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Happy Valley · 2021-05-19

Race 2

Class 5 GOOD TO FIRM 1650m Course B 12 runners

Race 2 at Happy Valley on 2021-05-19 was Class 5 over 1650m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. NITRO EXPRESS, ridden by J Moreira and trained by D E Ferraris, won by 3-1/4, with SHINEALOT second and PRESIDENT STAR third. The winner led throughout. Victory came as the 3.2 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.39.31
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 NITRO EXPRESS Wire to wire B/TT 1.39.31 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Moreira · D E Ferraris 5 3.2 3-1/4
2 10 SHINEALOT Closed strongly B- V Borges · P O'Sullivan 4 13.0 3-1/4
3 2 PRESIDENT STAR Closed strongly B/TT K Teetan · C S Shum 7 7.7 3-3/4
4 12 JOY N FUN LEGEND Closed strongly M Chadwick · T P Yung 10 20.0 4
5 6 FOX CHEUNGER Closed strongly B/TT R Maia · K W Lui 12 75.0 4-3/4
6 4 BIG BANG BONG B A Badel · C W Chang 3 6.4 6-1/4
7 3 HAPPY ICHIBAN B A Hamelin · D J Whyte 1 5.2 11-1/4
8 11 ENJOYABLE SUCCESS B H W Lai · Y S Tsui 2 19.0 12-1/2
9 7 GALAXY RACER B/H/TT C Schofield · R Gibson 8 14.0 14-3/4
10 1 E HONEY C Y Ho · C Fownes 11 9.7 18-1/2
11 9 ROSSE SCARPE H K C Leung · K L Man 6 74.0 21-1/4
12 8 SMART THINKER B-/TT- H Bentley · C H Yip 9 17.0 22

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NITRO EXPRESS2. SHINEALOT+3.25L3. PRESIDENT STAR+3.75L4. JOY N FUN LEGEND+4L5. FOX CHEUNGER+4.75L6. BIG BANG BONG+6.25L7. HAPPY ICHIBAN+11.25L8. ENJOYABLE SUCCESS+12.5L9. GALAXY RACER+14.75L10. E HONEY+18.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2020-21
The model's top pick NITRO EXPRESS (18.5%) 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 5 NITRO EXPRESS 18.5% 5.42 1
2 2 PRESIDENT STAR 16.1% 6.21 3
3 7 GALAXY RACER 9.8% 10.22 9
4 1 E HONEY 8.8% 11.42 10
5 11 ENJOYABLE SUCCESS 8.3% 12.07 8
6 10 SHINEALOT 8.2% 12.23 2
7 3 HAPPY ICHIBAN 8.1% 12.37 7
8 4 BIG BANG BONG 7.5% 13.33 6
9 12 JOY N FUN LEGEND 5.6% 17.70 4
10 8 SMART THINKER 4.7% 21.31 12
11 6 FOX CHEUNGER 3.2% 31.32 5
12 9 ROSSE SCARPE 1.3% 76.02 11
NITRO EXPRESS — wonPRESIDENT STARGALAXY RACERE HONEYENJOYABLE SUCCESSSHINEALOTHAPPY ICHIBANBIG BANG BONGJOY N FUN LEGENDSMART THINKERFOX CHEUNGERROSSE SCARPE

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

5 32.5

PLACE

2 22.5

5 14

10 41

QUINELLA

5,10 245

QUINELLA PLACE

2,5 37

2,10 138

5,10 86.5

FORECAST

5,10 441

TIERCE

5,10,2 2,567

TRIO

2,5,10 540

FIRST 4

2,5,10,12 1,397

QUARTET

5,10,2,12 27,797

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE

4/5 67

4/10 60

3 PICK 1

A2

A3

A1 21.5