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Sha Tin · 2019-12-21

Race 9

Class 2 GOOD 2000m Course A+3 13 runners

Race 9 at Sha Tin on 2019-12-21 was Class 2 over 2000m, run on GOOD going. GLORIOUS DRAGON, ridden by A Badel and trained by A T Millard, won by 1/2, with CHEFANO second and HELENE LEADINGSTAR third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.2 favourite CHEFANO finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 2.01.14
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 10 GLORIOUS DRAGON Closed strongly XB 2.01.14 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Badel · A T Millard 13 13.0 1/2
2 11 CHEFANO Closed strongly CP J Moreira · J Moore 7 2.2 1/2
3 5 HELENE LEADINGSTAR Closed strongly XB/TT K Teetan · A S Cruz 3 5.8 2-1/2
4 13 HIGH REV Closed strongly B/XB M F Poon · D J Hall 4 8.6 2-1/2
5 4 SAVVY SIX Closed strongly H/PC/TT H T Mo · A S Cruz 11 30.0 4
6 9 ENRICHMENT Closed strongly B G van Niekerk · J Size 10 9.2 4-1/4
7 2 RED WARRIOR Closed strongly TT B Shinn · J Size 8 24.0 4-1/2
8 6 TIANCHI MONSTER H C Schofield · W Y So 6 21.0 4-3/4
9 3 NOT USUAL TALENT Closed strongly M L Yeung · T P Yung 9 14.0 5
10 1 INSAYSHABLE Led early SR H N Wong · Y S Tsui 5 64.0 5-3/4
11 12 CORDYCEPS B H W Lai · K W Lui 2 30.0 6-1/4
12 7 RIGHT CHOICE B K H Chan · F C Lor 12 106.0 9-1/2
13 8 CLASSIC BEAUTY B M Chadwick · J Moore 1 18.0 19

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. GLORIOUS DRAGON2. CHEFANO+0.5L3. HELENE LEADINGSTAR+2.5L4. HIGH REV+2.5L5. SAVVY SIX+4L6. ENRICHMENT+4.25L7. RED WARRIOR+4.5L8. TIANCHI MONSTER+4.75L9. NOT USUAL TALENT+5L10. INSAYSHABLE+5.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick CHEFANO (40.2%) finished 2nd — the winner GLORIOUS DRAGON was rated #5. 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 11 CHEFANO 40.2% 2.49 2
2 6 TIANCHI MONSTER 9.9% 10.08 8
3 5 HELENE LEADINGSTAR 9.7% 10.28 3
4 13 HIGH REV 8.3% 11.98 4
5 10 GLORIOUS DRAGON 7.4% 13.56 1
6 8 CLASSIC BEAUTY 4.3% 23.17 13
7 4 SAVVY SIX 3.9% 25.59 5
8 12 CORDYCEPS 3.6% 27.55 11
9 9 ENRICHMENT 3.5% 28.69 6
10 3 NOT USUAL TALENT 3.0% 33.21 9
11 2 RED WARRIOR 2.6% 39.13 7
12 7 RIGHT CHOICE 2.2% 44.84 12
13 1 INSAYSHABLE 1.3% 75.16 10
CHEFANOTIANCHI MONSTERHELENE LEADINGSTARHIGH REVGLORIOUS DRAGON — wonCLASSIC BEAUTYSAVVY SIXCORDYCEPSENRICHMENTNOT USUAL TALENTRED WARRIORRIGHT CHOICEINSAYSHABLE

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

10 133

PLACE

5 18

10 37

11 13

QUINELLA

10,11 146.5

QUINELLA PLACE

5,10 111.5

5,11 34.5

10,11 58.5

TIERCE

10,11,5 2,031

TRIO

5,10,11 235

FIRST 4

5,10,11,13 385

QUARTET

10,11,5,13 10,771

3 PICK 1

A1

A2

A3 32.5

All pools (1 more)

8TH DOUBLE

4/10 414

4/11 18