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Sha Tin · 2019-12-15

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD 1400m Course C+3 13 runners

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.

Result

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

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SPRINT FORWARD2. 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 2 WOOD ON FIRE 24.9% 4.02 6
2 4 DESTIN 15.8% 6.32 7
3 1 AMAZING 12.9% 7.74 11
4 11 SPRINT FORWARD 12.7% 7.88 1
5 12 ADONIS 7.3% 13.78 5
6 10 GOLDEN FOUR 6.6% 15.13 4
7 9 JOYFUL HEART 6.0% 16.60 3
8 14 SIMPLY FLUKE 4.7% 21.33 8
9 6 PLIKCLONE 2.7% 37.43 12
10 3 CARE FREE PRINCE 2.5% 40.12 13
11 8 FANTASTIC BOY 2.0% 49.30 9
12 13 OLD HAVANA 1.1% 91.48 10
13 5 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

A2

A1 28

A3

All pools (1 more)

4TH DOUBLE

12/5 538

12/7,11 335