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Happy Valley · 2020-09-23

Race 1

Class 5 GOOD TO FIRM 1800m Course C+3 11 runners

Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2020-09-23 was Class 5 over 1800m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. STRAPPING BAUHINIA, ridden by C Y Ho and trained by Y S Tsui, won by 1-3/4, with VIRTUS STAR second and SKY GEM third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.4 favourite VIRTUS STAR finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.48.69
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 12 STRAPPING BAUHINIA Closed strongly CP- 1.48.69 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) C Y Ho · Y S Tsui 1 34.0 1-3/4
2 11 VIRTUS STAR Closed strongly TT A Badel · F C Lor 9 3.4 1-3/4
3 1 SKY GEM Closed strongly Z Purton · C Fownes 11 4.2 2-1/2
4 2 HOME WIN Closed strongly CP B Shinn · C W Chang 2 6.6 3-1/2
5 6 FORTUNE PATROL Closed strongly B/H/XB A Hamelin · A T Millard 8 16.0 4
6 5 ENJOYABLE SUCCESS Closed strongly B K Teetan · C W Chang 10 7.4 4
7 7 HAPPY HOUR E/TT J Moreira · C H Yip 4 19.0 6
8 8 SUCCESS ALLSTARS B1 H W Lai · D E Ferraris 5 36.0 7-1/2
9 4 BABY STORM Led early H/TT K H Chan · L Ho 7 10.0 9-3/4
10 3 WHO'S HORSE B/TT C L Chau · K H Ting 3 9.5 12
11 9 THE JOY OF GIVING B M L Yeung · C W Chang 6 48.0 12-1/4
10 CHARITYDREAM H T Mo · C W Chang

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. STRAPPING BAUHINIA2. VIRTUS STAR+1.75L3. SKY GEM+2.5L4. HOME WIN+3.5L5. FORTUNE PATROL+4L6. ENJOYABLE SUCCESS+4L7. HAPPY HOUR+6L8. SUCCESS ALLSTARS+7.5L9. BABY STORM+9.75L10. WHO'S HORSE+12L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2020-21
The model's top pick VIRTUS STAR (17.8%) finished 2nd — the winner STRAPPING BAUHINIA was rated #9. 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 11 VIRTUS STAR 17.8% 5.61 2
2 4 BABY STORM 15.9% 6.29 9
3 3 WHO'S HORSE 13.5% 7.39 10
4 1 SKY GEM 13.2% 7.58 3
5 2 HOME WIN 11.5% 8.73 4
6 7 HAPPY HOUR 6.2% 16.26 7
7 5 ENJOYABLE SUCCESS 5.5% 18.06 6
8 6 FORTUNE PATROL 5.3% 18.81 5
9 12 STRAPPING BAUHINIA 4.4% 22.73 1
10 8 SUCCESS ALLSTARS 3.4% 29.84 8
11 9 THE JOY OF GIVING 3.3% 30.13 11
VIRTUS STARBABY STORMWHO'S HORSESKY GEMHOME WINHAPPY HOURENJOYABLE SUCCESSFORTUNE PATROLSTRAPPING BAUHINIA — wonSUCCESS ALLSTARSTHE JOY OF GIVING

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

12 348.5

PLACE

1 17.5

11 14.5

12 81

QUINELLA

11,12 615

QUINELLA PLACE

1,11 36.5

1,12 231

11,12 181.5

FORECAST

12,11 1,840

TIERCE

12,11,1 8,940

TRIO

1,11,12 643

FIRST 4

1,2,11,12 870

QUARTET

12,11,1,2 34,022

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A3 34.5

A1

A2