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Happy Valley · 2020-04-29

Race 1

Class 4 GOOD 2200m Course A 12 runners

Result

Official · 2.16.06
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 0 GALA NIGHT Closed strongly CP 2.16.06 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K C Leung · J Moore 2 5.5 HD
2 0 BULLISH GLORY Closed strongly H K Teetan · C W Chang 1 13.0 HD
3 0 SALTO OLIMPICO Led early B B Shinn · D J Hall 9 11.0 1-1/4
4 0 GOOD DAYS Closed strongly B/TT Z Purton · C S Shum 3 2.6 1-1/2
5 0 EXALTATION Closed strongly B-/V1/TT J Moreira · A S Cruz 5 7.1 2
6 0 MISTER MONTE B-/CP2 K H Chan · C W Chang 10 63.0 2-3/4
7 0 HAPPY ROCKY Closed strongly B/TT M L Yeung · C W Chang 4 19.0 3
8 0 DRAGON COMMANDER B- N Callan · D E Ferraris 12 39.0 4-1/2
9 0 GIANT TURTLE SR/TT C Wong · A T Millard 7 6.3 5
10 0 CROWN AVENUE V A Hamelin · C H Yip 6 12.0 6-1/2
11 0 YOU HAVE MY WORD M Chadwick · T P Yung 8 51.0 8
12 0 VICTORY VISION B T H So · C H Yip 11 265.0 8

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

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.

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. GALA NIGHT—2. 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 0 GOOD DAYS 32.0% 3.12 4
2 0 EXALTATION 21.1% 4.74 5
3 0 GALA NIGHT 17.8% 5.63 1
4 0 CROWN AVENUE 8.2% 12.23 10
5 0 HAPPY ROCKY 5.9% 16.83 7
6 0 BULLISH GLORY 4.2% 23.90 2
7 0 GIANT TURTLE 3.1% 31.95 9
8 0 DRAGON COMMANDER 2.9% 33.97 8
9 0 YOU HAVE MY WORD 1.9% 53.38 11
10 0 SALTO OLIMPICO 1.2% 80.83 3
11 0 MISTER MONTE 1.0% 103.27 6
12 0 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

A1 18

A3 —

A2 —