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Sha Tin · 2020-01-01

Race 4

Class 4 GOOD 1600m Course C 14 runners

Race 4 at Sha Tin on 2020-01-01 was Class 4 over 1600m, run on GOOD going. STARSHIP, ridden by N Callan and trained by P O'Sullivan, won by 1/2, with LEAP OF FAITH second and PARTY EVERYDAY third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.5 favourite LEAP OF FAITH finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.35.62
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 STARSHIP Closed strongly B 1.35.62 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) N Callan · P O'Sullivan 3 16.0 1/2
2 3 LEAP OF FAITH Closed strongly Z Purton · J Size 2 3.5 1/2
3 11 PARTY EVERYDAY Closed strongly B/TT T Piccone · A S Cruz 7 108.0 3/4
4 4 VILLA FIONN Closed strongly B C Schofield · P F Yiu 10 3.6 1
5 5 SUNNY POWER Closed strongly C Y Ho · K W Lui 9 14.0 2-1/2
6 14 SPIRIT PATCH B H W Lai · K L Man 8 133.0 2-3/4
7 6 WOOD ON FIRE H J Moreira · L Ho 6 6.9 2-3/4
8 8 WITNESS HUNTER B K Teetan · F C Lor 1 9.1 4-3/4
9 9 JOY MASTER Closed strongly TT K H Chan · C Fownes 5 7.6 5
10 13 SAVVY SEVEN Closed strongly B/TT L Hewitson · J Moore 14 33.0 5-1/4
11 7 VICTORY VISION M F Poon · C H Yip 12 138.0 7-1/2
12 10 SHANGHAI DRAGON B M L Yeung · T P Yung 13 18.0 9-1/4
13 12 SMILING SUCCESS Led early B/TT H T Mo · K H Ting 4 84.0 10-1/4
14 1 TOUCH OF FAITH B1/SR1 A Badel · D J Whyte 11 58.0 15-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. STARSHIP2. LEAP OF FAITH+0.5L3. PARTY EVERYDAY+0.75L4. VILLA FIONN+1L5. SUNNY POWER+2.5L6. SPIRIT PATCH+2.75L7. WOOD ON FIRE+2.75L8. WITNESS HUNTER+4.75L9. JOY MASTER+5L10. SAVVY SEVEN+5.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick WOOD ON FIRE (23.9%) finished 7th — the winner STARSHIP was rated #7. 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 WOOD ON FIRE 23.9% 4.18 7
2 3 LEAP OF FAITH 22.6% 4.43 2
3 8 WITNESS HUNTER 13.2% 7.58 8
4 9 JOY MASTER 7.8% 12.86 9
5 4 VILLA FIONN 6.9% 14.56 4
6 5 SUNNY POWER 6.3% 15.91 5
7 2 STARSHIP 5.3% 18.96 1
8 10 SHANGHAI DRAGON 4.7% 21.40 12
9 13 SAVVY SEVEN 2.3% 43.44 10
10 12 SMILING SUCCESS 1.7% 57.99 13
11 7 VICTORY VISION 1.6% 63.86 11
12 1 TOUCH OF FAITH 1.5% 67.47 14
13 11 PARTY EVERYDAY 1.4% 71.80 3
14 14 SPIRIT PATCH 1.0% 104.97 6
WOOD ON FIRELEAP OF FAITHWITNESS HUNTERJOY MASTERVILLA FIONNSUNNY POWERSTARSHIP — wonSHANGHAI DRAGONSAVVY SEVENSMILING SUCCESSVICTORY VISIONTOUCH OF FAITHPARTY EVERYDAYSPIRIT PATCH

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

2 164.5

PLACE

2 41

3 15.5

11 235.5

QUINELLA

2,3 350.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,3 108

2,11 2,357.5

3,11 728.5

TIERCE

2,3,11 61,197

TRIO

2,3,11 9,699

FIRST 4

2,3,4,11 7,028

QUARTET

2,3,11,4 288,769

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

1,2,6/2,3,11 53,745

All pools (2 more)

3 PICK 1

A3 37.5

A1

A2

3RD DOUBLE

6/2 413

6/3 10.5