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Happy Valley · 2020-04-29

Race 1

Class 4 GOOD 2200m Course A 12 runners

Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2020-04-29 was Class 4 over 2200m, run on GOOD going. GALA NIGHT, ridden by K C Leung and trained by J Moore, won by HD, with BULLISH GLORY second and SALTO OLIMPICO third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.6 favourite GOOD DAYS finished 4th.

Result

Official · 2.16.06
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 4 GALA NIGHT Closed strongly CP 2.16.06 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K C Leung · J Moore 2 5.5 HD
2 9 BULLISH GLORY Closed strongly H K Teetan · C W Chang 1 13.0 HD
3 5 SALTO OLIMPICO Led early B B Shinn · D J Hall 9 11.0 1-1/4
4 7 GOOD DAYS Closed strongly B/TT Z Purton · C S Shum 3 2.6 1-1/2
5 6 EXALTATION Closed strongly B-/V1/TT J Moreira · A S Cruz 5 7.1 2
6 12 MISTER MONTE B-/CP2 K H Chan · C W Chang 10 63.0 2-3/4
7 10 HAPPY ROCKY Closed strongly B/TT M L Yeung · C W Chang 4 19.0 3
8 2 DRAGON COMMANDER B- N Callan · D E Ferraris 12 39.0 4-1/2
9 1 GIANT TURTLE SR/TT C Wong · A T Millard 7 6.3 5
10 3 CROWN AVENUE V A Hamelin · C H Yip 6 12.0 6-1/2
11 8 YOU HAVE MY WORD M Chadwick · T P Yung 8 51.0 8
12 11 VICTORY VISION B T H So · C H Yip 11 265.0 8

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. GALA NIGHT2. BULLISH GLORY+0.2L3. SALTO OLIMPICO+1.25L4. GOOD DAYS+1.5L5. EXALTATION+2L6. MISTER MONTE+2.75L7. HAPPY ROCKY+3L8. DRAGON COMMANDER+4.5L9. GIANT TURTLE+5L10. CROWN AVENUE+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick GOOD DAYS (32.0%) finished 4th — the winner GALA NIGHT 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 7 GOOD DAYS 32.0% 3.12 4
2 6 EXALTATION 21.1% 4.74 5
3 4 GALA NIGHT 17.8% 5.63 1
4 3 CROWN AVENUE 8.2% 12.23 10
5 10 HAPPY ROCKY 5.9% 16.83 7
6 9 BULLISH GLORY 4.2% 23.90 2
7 1 GIANT TURTLE 3.1% 31.95 9
8 2 DRAGON COMMANDER 2.9% 33.97 8
9 8 YOU HAVE MY WORD 1.9% 53.38 11
10 5 SALTO OLIMPICO 1.2% 80.83 3
11 12 MISTER MONTE 1.0% 103.27 6
12 11 VICTORY VISION 0.7% 150.29 12
GOOD DAYSEXALTATIONGALA NIGHT — wonCROWN AVENUEHAPPY ROCKYBULLISH GLORYGIANT TURTLEDRAGON COMMANDERYOU HAVE MY WORDSALTO OLIMPICOMISTER MONTEVICTORY VISION

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

4 55

PLACE

4 19.5

5 25

9 33

QUINELLA

4,9 253

QUINELLA PLACE

4,5 111.5

4,9 80

5,9 201.5

TIERCE

4,9,5 6,302

TRIO

4,5,9 1,126

FIRST 4

4,5,7,9 544

QUARTET

4,9,5,7 15,620

3 PICK 1

A3

A2

A1 18