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Sha Tin · 2019-12-15

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD 1400m Course C+3 13 runners

Result

Official · 1.21.74
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 0 SPRINT FORWARD Closed strongly CP/XB/TT 1.21.74 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) S De Sousa · J Moore 2 4.3 1/2
2 0 MIGHTY GIANT Closed strongly B1 H W Lai · P F Yiu 3 23.0 1/2
3 0 JOYFUL HEART Closed strongly TT N Callan · F C Lor 4 6.1 1
4 0 GOLDEN FOUR Closed strongly U Rispoli · C W Chang 14 13.0 2
5 0 ADONIS H C Y Ho · D J Whyte 11 9.2 2-1/2
6 0 WOOD ON FIRE Closed strongly H J Moreira · L Ho 9 7.9 2-3/4
7 0 DESTIN Closed strongly B K Teetan · P O'Sullivan 5 5.4 3
8 0 SIMPLY FLUKE H/XB A Badel · C H Yip 12 12.0 3
9 0 FANTASTIC BOY K C Leung · W Y So 1 159.0 3-1/4
10 0 OLD HAVANA Closed strongly P H N Wong · C Fownes 7 319.0 4-3/4
11 0 AMAZING B-/TT Z Purton · T P Yung 13 7.8 4-3/4
12 0 PLIKCLONE H M F Poon · D J Hall 10 23.0 6-1/4
13 0 CARE FREE PRINCE Led early B M Chadwick · K L Man 6 50.0 11-3/4
— 0 AUTHENTIC CHAMP H T Mo · K H Ting — — —

This site does not show odds as they change: the odds here are final prices after a race, or overnight prices before it.

Race 5 at Sha Tin on 2019-12-15 was Class 4 over 1400m, run on GOOD going. SPRINT FORWARD, ridden by S De Sousa and trained by J Moore, won by 1/2, with MIGHTY GIANT second and JOYFUL HEART third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 4.3 favourite.

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SPRINT FORWARD—2. MIGHTY GIANT+0.5L3. JOYFUL HEART+1L4. GOLDEN FOUR+2L5. ADONIS+2.5L6. WOOD ON FIRE+2.75L7. DESTIN+3L8. SIMPLY FLUKE+3L9. FANTASTIC BOY+3.25L10. OLD HAVANA+4.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick WOOD ON FIRE (24.9%) finished 6th — the winner SPRINT FORWARD was rated #4. 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 0 WOOD ON FIRE 24.9% 4.02 6
2 0 DESTIN 15.8% 6.32 7
3 0 AMAZING 12.9% 7.74 11
4 0 SPRINT FORWARD 12.7% 7.88 1
5 0 ADONIS 7.3% 13.78 5
6 0 GOLDEN FOUR 6.6% 15.13 4
7 0 JOYFUL HEART 6.0% 16.60 3
8 0 SIMPLY FLUKE 4.7% 21.33 8
9 0 PLIKCLONE 2.7% 37.43 12
10 0 CARE FREE PRINCE 2.5% 40.12 13
11 0 FANTASTIC BOY 2.0% 49.30 9
12 0 OLD HAVANA 1.1% 91.48 10
13 0 MIGHTY GIANT 0.9% 115.90 2
WOOD ON FIREDESTINAMAZINGSPRINT FORWARD — wonADONISGOLDEN FOURJOYFUL HEARTSIMPLY FLUKEPLIKCLONECARE FREE PRINCEFANTASTIC BOYOLD HAVANAMIGHTY GIANT

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

11 43.5

PLACE

5 66.5

9 21

11 16

QUINELLA

5,11 655.5

QUINELLA PLACE

5,9 221

5,11 195

9,11 53

TIERCE

11,5,9 6,294

TRIO

5,9,11 982

FIRST 4

5,9,10,11 3,365

QUARTET

11,5,9,10 71,815

3 PICK 1

A3 —

A2 —

A1 28

All pools (1 more)

4TH DOUBLE

12/5 538

12/7,11 335