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Happy Valley · 2021-01-27

Race 2

Class 5 GOOD 1650m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 2 at Happy Valley on 2021-01-27 was Class 5 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. CALIFORNIA LEGEND, ridden by C Soumillon and trained by A S Cruz, won by 3, with TAILOR MADE second and VIRTUS STAR third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.4 favourite HAPPY HOUR finished 5th.

Result

Official · 1.40.50
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 CALIFORNIA LEGEND Closed strongly TT 1.40.50 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) C Soumillon · A S Cruz 3 3.7 3
2 4 TAILOR MADE Closed strongly M F Poon · C W Chang 2 10.0 3
3 5 VIRTUS STAR TT A Badel · F C Lor 8 12.0 3-3/4
4 8 NITRO EXPRESS Closed strongly B/TT J Moreira · D E Ferraris 7 6.9 3-3/4
5 10 HAPPY HOUR E/TT Z Purton · C H Yip 1 2.4 4
6 12 STRAPPING BAUHINIA C Y Ho · Y S Tsui 10 28.0 5-3/4
7 9 VEGA RHYTHM Closed strongly H/CP1/TT1 N Callan · L Ho 11 106.0 6-1/4
8 7 LUCKY VICTOR Led early TT M L Yeung · K H Ting 12 217.0 7
9 3 GREAT SMART Closed strongly CP/TT M Chadwick · K L Man 5 20.0 7-1/4
10 6 EVEN KEEL B/XB C Schofield · A T Millard 6 13.0 8-1/2
11 1 HUMBLE STEED H T Mo · T P Yung 4 51.0 15-1/2
12 11 GENERAL CASTLEDALE B/TT K Teetan · P O'Sullivan 9 31.0 24-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. CALIFORNIA LEGEND2. TAILOR MADE+3L3. VIRTUS STAR+3.75L4. NITRO EXPRESS+3.75L5. HAPPY HOUR+4L6. STRAPPING BAUHINIA+5.75L7. VEGA RHYTHM+6.25L8. LUCKY VICTOR+7L9. GREAT SMART+7.25L10. EVEN KEEL+8.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2020-21
The model's top pick HAPPY HOUR (20.9%) finished 5th — the winner CALIFORNIA LEGEND 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 10 HAPPY HOUR 20.9% 4.79 5
2 2 CALIFORNIA LEGEND 17.6% 5.68 1
3 3 GREAT SMART 12.1% 8.25 9
4 8 NITRO EXPRESS 11.0% 9.12 4
5 5 VIRTUS STAR 10.6% 9.41 3
6 4 TAILOR MADE 7.1% 14.14 2
7 12 STRAPPING BAUHINIA 6.7% 15.02 6
8 6 EVEN KEEL 6.3% 15.94 10
9 1 HUMBLE STEED 2.9% 34.60 11
10 11 GENERAL CASTLEDALE 2.2% 45.82 12
11 9 VEGA RHYTHM 1.9% 52.87 7
12 7 LUCKY VICTOR 0.8% 120.01 8
HAPPY HOURCALIFORNIA LEGEND — wonGREAT SMARTNITRO EXPRESSVIRTUS STARTAILOR MADESTRAPPING BAUHINIAEVEN KEELHUMBLE STEEDGENERAL CASTLEDALEVEGA RHYTHMLUCKY VICTOR

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 37.5

PLACE

2 13.5

4 33.5

5 25.5

QUINELLA

2,4 171.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,4 57

2,5 55

4,5 151.5

FORECAST

2,4 328

TIERCE

2,4,5 1,883

TRIO

2,4,5 535

FIRST 4

2,4,5,8 615

QUARTET

2,4,5,8 9,693

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE

11/2 202.5

11/4 99

3 PICK 1

A1 15

A2

A3