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Happy Valley · 2021-09-15

Race 3

Class 5 GOOD TO FIRM 1200m Course C 12 runners

Race 3 at Happy Valley on 2021-09-15 was Class 5 over 1200m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. SPICY GRILL, ridden by C Y Ho and trained by K W Lui, won by 2, with VIVA MAMA second and SUNNY AND GOLD third. Victory came as the 4.3 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.09.62
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 SPICY GRILL B/TT 1.09.62 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) C Y Ho · K W Lui 1 4.3 2
2 6 VIVA MAMA TT H T Mo · L Ho 6 9.4 2
3 4 SUNNY AND GOLD H/TT Z Purton · C H Yip 4 7.4 2-1/4
4 7 ALLOY KING CP A Hamelin · K H Ting 5 8.5 2-3/4
5 1 WHO LOVES THE ACE B-/TT J Moreira · C Fownes 9 14.0 2-3/4
6 3 PAKISTAN ZINDABAD B2/TT A Badel · W Y So 7 13.0 4-1/2
7 11 XIANG LAN QI B/TT K Teetan · K L Man 10 14.0 5
8 2 MISTER ARM H N Wong · Y S Tsui 2 4.3 5-1/2
9 10 SUNNY SMILE TT H W Lai · D E Ferraris 12 141.0 6-1/4
10 8 HAPPY JAI JAI TT M Chadwick · T P Yung 8 10.0 6-1/2
11 9 SMILING FACE B L Ferraris · D J Whyte 3 19.0 6-1/2
12 12 TIGERLAD B/TT M F Poon · R Gibson 11 46.0 20

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SPICY GRILL2. VIVA MAMA+2L3. SUNNY AND GOLD+2.25L4. ALLOY KING+2.75L5. WHO LOVES THE ACE+2.75L6. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD+4.5L7. XIANG LAN QI+5L8. MISTER ARM+5.5L9. SUNNY SMILE+6.25L10. HAPPY JAI JAI+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2021-22
The model's top pick SUNNY AND GOLD (17.5%) finished 3rd — the winner SPICY GRILL 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 4 SUNNY AND GOLD 17.5% 5.71 3
2 5 SPICY GRILL 15.7% 6.37 1
3 7 ALLOY KING 14.4% 6.97 4
4 6 VIVA MAMA 10.0% 10.03 2
5 11 XIANG LAN QI 8.8% 11.33 7
6 1 WHO LOVES THE ACE 7.6% 13.19 5
7 9 SMILING FACE 7.3% 13.66 11
8 3 PAKISTAN ZINDABAD 4.7% 21.19 6
9 12 TIGERLAD 4.5% 22.15 12
10 8 HAPPY JAI JAI 4.4% 22.91 10
11 2 MISTER ARM 4.3% 23.31 8
12 10 SUNNY SMILE 0.8% 118.39 9
SUNNY AND GOLDSPICY GRILL — wonALLOY KINGVIVA MAMAXIANG LAN QIWHO LOVES THE ACESMILING FACEPAKISTAN ZINDABADTIGERLADHAPPY JAI JAIMISTER ARMSUNNY SMILE

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 43

PLACE

4 27.5

5 17

6 24

QUINELLA

5,6 181.5

QUINELLA PLACE

4,5 62

4,6 115.5

5,6 68.5

FORECAST

5,6 293

TIERCE

5,6,4 1,820

TRIO

4,5,6 307

FIRST 4

4,5,6,7 402

QUARTET

5,6,4,7 7,305

All pools (2 more)

2ND DOUBLE

10/5 494

10/6 150.5

3 PICK 1

A2

A1 33

A3