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Happy Valley · 2020-03-18

Race 2

Class 4 GOOD 1200m Course C+3 12 runners

Result

Official · 1.09.39
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 0 EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE B 1.09.39 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K Teetan · W Y So 1 3.0 1/2
2 0 CONFUCIUS DAY B/TT C Wong · C W Chang 6 9.9 1/2
3 0 WOOD ON FIRE CP-/H/V1 J Moreira · L Ho 4 2.9 1-3/4
4 0 HAPPY WARRIOR CP N Callan · J Moore 5 7.8 2-1/4
5 0 SHINING ON B1 C Y Ho · K W Lui 9 10.0 4
6 0 AFTER ME G van Niekerk · P F Yiu 7 11.0 4-1/4
7 0 PRIME TIME H V Borges · Y S Tsui 11 344.0 7-3/4
8 0 TOP MILITARY M L Yeung · T P Yung 12 171.0 8-1/4
9 0 APEX TOP C Schofield · A T Millard 3 149.0 8-1/2
10 0 DR PROACTIVE H N Wong · K H Ting 8 19.0 9
11 0 SMART THINKER B/XB B Shinn · R Gibson 2 362.0 10-1/2
12 0 QIPAO BOSS M F Poon · D J Hall 10 18.0 12-1/4

This site does not show odds as they change: the odds here are final prices after a race, or overnight prices before it.

Race 2 at Happy Valley on 2020-03-18 was Class 4 over 1200m, run on GOOD going. EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE, ridden by K Teetan and trained by W Y So, won by 1/2, with CONFUCIUS DAY second and WOOD ON FIRE third. The 2.9 favourite WOOD ON FIRE finished 3rd.

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE—2. CONFUCIUS DAY+0.5L3. WOOD ON FIRE+1.75L4. HAPPY WARRIOR+2.25L5. SHINING ON+4L6. AFTER ME+4.25L7. PRIME TIME+7.75L8. TOP MILITARY+8.25L9. APEX TOP+8.5L10. DR PROACTIVE+9L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick WOOD ON FIRE (36.8%) finished 3rd — the winner EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE was rated #2. 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 0 WOOD ON FIRE 36.8% 2.72 3
2 0 EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE 16.8% 5.94 1
3 0 CONFUCIUS DAY 8.6% 11.58 2
4 0 AFTER ME 8.5% 11.83 6
5 0 SHINING ON 6.4% 15.73 5
6 0 HAPPY WARRIOR 6.1% 16.47 4
7 0 QIPAO BOSS 5.7% 17.57 12
8 0 APEX TOP 5.5% 18.12 9
9 0 DR PROACTIVE 4.0% 24.99 10
10 0 TOP MILITARY 0.6% 155.70 8
11 0 PRIME TIME 0.5% 192.64 7
12 0 SMART THINKER 0.5% 206.40 11
WOOD ON FIREEXCEPTIONAL DESIRE — wonCONFUCIUS DAYAFTER MESHINING ONHAPPY WARRIORQIPAO BOSSAPEX TOPDR PROACTIVETOP MILITARYPRIME TIMESMART THINKER

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

12 30

PLACE

2 21

9 13.5

12 12.5

QUINELLA

2,12 158

QUINELLA PLACE

2,9 41.5

2,12 49

9,12 23.5

TIERCE

12,2,9 817

TRIO

2,9,12 108

FIRST 4

2,3,9,12 142

QUARTET

12,2,9,3 3,812

1ST DOUBLE

2/2 72.5

2/12 320

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A1 14.5

A3 —

A2 —