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Happy Valley · 2022-03-09 · 21:46

Race 7

Class 4 GOOD 1650m Course B 12 runners

Race 7 at Happy Valley on 2022-03-09 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. HK DRAGON, ridden by Z Purton and trained by D J Whyte, won by N, with SPARKY STAR second and NIMBLE NIMBUS third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 2.1 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.40.64
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 6 HK DRAGON Closed strongly B/TT 1.40.64 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · D J Whyte 8 2.1 N
2 7 SPARKY STAR Closed strongly J Moreira · T P Yung 7 3.6 N
3 1 NIMBLE NIMBUS Led early CP/XB H Bentley · P F Yiu 2 4.6 2-1/2
4 3 HERCULES Closed strongly XB/TT B Shinn · C H Yip 1 20.0 3
5 5 E LEGEND C L Chau · K L Man 6 25.0 3-1/2
6 8 COURAGEOUS KNIGHT B/TT D Moor · C S Shum 4 30.0 5
7 11 LAPUTA Closed strongly V/TT K Teetan · K W Lui 12 31.0 5-1/2
8 12 HANG'S CHOICE H/TT M L Yeung · W Y So 3 134.0 5-1/2
9 2 CHARIZARD B/TT L Ferraris · A T Millard 5 18.0 5-3/4
10 9 JOLLY HONOUR B/TT C Y Ho · Y S Tsui 11 60.0 6
11 4 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR Closed strongly CP/H/XB M F Poon · D J Hall 10 80.0 7-1/4
12 10 JUDY'S STAR B V Borges · P O'Sullivan 9 167.0 15-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. HK DRAGON2. SPARKY STAR+0.05L3. NIMBLE NIMBUS+2.5L4. HERCULES+3L5. E LEGEND+3.5L6. COURAGEOUS KNIGHT+5L7. LAPUTA+5.5L8. HANG'S CHOICE+5.5L9. CHARIZARD+5.75L10. JOLLY HONOUR+6L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2021-22
The model's top pick SPARKY STAR (23.6%) finished 2nd — the winner HK DRAGON 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 7 SPARKY STAR 23.6% 4.24 2
2 6 HK DRAGON 17.9% 5.58 1
3 1 NIMBLE NIMBUS 14.9% 6.70 3
4 11 LAPUTA 11.8% 8.48 7
5 3 HERCULES 10.4% 9.61 4
6 2 CHARIZARD 5.1% 19.56 9
7 5 E LEGEND 4.9% 20.40 5
8 9 JOLLY HONOUR 3.4% 29.60 10
9 4 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR 3.1% 32.28 11
10 8 COURAGEOUS KNIGHT 3.1% 32.58 6
11 10 JUDY'S STAR 1.1% 92.53 12
12 12 HANG'S CHOICE 0.7% 135.57 8
SPARKY STARHK DRAGON — wonNIMBLE NIMBUSLAPUTAHERCULESCHARIZARDE LEGENDJOLLY HONOURYEE CHEONG WARRIORCOURAGEOUS KNIGHTJUDY'S STARHANG'S CHOICE

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

6 21

PLACE

1 17.5

6 12.5

7 13.5

QUINELLA

6,7 36

QUINELLA PLACE

1,6 23

1,7 30

6,7 19

FORECAST

6,7 55

TIERCE

6,7,1 171

TRIO

1,6,7 48

FIRST 4

1,3,6,7 154

QUARTET

6,7,1,3 1,220

All pools (5 more)

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

1,4,8/1,6,7 1,268

3 PICK 1

A1 13.5

A3

A2

6TH DOUBLE

4/6 122

4/7 33

TRIPLE TRIO

5,6,8/1,4,8/1,6,7 192,386

TRIPLE TRIO (CONSOLATION)

5,6,8/1,4,8/Any Combination 3,847