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Happy Valley · 2019-12-18

Race 3

Class 4 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 3 at Happy Valley on 2019-12-18 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. LIGHTNING STEED, ridden by M Chadwick and trained by C Fownes, won by HD, with THUNDER STOMP second and RULETHEROOST third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.8 favourite RULETHEROOST finished 3rd.

Result

Official · 1.39.52
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 11 LIGHTNING STEED Closed strongly TT 1.39.52 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) M Chadwick · C Fownes 9 47.0 HD
2 6 THUNDER STOMP Closed strongly J Moreira · Y S Tsui 6 6.0 HD
3 2 RULETHEROOST Closed strongly CP Z Purton · F C Lor 2 3.8 1-1/4
4 5 ORIENTAL ELITE Closed strongly N Callan · P O'Sullivan 10 15.0 2
5 3 BEST ALLIANCE Closed strongly XB L Hewitson · D J Whyte 12 6.4 2
6 7 PLAY WISE Closed strongly B M F Poon · C H Yip 5 13.0 2-1/2
7 8 LITTLE THUNDER S De Sousa · A T Millard 3 9.8 3
8 1 ALL YOU KNOW B/H/TT A Badel · R Gibson 1 5.0 3
9 4 DREAM WARRIORS Closed strongly CP/H/TT K Teetan · A S Cruz 11 16.0 4-1/2
10 9 KANBEKI MOLLY SR C Schofield · P F Yiu 7 10.0 5-1/2
11 12 PHENOMENAL Led early B/TT M L Yeung · K H Ting 4 113.0 7-1/4
12 10 GOOD RUNNERS WAY B/TT H W Lai · C S Shum 8 89.0 13

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. LIGHTNING STEED2. THUNDER STOMP+0.2L3. RULETHEROOST+1.25L4. ORIENTAL ELITE+2L5. BEST ALLIANCE+2L6. PLAY WISE+2.5L7. LITTLE THUNDER+3L8. ALL YOU KNOW+3L9. DREAM WARRIORS+4.5L10. KANBEKI MOLLY+5.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick THUNDER STOMP (24.1%) finished 2nd — the winner LIGHTNING STEED was rated #11. 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 6 THUNDER STOMP 24.1% 4.15 2
2 4 DREAM WARRIORS 15.4% 6.47 9
3 2 RULETHEROOST 10.9% 9.21 3
4 9 KANBEKI MOLLY 10.8% 9.24 10
5 8 LITTLE THUNDER 8.1% 12.38 7
6 7 PLAY WISE 7.4% 13.43 6
7 3 BEST ALLIANCE 5.7% 17.52 5
8 5 ORIENTAL ELITE 5.5% 18.07 4
9 1 ALL YOU KNOW 5.5% 18.09 8
10 10 GOOD RUNNERS WAY 3.0% 33.54 12
11 11 LIGHTNING STEED 2.7% 36.44 1
12 12 PHENOMENAL 0.8% 128.80 11
THUNDER STOMPDREAM WARRIORSRULETHEROOSTKANBEKI MOLLYLITTLE THUNDERPLAY WISEBEST ALLIANCEORIENTAL ELITEALL YOU KNOWGOOD RUNNERS WAYLIGHTNING STEED — wonPHENOMENAL

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

11 470

PLACE

2 15.5

6 21.5

11 113

QUINELLA

6,11 1,682

QUINELLA PLACE

2,6 51

2,11 241.5

6,11 435.5

TIERCE

11,6,2 21,169

TRIO

2,6,11 1,720

FIRST 4

2,5,6,11 6,653

QUARTET

11,6,2,5 266,587

2ND DOUBLE

1/6 58

1/11 2,852.5

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A2

A1

A3 29.5