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Happy Valley · 2021-02-17

Race 5

Class 3 GOOD 1650m Course C 10 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2021-02-17 was Class 3 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. SAVAQUIN, ridden by Z Purton and trained by J Size, won by 1, with FARSHAD second and GIFT OF LIFELINE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 1.9 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.39.09
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 SAVAQUIN Closed strongly 1.39.09 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · J Size 6 1.9 1
2 10 FARSHAD Closed strongly CP K Teetan · Y S Tsui 2 9.3 1
3 3 GIFT OF LIFELINE Closed strongly B C Y Ho · A T Millard 5 5.0 1-3/4
4 5 LOOKING GREAT N Callan · F C Lor 7 14.0 2
5 2 TALENTI B1 C L Chau · D J Whyte 3 46.0 3
6 7 SURREALISM Closed strongly B B Shinn · D E Ferraris 10 34.0 3-1/4
7 6 SMOOTHIES Led early B/TT C Schofield · C S Shum 1 8.0 4
8 4 BEAUTY SPARK B/TT M F Poon · F C Lor 9 35.0 4-1/4
9 8 GREEN REIGN K C Leung · C Fownes 8 12.0 4-3/4
10 9 SUNNY LAD B/H/TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz 4 26.0 10

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SAVAQUIN2. FARSHAD+1L3. GIFT OF LIFELINE+1.75L4. LOOKING GREAT+2L5. TALENTI+3L6. SURREALISM+3.25L7. SMOOTHIES+4L8. BEAUTY SPARK+4.25L9. GREEN REIGN+4.75L10. SUNNY LAD+10L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2020-21
The model's top pick SAVAQUIN (23.4%) won this race. 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 SAVAQUIN 23.4% 4.28 1
2 5 LOOKING GREAT 15.0% 6.64 4
3 6 SMOOTHIES 12.4% 8.04 7
4 3 GIFT OF LIFELINE 11.3% 8.81 3
5 10 FARSHAD 9.8% 10.21 2
6 9 SUNNY LAD 8.8% 11.43 10
7 4 BEAUTY SPARK 8.3% 12.03 8
8 8 GREEN REIGN 4.4% 22.65 9
9 7 SURREALISM 3.5% 28.18 6
10 2 TALENTI 3.0% 33.79 5
SAVAQUIN — wonLOOKING GREATSMOOTHIESGIFT OF LIFELINEFARSHADSUNNY LADBEAUTY SPARKGREEN REIGNSURREALISMTALENTI

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

1 19.5

PLACE

1 12.5

3 14.5

10 24.5

QUINELLA

1,10 81

QUINELLA PLACE

1,3 25.5

1,10 35

3,10 60.5

FORECAST

1,10 148

TIERCE

1,10,3 598

TRIO

1,3,10 130

FIRST 4

1,3,5,10 295

QUARTET

1,10,3,5 3,726

All pools (3 more)

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

6,7,11/1,3,10 26,719

3 PICK 1

A1 15.5

A2

A3

4TH DOUBLE

7/1 114

7/10 110.5