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Happy Valley · 2021-03-17

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course C 12 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2021-03-17 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. EVER LAUGH, ridden by A Badel and trained by K L Man, won by N, with CALIFORNIA LEVEE second and BRIGHT KID third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 4.5 favourite SUPERBELLA finished 6th.

Result

Official · 1.39.52
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 EVER LAUGH Closed strongly B/TT 1.39.52 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Badel · K L Man 10 14.0 N
2 6 CALIFORNIA LEVEE Closed strongly B/H/TT N Callan · A S Cruz 6 5.1 N
3 1 BRIGHT KID Closed strongly B/XB Z Purton · W Y So 7 5.6 3/4
4 5 WINNING STEED Closed strongly B/H C Y Ho · K H Ting 1 10.0 1-3/4
5 9 MISTER ARM Led early R Maia · Y S Tsui 12 56.0 2-1/4
6 4 SUPERBELLA Closed strongly V/TT J Moreira · F C Lor 4 4.5 2-1/2
7 7 WINNING VOLATILITY Closed strongly B K C Leung · K W Lui 2 9.0 3-1/4
8 8 RED BRICK FIGHTER Closed strongly B M F Poon · D J Hall 5 5.0 5-3/4
9 3 CHARIZARD TT K Teetan · D E Ferraris 3 11.0 10-1/2
10 12 CIGAR BUDDIES V Borges · P F Yiu 9 132.0 12-1/2
11 10 HAPPY WARRIOR V-/H/CP2 K H Chan · C Fownes 8 54.0 12-3/4
12 11 HAPPY FORTUNE P/TT A Hamelin · L Ho 11 163.0 26

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. EVER LAUGH2. CALIFORNIA LEVEE+0.05L3. BRIGHT KID+0.75L4. WINNING STEED+1.75L5. MISTER ARM+2.25L6. SUPERBELLA+2.5L7. WINNING VOLATILITY+3.25L8. RED BRICK FIGHTER+5.75L9. CHARIZARD+10.5L10. CIGAR BUDDIES+12.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2020-21
The model's top pick RED BRICK FIGHTER (23.0%) finished 8th — the winner EVER LAUGH was rated #7. 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 8 RED BRICK FIGHTER 23.0% 4.35 8
2 4 SUPERBELLA 22.1% 4.52 6
3 5 WINNING STEED 11.8% 8.48 4
4 1 BRIGHT KID 11.1% 8.99 3
5 3 CHARIZARD 8.6% 11.68 9
6 6 CALIFORNIA LEVEE 6.6% 15.15 2
7 2 EVER LAUGH 5.3% 18.70 1
8 7 WINNING VOLATILITY 3.3% 30.57 7
9 10 HAPPY WARRIOR 2.7% 37.34 11
10 12 CIGAR BUDDIES 2.0% 49.91 10
11 9 MISTER ARM 1.8% 56.95 5
12 11 HAPPY FORTUNE 1.7% 57.57 12
RED BRICK FIGHTERSUPERBELLAWINNING STEEDBRIGHT KIDCHARIZARDCALIFORNIA LEVEEEVER LAUGH — wonWINNING VOLATILITYHAPPY WARRIORCIGAR BUDDIESMISTER ARMHAPPY FORTUNE

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

2 147

PLACE

1 19

2 43

6 17

QUINELLA

2,6 323.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 136.5

1,6 70

2,6 111.5

FORECAST

2,6 667

TIERCE

2,6,1 6,186

TRIO

1,2,6 815

FIRST 4

1,2,5,6 1,724

QUARTET

2,6,1,5 53,231

All pools (3 more)

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

3,4,7/1,2,6 89,906

3 PICK 1

A3 24.5

A1

A2

4TH DOUBLE

4/2 603

4/6 54