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Sha Tin · 2020-02-23

Race 2

Class 4 GOOD 1400m Course A+3 14 runners

Race 2 at Sha Tin on 2020-02-23 was Class 4 over 1400m, run on GOOD going. BEST FOR YOU, ridden by G van Niekerk and trained by Y S Tsui, won by N, with HINYUEN SWIFTNESS second and COURAGEOUS DRAGON third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 3.1 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.22.67
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 14 BEST FOR YOU Closed strongly B 1.22.67 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) G van Niekerk · Y S Tsui 5 3.1 N
2 4 HINYUEN SWIFTNESS Led early B/TT K H Chan · C H Yip 8 11.0 N
3 11 COURAGEOUS DRAGON Closed strongly B/TT K Teetan · W Y So 7 12.0 1-1/4
4 9 CARE FREE PRINCE B B Shinn · K L Man 3 10.0 2-1/2
5 6 FUN TIMES Closed strongly B C Schofield · A T Millard 11 7.0 2-1/2
6 7 MISSION SMART Closed strongly Z Purton · T P Yung 10 5.8 3
7 3 HAPPY ICHIBAN P L Hewitson · D J Whyte 4 180.0 3-1/4
8 12 JOY MASTER Closed strongly TT H T Mo · C Fownes 13 100.0 3-1/2
9 8 WINNING TOGETHER Closed strongly B/TT M Chadwick · C W Chang 12 21.0 3-3/4
10 5 NATURAL STORM B1 C Wong · P F Yiu 2 90.0 3-3/4
11 13 OLD HAVANA P- H N Wong · D E Ferraris 9 214.0 3-3/4
12 10 DESTINE JEWELLERY V J Moreira · J Size 14 11.0 4-1/2
13 2 SKYEY SUPREME TT C Y Ho · K W Lui 6 16.0 4-1/2
14 1 COMFORT LIFE XB/TT M F Poon · F C Lor 1 12.0 6-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. BEST FOR YOU2. HINYUEN SWIFTNESS+0.05L3. COURAGEOUS DRAGON+1.25L4. CARE FREE PRINCE+2.5L5. FUN TIMES+2.5L6. MISSION SMART+3L7. HAPPY ICHIBAN+3.25L8. JOY MASTER+3.5L9. WINNING TOGETHER+3.75L10. NATURAL STORM+3.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick DESTINE JEWELLERY (19.3%) finished 12th — the winner BEST FOR YOU was rated #8. 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 DESTINE JEWELLERY 19.3% 5.19 12
2 7 MISSION SMART 13.4% 7.44 6
3 1 COMFORT LIFE 8.9% 11.26 14
4 6 FUN TIMES 8.9% 11.28 5
5 5 NATURAL STORM 8.5% 11.71 10
6 2 SKYEY SUPREME 7.6% 13.22 13
7 8 WINNING TOGETHER 7.2% 13.90 9
8 14 BEST FOR YOU 6.6% 15.14 1
9 9 CARE FREE PRINCE 5.4% 18.63 4
10 4 HINYUEN SWIFTNESS 5.3% 18.72 2
11 11 COURAGEOUS DRAGON 4.8% 20.97 3
12 12 JOY MASTER 1.8% 56.81 8
13 13 OLD HAVANA 1.5% 67.31 11
14 3 HAPPY ICHIBAN 0.9% 110.86 7
DESTINE JEWELLERYMISSION SMARTCOMFORT LIFEFUN TIMESNATURAL STORMSKYEY SUPREMEWINNING TOGETHERBEST FOR YOU — wonCARE FREE PRINCEHINYUEN SWIFTNESSCOURAGEOUS DRAGONJOY MASTEROLD HAVANAHAPPY ICHIBAN

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

14 31

PLACE

4 26.5

11 40.5

14 13

QUINELLA

4,14 163

QUINELLA PLACE

4,11 157

4,14 60

11,14 65

TIERCE

14,4,11 2,045

TRIO

4,11,14 568

FIRST 4

4,9,11,14 1,241

QUARTET

14,4,11,9 19,028

1ST DOUBLE

3/4 49.5

3/14 128.5

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A3

A1 20

A2