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Happy Valley · 2020-05-20

Race 8

Class 3 GOOD TO FIRM 1200m Course C+3 10 runners

Race 8 at Happy Valley on 2020-05-20 was Class 3 over 1200m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. GOLDEN DASH, ridden by Z Purton and trained by C S Shum, won by 1-1/2, with CALIFORNIA RAD second and CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT third. Victory came as the 2.4 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.09.26
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 GOLDEN DASH B/TT 1.09.26 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · C S Shum 1 2.4 1-1/2
2 7 CALIFORNIA RAD B/TT K Teetan · A S Cruz 10 7.7 1-1/2
3 1 CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT TT J Moreira · A S Cruz 6 3.4 2-1/4
4 9 THE RUNNER SR T H So · D J Whyte 2 18.0 2-1/2
5 8 WHAT A LEGEND B C Schofield · K H Ting 3 6.3 4-1/4
6 11 SUPER LUCKY B/H/XB M L Yeung · C Fownes 8 50.0 4-3/4
7 4 SHOUSON B K H Chan · J Moore 4 24.0 5-1/2
8 10 WINNING FEELING B M Chadwick · D E Ferraris 5 37.0 5-3/4
9 5 BEAUTY SPARK B/TT C Wong · F C Lor 11 22.0 5-3/4
10 3 LITTLE BIRD V K C Leung · P F Yiu 7 33.0 9-1/4
6 PING HAI GALAXY N Callan · J Size

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. GOLDEN DASH2. CALIFORNIA RAD+1.5L3. CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT+2.25L4. THE RUNNER+2.5L5. WHAT A LEGEND+4.25L6. SUPER LUCKY+4.75L7. SHOUSON+5.5L8. WINNING FEELING+5.75L9. BEAUTY SPARK+5.75L10. LITTLE BIRD+9.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (24.8%) finished 3rd — the winner GOLDEN DASH 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 1 CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT 24.8% 4.03 3
2 7 CALIFORNIA RAD 19.8% 5.04 2
3 2 GOLDEN DASH 11.8% 8.48 1
4 5 BEAUTY SPARK 9.1% 11.05 9
5 9 THE RUNNER 8.2% 12.16 4
6 4 SHOUSON 8.1% 12.31 7
7 8 WHAT A LEGEND 5.2% 19.25 5
8 3 LITTLE BIRD 4.6% 21.96 10
9 10 WINNING FEELING 4.2% 23.64 8
10 11 SUPER LUCKY 4.2% 24.07 6
CALIFORNIADEEPSHOTCALIFORNIA RADGOLDEN DASH — wonBEAUTY SPARKTHE RUNNERSHOUSONWHAT A LEGENDLITTLE BIRDWINNING FEELINGSUPER LUCKY

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

2 24

PLACE

1 14.5

2 12

7 19

QUINELLA

2,7 82.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 20.5

1,7 37.5

2,7 31

TIERCE

2,7,1 289

TRIO

1,2,7 64

FIRST 4

1,2,7,9 187

QUARTET

2,7,1,9 2,658

3 PICK 1

A3

A1 14

A2

All pools (1 more)

7TH DOUBLE

1/2,6 183.5

1/7 69