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Happy Valley · 2020-04-29

Race 8

Class 3 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course A 12 runners

Race 8 at Happy Valley on 2020-04-29 was Class 3 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. ACCLAIMED LIGHT, ridden by N Callan and trained by P O'Sullivan, won by 1/2, with CINQUANTE CINQ second and HEAVENLY THOUGHT third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.7 favourite CINQUANTE CINQ finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.39.65
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 9 ACCLAIMED LIGHT Closed strongly B 1.39.65 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) N Callan · P O'Sullivan 1 7.9 1/2
2 1 CINQUANTE CINQ Closed strongly Z Purton · T P Yung 5 2.7 1/2
3 5 HEAVENLY THOUGHT B J Moreira · F C Lor 11 11.0 3/4
4 8 BRAVE KING Closed strongly C Schofield · D J Whyte 6 53.0 1-3/4
5 2 GOLDEN SPECTRUM Closed strongly CP/TT K C Leung · A S Cruz 3 26.0 1-3/4
6 4 FARSHAD Led early CP M F Poon · Y S Tsui 7 14.0 2-1/4
7 3 SURREALISM Closed strongly B K Teetan · D E Ferraris 10 11.0 3
8 11 OWNERS' STAR B/TT H T Mo · C S Shum 2 4.4 3-1/2
9 7 RED ELYSEES B A Hamelin · K L Man 4 7.9 4
10 10 DIVINE UNICORN TT C Y Ho · W Y So 8 21.0 14
11 12 MONGOLIAN LEGEND Closed strongly H W Lai · Y S Tsui 12 50.0 16
12 6 PACKING JOY T H So · R Gibson 9 300.0 68-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ACCLAIMED LIGHT2. CINQUANTE CINQ+0.5L3. HEAVENLY THOUGHT+0.75L4. BRAVE KING+1.75L5. GOLDEN SPECTRUM+1.75L6. FARSHAD+2.25L7. SURREALISM+3L8. OWNERS' STAR+3.5L9. RED ELYSEES+4L10. DIVINE UNICORN+14L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick CINQUANTE CINQ (37.2%) finished 2nd — the winner ACCLAIMED LIGHT was rated #7. 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 1 CINQUANTE CINQ 37.2% 2.69 2
2 11 OWNERS' STAR 12.6% 7.96 8
3 5 HEAVENLY THOUGHT 12.0% 8.36 3
4 3 SURREALISM 9.5% 10.57 7
5 4 FARSHAD 8.0% 12.47 6
6 7 RED ELYSEES 8.0% 12.50 9
7 9 ACCLAIMED LIGHT 4.4% 22.75 1
8 10 DIVINE UNICORN 4.0% 25.02 10
9 2 GOLDEN SPECTRUM 1.8% 54.40 5
10 8 BRAVE KING 1.0% 96.82 4
11 12 MONGOLIAN LEGEND 1.0% 98.72 11
12 6 PACKING JOY 0.5% 205.69 12
CINQUANTE CINQOWNERS' STARHEAVENLY THOUGHTSURREALISMFARSHADRED ELYSEESACCLAIMED LIGHT — wonDIVINE UNICORNGOLDEN SPECTRUMBRAVE KINGMONGOLIAN LEGENDPACKING JOY

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

9 79

PLACE

1 13

5 30

9 22.5

QUINELLA

1,9 117.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,5 56.5

1,9 51

5,9 134.5

TIERCE

9,1,5 2,177

TRIO

1,5,9 326

FIRST 4

1,5,8,9 2,897

QUARTET

9,1,5,8 67,644

3 PICK 1

A2 29.5

A3

A1

All pools (1 more)

7TH DOUBLE

1/1 13

1/9 202.5