15 | Happy Valley | ? | 3rd | 3rd | 0 |
| 2026-03-29 | Sha Tin | BHA44 | 7th | 7th | 0 |
| 2026-03-11 | Happy Valley | ? | 5th | 5th | 0 |
| 2026-02-01 | Sha Tin | BHA46 | 4th | 4th | 0 |
Position-In-Market Trend
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1492% of fieldRange 1-11 · 68%
▲ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend▼
Strength62%
Delivery trend -6.8% per run
What the projection says
Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 14. Recent form is easing off.
| Date | Pos | SP | Exp | Act | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/12/2025 | 8th | 20/1 | 0% | 46% | +0.46 |
| 04/01/2026 | 7th | 28/1 | 0% | 54% | +0.54 |
| 18/01/2026 | 6th | 16/1 | 16% | 62% | +0.46 |
| 01/02/2026 | 4th | 25/1 | 0% | 77% | +0.77 |
| 11/03/2026 | 5th | 9/2 | 76% | 64% | -0.13 |
| 29/03/2026 | 7th | 7/1 | 63% | 54% | -0.09 |
| 15/04/2026 | 3rd | 14/1 | 26% | 82% | +0.56 |
| 13/05/2026 | 6th | 7/2 | 82% | 55% | -0.27 |
| 10/06/2026 | 1st | 4/1 | 79% | 100% | +0.21 |