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Happy Valley · 2019-09-11

Race 8

Class 3 GOOD 1200m Course B 12 runners

Race 8 at Happy Valley on 2019-09-11 was Class 3 over 1200m, run on GOOD going. SMART LEADER, ridden by J Moreira and trained by A S Cruz, won by SH, with AMBITIOUS HEART second and JUMBO HAPPINESS third. Victory came as the 2.3 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.10.15
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 7 SMART LEADER B/TT 1.10.15 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Moreira · A S Cruz 2 2.3 SH
2 11 AMBITIOUS HEART B/TT G van Niekerk · D E Ferraris 7 14.0 SH
3 4 JUMBO HAPPINESS Z Purton · C Fownes 8 5.5 HD
4 9 BALLISTIC KING C Schofield · K H Ting 10 9.7 1-1/4
5 10 NORDIC WARRIOR B K Teetan · R Gibson 12 13.0 1-1/2
6 3 FORZA ANGEL H N Wong · Y S Tsui 6 25.0 1-3/4
7 5 STARLIGHT P- T H So · C H Yip 1 32.0 3-3/4
8 12 MR PICASSO H-/B M F Poon · D J Hall 9 53.0 4-1/4
9 6 FRUSTRATED B Shinn · F C Lor 4 5.8 5-1/4
10 1 DREAM COME TRUE A Domeyer · T P Yung 5 17.0 7-1/4
11 2 JADE THEATRE B K C Leung · K L Man 11 70.0 8
12 8 MEGA RED B A Sanna · C W Chang 3 46.0 8-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SMART LEADER2. AMBITIOUS HEART+0.1L3. JUMBO HAPPINESS+0.2L4. BALLISTIC KING+1.25L5. NORDIC WARRIOR+1.5L6. FORZA ANGEL+1.75L7. STARLIGHT+3.75L8. MR PICASSO+4.25L9. FRUSTRATED+5.25L10. DREAM COME TRUE+7.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick SMART LEADER (27.4%) won this race. 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 7 SMART LEADER 27.4% 3.66 1
2 1 DREAM COME TRUE 14.4% 6.94 10
3 9 BALLISTIC KING 12.2% 8.20 4
4 6 FRUSTRATED 11.4% 8.76 9
5 4 JUMBO HAPPINESS 8.4% 11.97 3
6 3 FORZA ANGEL 7.7% 13.05 6
7 10 NORDIC WARRIOR 5.4% 18.68 5
8 11 AMBITIOUS HEART 5.0% 20.07 2
9 12 MR PICASSO 4.0% 24.99 8
10 8 MEGA RED 1.8% 55.50 12
11 5 STARLIGHT 1.6% 61.49 7
12 2 JADE THEATRE 0.8% 118.50 11
SMART LEADER — wonDREAM COME TRUEBALLISTIC KINGFRUSTRATEDJUMBO HAPPINESSFORZA ANGELNORDIC WARRIORAMBITIOUS HEARTMR PICASSOMEGA REDSTARLIGHTJADE THEATRE

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

7 23

PLACE

4 18.5

7 13.5

11 37.5

QUINELLA

7,11 140.5

QUINELLA PLACE

4,7 31

4,11 169

7,11 59

TIERCE

7,11,4 1,613

TRIO

4,7,11 358

FIRST 4

4,7,9,11 574

QUARTET

7,11,4,9 10,315

3 PICK 1

A2

A1 16.5

A3

All pools (3 more)

7TH DOUBLE

11/7 126.5

11/11 119

SIX UP

2,10/5,6/3,7/4,11/2,11/7,11 7,885

10/5/7/11/11/7 1,946,677

1 [J Moreira]

TREBLE

11/11/7 2,231

11/11/11 983