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Happy Valley · 2020-05-06

Race 9

Class 2 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course B 12 runners

Race 9 at Happy Valley on 2020-05-06 was Class 2 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. DANCES WITH DRAGON, ridden by Z Purton and trained by C Fownes, won by 3/4, with ENRICHMENT second and INSAYSHABLE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 4.1 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.39.15
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 DANCES WITH DRAGON Closed strongly V/TT 1.39.15 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · C Fownes 7 4.1 3/4
2 8 ENRICHMENT Closed strongly B J Moreira · J Size 12 6.5 3/4
3 2 INSAYSHABLE Closed strongly N Callan · Y S Tsui 6 9.5 2-1/2
4 11 SOLAR WAI WAI Closed strongly K C Leung · F C Lor 11 10.0 3
5 3 GLORIOUS ARTIST Closed strongly C Y Ho · F C Lor 9 81.0 4-1/4
6 6 HAPPY DRAGON Closed strongly H M Chadwick · J Moore 4 12.0 5
7 10 TURIN REDSTAR CP/TT H T Mo · L Ho 1 24.0 6
8 9 GREEN LUCK V Borges · C Fownes 2 14.0 6-1/4
9 5 HAPPY FUN B/TT A Hamelin · C S Shum 10 7.2 7-1/4
10 7 HEZTHEWONFORUS SR C Schofield · J Size 5 6.0 7-1/4
11 12 MISSION TYCOON Led early B/TT K H Chan · F C Lor 3 39.0 7-1/2
12 4 PRIVATE SECRETARY H/TT K Teetan · A S Cruz 8 12.0 9-1/2
0 FLYING QUEST M F Poon · D J Hall

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. DANCES WITH DRAGON2. ENRICHMENT+0.75L3. INSAYSHABLE+2.5L4. SOLAR WAI WAI+3L5. GLORIOUS ARTIST+4.25L6. HAPPY DRAGON+5L7. TURIN REDSTAR+6L8. GREEN LUCK+6.25L9. HAPPY FUN+7.25L10. HEZTHEWONFORUS+7.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick ENRICHMENT (18.2%) finished 2nd — the winner DANCES WITH DRAGON 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 8 ENRICHMENT 18.2% 5.51 2
2 1 DANCES WITH DRAGON 17.2% 5.82 1
3 5 HAPPY FUN 14.7% 6.82 9
4 11 SOLAR WAI WAI 12.7% 7.89 4
5 7 HEZTHEWONFORUS 8.1% 12.38 10
6 4 PRIVATE SECRETARY 8.0% 12.56 12
7 6 HAPPY DRAGON 6.2% 16.16 6
8 2 INSAYSHABLE 4.9% 20.46 3
9 9 GREEN LUCK 3.1% 31.80 8
10 3 GLORIOUS ARTIST 2.7% 37.37 5
11 12 MISSION TYCOON 2.5% 40.33 11
12 10 TURIN REDSTAR 1.9% 53.21 7
ENRICHMENTDANCES WITH DRAGON — wonHAPPY FUNSOLAR WAI WAIHEZTHEWONFORUSPRIVATE SECRETARYHAPPY DRAGONINSAYSHABLEGREEN LUCKGLORIOUS ARTISTMISSION TYCOONTURIN REDSTAR

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

1 41.5

PLACE

1 18

2 33.5

8 26.5

QUINELLA

1,8 137.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 88

1,8 48

2,8 136.5

TIERCE

1,8,2 1,810

TRIO

1,2,8 467

FIRST 4

1,2,8,11 758

QUARTET

1,8,2,11 13,236

3 PICK 1

A3

A1 31

A2

All pools (4 more)

3RD DOUBLE TRIO

3,4,9/1,2,8 8,835

8TH DOUBLE

9/1 209

9/8 50.5

SIX UP

5/3/2/3/9/1 1,045,237

5,9/3,9/2,8/2,3/4,9/1,8 9,651

1 [Z Purton]

TREBLE

3/9/1 1,320

3/9/8 317