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Happy Valley · 2021-01-20

Race 2

Class 4 GOOD 1200m Course C 12 runners

Race 2 at Happy Valley on 2021-01-20 was Class 4 over 1200m, run on GOOD going. WOOD ON FIRE, ridden by K C Leung and trained by L Ho, won by 3/4, with DOLLAR REWARD second and VICTORY IN HAND third. Victory came as the 4.1 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.09.76
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 8 WOOD ON FIRE H/V/TT 1.09.76 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K C Leung · L Ho 4 4.1 3/4
2 9 DOLLAR REWARD P-/TT A Hamelin · C S Shum 3 13.0 3/4
3 4 VICTORY IN HAND TT N Callan · K W Lui 12 6.1 2-1/4
4 12 WINNING STRIKES B/TT V Borges · P O'Sullivan 2 9.1 3
5 1 CHAMP PATROL H J Moreira · C Fownes 9 6.8 3-1/4
6 11 SMART CHARADE B/H/TT K Teetan · W Y So 7 5.0 3-3/4
7 2 CHIKORITA XB Z Purton · C W Chang 10 14.0 4-1/4
8 6 CASA KINGDOM XB1 B Shinn · D A Hayes 6 14.0 4-1/2
9 5 AEROSONIC P1/TT1 C Schofield · J Size 1 28.0 5-1/2
10 3 COOLCELEB PC/TT C L Chau · T P Yung 8 35.0 6-3/4
11 10 WINNER'S HEART M F Poon · F C Lor 11 20.0 9-3/4
12 7 WAH MAY LUCK CP1/H1/TT1 T Piccone · A S Cruz 5 37.0 16-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. WOOD ON FIRE2. DOLLAR REWARD+0.75L3. VICTORY IN HAND+2.25L4. WINNING STRIKES+3L5. CHAMP PATROL+3.25L6. SMART CHARADE+3.75L7. CHIKORITA+4.25L8. CASA KINGDOM+4.5L9. AEROSONIC+5.5L10. COOLCELEB+6.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2020-21
The model's top pick CHAMP PATROL (24.5%) finished 5th — the winner WOOD ON FIRE 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 1 CHAMP PATROL 24.5% 4.08 5
2 8 WOOD ON FIRE 12.9% 7.75 1
3 5 AEROSONIC 9.4% 10.66 9
4 10 WINNER'S HEART 8.7% 11.43 11
5 9 DOLLAR REWARD 8.6% 11.59 2
6 12 WINNING STRIKES 8.6% 11.66 4
7 11 SMART CHARADE 8.0% 12.56 6
8 3 COOLCELEB 5.2% 19.07 10
9 4 VICTORY IN HAND 4.9% 20.39 3
10 7 WAH MAY LUCK 4.5% 22.17 12
11 2 CHIKORITA 2.4% 41.23 7
12 6 CASA KINGDOM 2.2% 45.27 8
CHAMP PATROLWOOD ON FIRE — wonAEROSONICWINNER'S HEARTDOLLAR REWARDWINNING STRIKESSMART CHARADECOOLCELEBVICTORY IN HANDWAH MAY LUCKCHIKORITACASA KINGDOM

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

8 41

PLACE

4 21.5

8 14

9 38.5

QUINELLA

8,9 253

QUINELLA PLACE

4,8 45

4,9 124

8,9 85

FORECAST

8,9 435

TIERCE

8,9,4 2,875

TRIO

4,8,9 538

FIRST 4

4,8,9,12 1,196

QUARTET

8,9,4,12 23,897

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE

2/8 349

2/9 173

3 PICK 1

A3

A2

A1 22.5