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Happy Valley · 2020-05-06

Race 4

Class 4 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course B 12 runners

Race 4 at Happy Valley on 2020-05-06 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. AFTER ME, ridden by A Hamelin and trained by P F Yiu, won by SH, with EPTIWINS second and METHANE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.4 favourite LIGHTNING STEED finished 4th.

Result

Official · 1.39.67
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 AFTER ME Closed strongly 1.39.67 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Hamelin · P F Yiu 10 22.0 SH
2 9 EPTIWINS Closed strongly B Z Purton · D J Hall 1 3.8 SH
3 1 METHANE Closed strongly B K Teetan · D E Ferraris 8 5.5 N
4 4 LIGHTNING STEED TT J Moreira · C Fownes 2 2.4 1
5 6 MISSION SMART Closed strongly H1 K C Leung · F C Lor 3 10.0 2-3/4
6 8 STARLIT KNIGHT V Borges · Y S Tsui 5 17.0 3
7 3 INCANTO PREPARED Closed strongly E/TT C Schofield · J Size 9 24.0 3-1/4
8 2 BULB ELITE Closed strongly C Wong · C H Yip 7 38.0 5
9 7 POLYMER LUCK B C Y Ho · K H Ting 11 40.0 10
10 10 PERFECT HARMONY B/TT H T Mo · A S Cruz 4 57.0 12-3/4
11 11 MOON PEAKS Led early B/TT H W Lai · K L Man 6 51.0 16
12 12 REGENCY GEM B/TT M Chadwick · W Y So 12 37.0 19

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. AFTER ME2. EPTIWINS+0.1L3. METHANE+0.05L4. LIGHTNING STEED+1L5. MISSION SMART+2.75L6. STARLIT KNIGHT+3L7. INCANTO PREPARED+3.25L8. BULB ELITE+5L9. POLYMER LUCK+10L10. PERFECT HARMONY+12.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick EPTIWINS (24.6%) finished 2nd — the winner AFTER ME 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 9 EPTIWINS 24.6% 4.07 2
2 4 LIGHTNING STEED 19.5% 5.13 4
3 1 METHANE 13.2% 7.55 3
4 6 MISSION SMART 8.3% 12.09 5
5 12 REGENCY GEM 7.7% 12.92 12
6 3 INCANTO PREPARED 5.9% 16.81 7
7 5 AFTER ME 5.0% 19.88 1
8 2 BULB ELITE 4.7% 21.14 8
9 7 POLYMER LUCK 3.6% 27.80 9
10 11 MOON PEAKS 3.4% 29.67 11
11 10 PERFECT HARMONY 2.7% 36.76 10
12 8 STARLIT KNIGHT 1.3% 77.43 6
EPTIWINSLIGHTNING STEEDMETHANEMISSION SMARTREGENCY GEMINCANTO PREPAREDAFTER ME — wonBULB ELITEPOLYMER LUCKMOON PEAKSPERFECT HARMONYSTARLIT KNIGHT

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

5 229

PLACE

1 17.5

5 52.5

9 13.5

QUINELLA

5,9 439.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,5 147

1,9 40.5

5,9 135.5

TIERCE

5,9,1 5,560

TRIO

1,5,9 577

FIRST 4

1,4,5,9 310

QUARTET

5,9,1,4 12,243

3 PICK 1

A1

A3 46

A2

All pools (1 more)

3RD DOUBLE

8/5 1,514

8/9 46.5