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Happy Valley · 2020-05-20

Race 9

Class 2 GOOD TO FIRM 1200m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 9 at Happy Valley on 2020-05-20 was Class 2 over 1200m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. SHINING ACE, ridden by J Moreira and trained by J Size, won by 1-1/2, with WINNING METHOD second and SPARKLING DRAGON third. The 3.3 favourite AMAZING STAR finished 10th.

Result

Official · 1.08.78
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 SHINING ACE B 1.08.78 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Moreira · J Size 4 6.9 1-1/2
2 11 WINNING METHOD TT M Chadwick · C S Shum 10 10.0 1-1/2
3 10 SPARKLING DRAGON TT V Borges · A T Millard 8 31.0 2
4 9 SEVEN HEAVENS TT M L Yeung · C Fownes 2 25.0 2-3/4
5 5 TORNADO TWIST E-/H1/TT K C Leung · F C Lor 5 41.0 3-1/4
6 7 SHINING GEM CP C Y Ho · P F Yiu 3 5.9 3-1/2
7 4 THIS IS CLASS CP/H K Teetan · K W Lui 11 5.9 3-3/4
8 3 INVINCIBLE MISSILE B/TT M F Poon · W Y So 1 24.0 4-1/4
9 12 PRINCE OF FROG H1/P1/XB1 H T Mo · L Ho 12 61.0 4-1/4
10 1 AMAZING STAR Z Purton · K H Ting 6 3.3 7-1/2
11 8 LARSON CP C Schofield · J Moore 9 5.9 9-1/2
12 6 MOMENT OF POWER B H N Wong · P O'Sullivan 7 209.0 13-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SHINING ACE2. WINNING METHOD+1.5L3. SPARKLING DRAGON+2L4. SEVEN HEAVENS+2.75L5. TORNADO TWIST+3.25L6. SHINING GEM+3.5L7. THIS IS CLASS+3.75L8. INVINCIBLE MISSILE+4.25L9. PRINCE OF FROG+4.25L10. AMAZING STAR+7.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2019-20
The model's top pick AMAZING STAR (18.9%) finished 10th — the winner SHINING ACE 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 AMAZING STAR 18.9% 5.29 10
2 8 LARSON 16.0% 6.25 11
3 2 SHINING ACE 13.2% 7.60 1
4 4 THIS IS CLASS 12.9% 7.74 7
5 7 SHINING GEM 11.9% 8.43 6
6 11 WINNING METHOD 6.3% 15.84 2
7 3 INVINCIBLE MISSILE 6.1% 16.29 8
8 5 TORNADO TWIST 4.2% 23.68 5
9 9 SEVEN HEAVENS 4.1% 24.60 4
10 10 SPARKLING DRAGON 3.8% 26.51 3
11 12 PRINCE OF FROG 1.7% 57.59 9
12 6 MOMENT OF POWER 0.9% 109.38 12
AMAZING STARLARSONSHINING ACE — wonTHIS IS CLASSSHINING GEMWINNING METHODINVINCIBLE MISSILETORNADO TWISTSEVEN HEAVENSSPARKLING DRAGONPRINCE OF FROGMOMENT OF POWER

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 69

PLACE

2 19.5

10 70.5

11 29

QUINELLA

2,11 314.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,10 269

2,11 104.5

10,11 370.5

TIERCE

2,11,10 9,938

TRIO

2,10,11 2,612

FIRST 4

2,9,10,11 8,185

QUARTET

2,11,10,9 127,615

3 PICK 1

A2 20.5

A1

A3

All pools (4 more)

3RD DOUBLE TRIO

7>1,2,6/2,10,11 25,190

8TH DOUBLE

2,6/2 169.5

2,6/11 45.5

SIX UP

3,4/8,11/1,8/1,6/2,6,7/2,11 5,455

4/11/1/1/2,6/2 2,723,024

4 [K Teetan]

TREBLE

1/2,6/2 1,162

1/2,6/11 344