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Happy Valley · 2021-12-15 · 21:16

Race 5

Class 4 GOOD 1800m Course C 12 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2021-12-15 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. SACRED IBIS, ridden by C L Chau and trained by A T Millard, won by 1, with WINNING VOLATILITY second and RED IMPACT third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.6 favourite RED IMPACT finished 3rd.

Result

Official · 1.50.67
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 SACRED IBIS Closed strongly XB 1.50.67 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) C L Chau · A T Millard 2 6.0 1
2 8 WINNING VOLATILITY Closed strongly PC J Moreira · K W Lui 5 6.7 1
3 5 RED IMPACT Closed strongly A Badel · D A Hayes 3 3.6 1-1/4
4 6 FREE FOAL C Y Ho · F C Lor 1 4.1 1-1/4
5 7 SHANGHAI DRAGON Led early B M F Poon · T P Yung 8 16.0 1-3/4
6 11 PASSING FASHION Closed strongly XB1/TT R Maia · C H Yip 11 99.0 3-1/4
7 9 PLIKCLONE B- A Hamelin · D J Hall 6 8.9 3-1/2
8 2 METHANE Closed strongly B- L Ferraris · D E Ferraris 7 22.0 3-1/2
9 4 NUNCHUKS Closed strongly TT K Teetan · C Fownes 9 17.0 4
10 3 COPARTNER ERA Closed strongly B V Borges · W Y So 12 26.0 4-3/4
11 12 DIONYSUS COLLIN P M Chadwick · K H Ting 4 19.0 5
12 10 FORTUNE WINNER H/V1/TT H T Mo · L Ho 10 130.0 10-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SACRED IBIS2. WINNING VOLATILITY+1L3. RED IMPACT+1.25L4. FREE FOAL+1.25L5. SHANGHAI DRAGON+1.75L6. PASSING FASHION+3.25L7. PLIKCLONE+3.5L8. METHANE+3.5L9. NUNCHUKS+4L10. COPARTNER ERA+4.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2021-22
The model's top pick FREE FOAL (19.1%) finished 4th — the winner SACRED IBIS was rated #9. 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 6 FREE FOAL 19.1% 5.23 4
2 8 WINNING VOLATILITY 18.9% 5.29 2
3 5 RED IMPACT 16.5% 6.08 3
4 9 PLIKCLONE 8.6% 11.59 7
5 7 SHANGHAI DRAGON 8.0% 12.52 5
6 12 DIONYSUS COLLIN 6.6% 15.15 11
7 3 COPARTNER ERA 6.0% 16.76 10
8 4 NUNCHUKS 5.4% 18.44 9
9 1 SACRED IBIS 4.9% 20.60 1
10 2 METHANE 4.2% 23.64 8
11 11 PASSING FASHION 1.1% 91.02 6
12 10 FORTUNE WINNER 0.7% 134.09 12
FREE FOALWINNING VOLATILITYRED IMPACTPLIKCLONESHANGHAI DRAGONDIONYSUS COLLINCOPARTNER ERANUNCHUKSSACRED IBIS — wonMETHANEPASSING FASHIONFORTUNE WINNER

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

1 60

PLACE

1 18

5 16.5

8 21.5

QUINELLA

1,8 218.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,5 49

1,8 72

5,8 53.5

FORECAST

1,8 423

TIERCE

1,8,5 1,881

TRIO

1,5,8 317

FIRST 4

1,5,6,8 190

QUARTET

1,8,5,6 6,588

All pools (2 more)

3 PICK 1

A3

A2 22

A1

4TH DOUBLE

8/1 408.5

8/8 41.5