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Sha Tin · 2023-01-08 · 13:01

Race 2

Class 4 GOOD 1800m Course C+3 14 runners

Race 2 at Sha Tin on 2023-01-08 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. NICHOLSON RETURNS, ridden by H Bowman and trained by D J Hall, won by 1-3/4, with CHATER PINS second and SMILING TIME third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.7 favourite HAPPY ANGEL finished 7th.

Result

Official · 1.48.11
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 4 NICHOLSON RETURNS Closed strongly B 1.48.11 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · D J Hall 13 6.3 1-3/4
2 14 CHATER PINS Closed strongly SR C Y Ho · D A Hayes 3 10.0 1-3/4
3 1 SMILING TIME Closed strongly V/TT L Ferraris · K H Ting 14 27.0 2
4 10 SUPER HONG KONG Closed strongly B/TT R Maia · A T Millard 7 38.0 2-1/4
5 12 REACH GOAL Closed strongly TT K C Leung · P F Yiu 11 14.0 3-1/4
6 13 RED ELYSEES Closed strongly B/TT M F Poon · K L Man 4 21.0 3-3/4
7 6 HAPPY ANGEL B Z Purton · P C Ng 5 3.7 4
8 5 PRESIDENT'S CHOICE Closed strongly K Teetan · C W Chang 6 23.0 5-1/2
9 3 DARCI JOY B/TT A Hamelin · P F Yiu 12 22.0 5-3/4
10 2 BOOM ALLIANCE SR-/XB/B1/TT L Hewitson · D J Whyte 2 10.0 6-1/2
11 8 TYCOON JEWELLERY H/XB/TT S De Sousa · J Size 8 54.0 6-1/2
12 9 CIRCUIT ELITE TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 10 22.0 8-1/4
13 11 OVER THE MOON B/TT A Badel · C Fownes 1 4.7 8-1/2
14 7 SHANGHAI DRAGON Led early B C L Chau · T P Yung 9 18.0 18-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NICHOLSON RETURNS2. CHATER PINS+1.75L3. SMILING TIME+2L4. SUPER HONG KONG+2.25L5. REACH GOAL+3.25L6. RED ELYSEES+3.75L7. HAPPY ANGEL+4L8. PRESIDENT'S CHOICE+5.5L9. DARCI JOY+5.75L10. BOOM ALLIANCE+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2022-23
The model's top pick HAPPY ANGEL (24.5%) finished 7th — the winner NICHOLSON RETURNS was rated #4. 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 HAPPY ANGEL 24.5% 4.08 7
2 14 CHATER PINS 11.3% 8.86 2
3 11 OVER THE MOON 8.9% 11.24 13
4 4 NICHOLSON RETURNS 8.2% 12.17 1
5 2 BOOM ALLIANCE 7.2% 13.99 10
6 1 SMILING TIME 7.1% 14.13 3
7 8 TYCOON JEWELLERY 6.1% 16.31 11
8 5 PRESIDENT'S CHOICE 5.9% 16.93 8
9 13 RED ELYSEES 4.8% 20.90 6
10 7 SHANGHAI DRAGON 3.9% 25.67 14
11 10 SUPER HONG KONG 3.7% 26.97 4
12 9 CIRCUIT ELITE 3.5% 28.64 12
13 3 DARCI JOY 2.9% 33.90 9
14 12 REACH GOAL 2.0% 50.05 5
HAPPY ANGELCHATER PINSOVER THE MOONNICHOLSON RETURNS — wonBOOM ALLIANCESMILING TIMETYCOON JEWELLERYPRESIDENT'S CHOICERED ELYSEESSHANGHAI DRAGONSUPER HONG KONGCIRCUIT ELITEDARCI JOYREACH GOAL

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

4 63.5

PLACE

1 69.5

4 21.5

14 32

QUINELLA

4,14 295.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,4 181

1,14 311

4,14 107.5

FORECAST

4,14 630

TIERCE

4,14,1 7,994

TRIO

1,4,14 1,733

FIRST 4

1,4,10,14 8,537

QUARTET

4,14,1,10 151,091

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE

9/4 604

9/14 125.5

3 PICK 1

A2 21.5

A3

A1