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Happy Valley · 2020-01-29

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD 1800m Course B 12 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2020-01-29 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. CALIFORNIA LEGEND, ridden by K Teetan and trained by A S Cruz, won by 1/2, with DIONYSUS COLLIN second and GALA NIGHT third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.3 favourite DIONYSUS COLLIN finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.49.20
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 8 CALIFORNIA LEGEND Closed strongly TT 1.49.20 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K Teetan · A S Cruz 2 4.3 1/2
2 10 DIONYSUS COLLIN Closed strongly H/XB J Moreira · K W Lui 7 3.3 1/2
3 12 GALA NIGHT Led early CP G van Niekerk · J Moore 10 27.0 3/4
4 7 CHEERFUL STAR CP/TT Z Purton · F C Lor 6 3.5 1
5 3 ACCLAIMED LIGHT B N Callan · P O'Sullivan 3 24.0 1
6 5 TANGMERE Closed strongly V-/XB-/TT1 C Y Ho · C Fownes 9 10.0 1-3/4
7 1 KING'S MAN Closed strongly V T Piccone · P F Yiu 4 12.0 4-1/4
8 6 HAPPY WIN WIN XB/TT A Badel · C H Yip 11 17.0 4-1/4
9 4 PRETTY BAUHINIA Closed strongly B H N Wong · Y S Tsui 8 40.0 5-1/4
10 9 GOOD DAYS B/TT K C Leung · C S Shum 5 23.0 6
11 11 DYNASTA B/TT1 L Hewitson · J Size 12 240.0 7-1/4
12 2 YOU HAVE MY WORD B B Shinn · T P Yung 1 78.0 7-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CALIFORNIA LEGEND2. DIONYSUS COLLIN+0.5L3. GALA NIGHT+0.75L4. CHEERFUL STAR+1L5. ACCLAIMED LIGHT+1L6. TANGMERE+1.75L7. KING'S MAN+4.25L8. HAPPY WIN WIN+4.25L9. PRETTY BAUHINIA+5.25L10. GOOD DAYS+6L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick DIONYSUS COLLIN (27.5%) finished 2nd — the winner CALIFORNIA LEGEND was rated #3. 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 10 DIONYSUS COLLIN 27.5% 3.64 2
2 7 CHEERFUL STAR 15.6% 6.40 4
3 8 CALIFORNIA LEGEND 14.4% 6.95 1
4 6 HAPPY WIN WIN 6.7% 14.96 8
5 1 KING'S MAN 6.4% 15.54 7
6 9 GOOD DAYS 6.2% 16.07 10
7 12 GALA NIGHT 5.4% 18.47 3
8 5 TANGMERE 4.5% 22.25 6
9 3 ACCLAIMED LIGHT 4.5% 22.27 5
10 2 YOU HAVE MY WORD 4.2% 23.62 12
11 4 PRETTY BAUHINIA 3.7% 26.69 9
12 11 DYNASTA 0.8% 124.55 11
DIONYSUS COLLINCHEERFUL STARCALIFORNIA LEGEND — wonHAPPY WIN WINKING'S MANGOOD DAYSGALA NIGHTTANGMEREACCLAIMED LIGHTYOU HAVE MY WORDPRETTY BAUHINIADYNASTA

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

8 43.5

PLACE

8 16

10 13

12 67.5

QUINELLA

8,10 82

QUINELLA PLACE

8,10 38

8,12 151

10,12 130.5

TIERCE

8,10,12 2,950

TRIO

8,10,12 473

FIRST 4

7,8,10,12 399

QUARTET

8,10,12,7 10,401

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

2,3,5,6/8,10,12 1,636

4>2,5,6/8,10,12 4,732

All pools (2 more)

3 PICK 1

A3

A1

A2 27

4TH DOUBLE

6/8 310.5

6/10 44