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Sha Tin · 2020-05-17

Race 9

Class 3 GOOD TO FIRM 1400m Course C+3 11 runners

Race 9 at Sha Tin on 2020-05-17 was Class 3 over 1400m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. PICKEN, ridden by J Moreira and trained by J Size, won by 1/2, with HIGH RISE SOLDIER second and LOBO'S LEGEND third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.3 favourite TAKING AIM finished 9th.

Result

Official · 1.21.03
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 PICKEN Closed strongly 1.21.03 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Moreira · J Size 5 10.0 1/2
2 6 HIGH RISE SOLDIER Closed strongly B A Hamelin · K W Lui 8 18.0 1/2
3 1 LOBO'S LEGEND Closed strongly K Teetan · D E Ferraris 2 8.2 1-3/4
4 3 HELLO DADDY B M F Poon · K H Ting 11 29.0 3
5 9 KA YING EXCELLENT CP/TT C Y Ho · A S Cruz 7 4.2 3
6 7 NATURAL WINNER Closed strongly CP M L Yeung · R Gibson 9 201.0 4
7 4 SMOOTHIES Led early TT K H Chan · C S Shum 6 8.4 4
8 10 TEAM POWER C Schofield · P F Yiu 3 5.0 4-1/4
9 2 TAKING AIM Z Purton · D J Whyte 1 3.3 4-3/4
10 8 CHIKORITA XB1 V Borges · C W Chang 4 139.0 6-3/4
11 11 TRIPLE TRIPLE C Wong · F C Lor 10 26.0 8

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. PICKEN2. HIGH RISE SOLDIER+0.5L3. LOBO'S LEGEND+1.75L4. HELLO DADDY+3L5. KA YING EXCELLENT+3L6. NATURAL WINNER+4L7. SMOOTHIES+4L8. TEAM POWER+4.25L9. TAKING AIM+4.75L10. CHIKORITA+6.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick KA YING EXCELLENT (17.7%) finished 5th — the winner PICKEN was rated #4. 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 KA YING EXCELLENT 17.7% 5.65 5
2 2 TAKING AIM 17.0% 5.87 9
3 10 TEAM POWER 15.7% 6.38 8
4 5 PICKEN 13.9% 7.17 1
5 4 SMOOTHIES 10.1% 9.91 7
6 11 TRIPLE TRIPLE 8.9% 11.29 11
7 1 LOBO'S LEGEND 6.9% 14.39 3
8 6 HIGH RISE SOLDIER 5.3% 18.73 2
9 3 HELLO DADDY 2.9% 34.81 4
10 8 CHIKORITA 0.8% 130.13 10
11 7 NATURAL WINNER 0.8% 131.08 6
KA YING EXCELLENTTAKING AIMTEAM POWERPICKEN — wonSMOOTHIESTRIPLE TRIPLELOBO'S LEGENDHIGH RISE SOLDIERHELLO DADDYCHIKORITANATURAL WINNER

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

5 107

PLACE

1 24

5 29

6 42.5

QUINELLA

5,6 813

QUINELLA PLACE

1,5 140

1,6 211.5

5,6 209

TIERCE

5,6,1 13,324

TRIO

1,5,6 894

FIRST 4

1,3,5,6 4,721

QUARTET

5,6,1,3 113,409

3 PICK 1

A2

A3 43

A1

All pools (1 more)

8TH DOUBLE

11/5 1,066

11/6 258.5