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Happy Valley · 2021-09-22

Race 1

Class 4 GOOD TO FIRM 1800m Course C+3 8 runners

Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2021-09-22 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. FAST PACE, ridden by J Moreira and trained by C Fownes, won by 3/4, with METHANE second and GOD OF DRAGON third. The winner led throughout. Victory came as the 2.0 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.48.34
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 FAST PACE Wire to wire H 1.48.34 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J Moreira · C Fownes 1 2.0 3/4
2 2 METHANE Closed strongly B Shinn · D E Ferraris 2 6.2 3/4
3 3 GOD OF DRAGON H-/B2/XB2 C L Chau · D J Whyte 3 7.4 2-1/2
4 4 VILLA FIONN Closed strongly B A Hamelin · P F Yiu 8 35.0 3-3/4
5 1 MURRAY'S PARTNERS Closed strongly V K Teetan · C H Yip 5 5.6 4-1/4
6 7 KUNGFUMASTER PANDA B/TT K C Leung · P O'Sullivan 4 27.0 4-3/4
7 6 RED ELYSEES Closed strongly B L Ferraris · K L Man 7 13.0 5
8 8 ZHAN JIANG ROCKS TT A Badel · W Y So 6 9.5 5-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. FAST PACE2. METHANE+0.75L3. GOD OF DRAGON+2.5L4. VILLA FIONN+3.75L5. MURRAY'S PARTNERS+4.25L6. KUNGFUMASTER PANDA+4.75L7. RED ELYSEES+5L8. ZHAN JIANG ROCKS+5.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2021-22
The model's top pick FAST PACE (55.1%) 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 FAST PACE 55.1% 1.81 1
2 8 ZHAN JIANG ROCKS 11.8% 8.51 8
3 2 METHANE 9.3% 10.72 2
4 1 MURRAY'S PARTNERS 7.1% 14.02 5
5 3 GOD OF DRAGON 5.7% 17.40 3
6 7 KUNGFUMASTER PANDA 4.6% 21.64 6
7 6 RED ELYSEES 3.4% 29.15 7
8 4 VILLA FIONN 2.9% 34.90 4
FAST PACE — wonZHAN JIANG ROCKSMETHANEMURRAY'S PARTNERSGOD OF DRAGONKUNGFUMASTER PANDARED ELYSEESVILLA FIONN

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 20.5

PLACE

2 17.5

3 18

5 11.5

QUINELLA

2,5 55

QUINELLA PLACE

2,3 59

2,5 25

3,5 26

FORECAST

5,2 111

TIERCE

5,2,3 394

TRIO

2,3,5 102

FIRST 4

2,3,4,5 682

QUARTET

5,2,3,4 5,967

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A3

A1 15

A2