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Sha Tin · 2021-09-05

Race 1

Class 5 GOOD 1400m Course A 14 runners

Race 1 at Sha Tin on 2021-09-05 was Class 5 over 1400m, run on GOOD going. VICTORIOUS LEADER, ridden by K C Leung and trained by C H Yip, won by 1/2, with VIVA POPCORN second and JOLLY FOREVER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.7 favourite FORMULA EXCEL finished 12th.

Result

Official · 1.22.66
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 12 VICTORIOUS LEADER Closed strongly 1.22.66 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K C Leung · C H Yip 6 11.0 1/2
2 7 VIVA POPCORN Closed strongly H/TT K Teetan · A S Cruz 12 7.5 1/2
3 13 JOLLY FOREVER Closed strongly XB/TT A Hamelin · W Y So 10 67.0 1-1/4
4 9 FIGURES TWO Closed strongly H T Mo · A T Millard 14 21.0 1-1/4
5 1 OFF THE REEL XB T Piccone · P F Yiu 5 10.0 2
6 3 ALL BEST FRIENDS B H W Lai · K L Man 7 54.0 3-1/2
7 14 SHINEALOT V Borges · P O'Sullivan 1 6.7 3-3/4
8 5 GENERAL TRUMP Led early TT B Shinn · T P Yung 11 40.0 4
9 6 THIS IS CHARISMA Closed strongly B Z Purton · D J Hall 13 6.8 5-1/4
10 10 SMART HUNTER SR/TT C L Chau · D J Whyte 3 39.0 5-3/4
11 2 DAZZLING FEELING B/TT L Ferraris · D E Ferraris 9 8.0 6
12 4 FORMULA EXCEL TT J Moreira · C Fownes 4 3.7 9-1/4
13 11 SHANGHAI GRACE C Wong · Y S Tsui 8 19.0 11
14 8 JUNGLE BLAZE B/TT C Y Ho · K W Lui 2 42.0 15

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. VICTORIOUS LEADER2. VIVA POPCORN+0.5L3. JOLLY FOREVER+1.25L4. FIGURES TWO+1.25L5. OFF THE REEL+2L6. ALL BEST FRIENDS+3.5L7. SHINEALOT+3.75L8. GENERAL TRUMP+4L9. THIS IS CHARISMA+5.25L10. SMART HUNTER+5.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2021-22
The model's top pick FORMULA EXCEL (25.3%) finished 12th — the winner VICTORIOUS LEADER 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 4 FORMULA EXCEL 25.3% 3.96 12
2 10 SMART HUNTER 15.7% 6.35 10
3 6 THIS IS CHARISMA 10.1% 9.91 9
4 14 SHINEALOT 10.0% 9.95 7
5 7 VIVA POPCORN 6.5% 15.38 2
6 2 DAZZLING FEELING 6.4% 15.75 11
7 12 VICTORIOUS LEADER 4.9% 20.42 1
8 8 JUNGLE BLAZE 4.6% 21.57 14
9 11 SHANGHAI GRACE 4.5% 22.42 13
10 9 FIGURES TWO 4.2% 23.86 4
11 13 JOLLY FOREVER 3.2% 31.67 3
12 1 OFF THE REEL 2.3% 43.53 5
13 5 GENERAL TRUMP 1.2% 81.04 8
14 3 ALL BEST FRIENDS 1.1% 89.92 6
FORMULA EXCELSMART HUNTERTHIS IS CHARISMASHINEALOTVIVA POPCORNDAZZLING FEELINGVICTORIOUS LEADER — wonJUNGLE BLAZESHANGHAI GRACEFIGURES TWOJOLLY FOREVEROFF THE REELGENERAL TRUMPALL BEST FRIENDS

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

12 118

PLACE

7 29

12 33.5

13 152

QUINELLA

7,12 415.5

QUINELLA PLACE

7,12 136

7,13 605

12,13 841.5

FORECAST

12,7 969

TIERCE

12,7,13 37,559

TRIO

7,12,13 5,590

FIRST 4

7,9,12,13 28,188

QUARTET

12,7,13,9 766,123

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A3

A2 27.5

A1