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Sha Tin · 2023-01-24 · 15:06

Race 6

Class 4 GOOD 1800m Course C 14 runners

Race 6 at Sha Tin on 2023-01-24 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. NICHOLSON RETURNS, ridden by H Bowman and trained by D J Hall, won by 3/4, with SMILING TIME second and WINNING STEPS third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 3.1 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.47.88
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 NICHOLSON RETURNS Closed strongly B 1.47.88 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · D J Hall 13 3.1 3/4
2 2 SMILING TIME Closed strongly V/TT L Ferraris · K H Ting 9 10.0 3/4
3 9 WINNING STEPS Closed strongly H/PC H Bentley · P C Ng 2 48.0 1
4 12 PAKISTAN FRIEND Closed strongly TT L Hewitson · W Y So 14 24.0 2-1/4
5 14 RED ELYSEES Closed strongly B/TT A Badel · K L Man 8 12.0 2-1/2
6 13 REACH GOAL Closed strongly TT K C Leung · P F Yiu 4 7.5 3-3/4
7 10 FOREVER GLORIOUS B/TT C Y Ho · K W Lui 5 9.4 5
8 5 PERFECT MARYKNOLL B/TT C L Chau · T P Yung 12 15.0 5-1/4
9 4 HELENE ALLIBOR Led early B/TT M F Poon · D A Hayes 11 44.0 5-1/2
10 11 OVER THE MOON B/TT K H Chan · C Fownes 10 17.0 6
11 3 BOOM ALLIANCE B/XB/TT K Teetan · D J Whyte 1 11.0 7
12 6 FOREVER FOLKS B A Hamelin · C W Chang 7 14.0 9-1/2
13 7 TYCOON JEWELLERY H/XB/TT V Borges · J Size 6 44.0 9-3/4
14 8 SUPER HONG KONG B/TT S De Sousa · A T Millard 3 10.0 10

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NICHOLSON RETURNS2. SMILING TIME+0.75L3. WINNING STEPS+1L4. PAKISTAN FRIEND+2.25L5. RED ELYSEES+2.5L6. REACH GOAL+3.75L7. FOREVER GLORIOUS+5L8. PERFECT MARYKNOLL+5.25L9. HELENE ALLIBOR+5.5L10. OVER THE MOON+6L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2022-23
The model's top pick FOREVER GLORIOUS (16.6%) finished 7th — the winner NICHOLSON RETURNS 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 10 FOREVER GLORIOUS 16.6% 6.02 7
2 1 NICHOLSON RETURNS 15.9% 6.28 1
3 8 SUPER HONG KONG 12.2% 8.18 14
4 3 BOOM ALLIANCE 11.8% 8.46 11
5 2 SMILING TIME 8.8% 11.43 2
6 11 OVER THE MOON 5.2% 19.05 10
7 12 PAKISTAN FRIEND 5.0% 20.12 4
8 14 RED ELYSEES 4.8% 20.78 5
9 13 REACH GOAL 4.8% 21.05 6
10 4 HELENE ALLIBOR 3.4% 29.08 9
11 9 WINNING STEPS 3.2% 30.83 3
12 6 FOREVER FOLKS 2.8% 35.40 12
13 5 PERFECT MARYKNOLL 2.8% 36.15 8
14 7 TYCOON JEWELLERY 2.6% 38.35 13
FOREVER GLORIOUSNICHOLSON RETURNS — wonSUPER HONG KONGBOOM ALLIANCESMILING TIMEOVER THE MOONPAKISTAN FRIENDRED ELYSEESREACH GOALHELENE ALLIBORWINNING STEPSFOREVER FOLKSPERFECT MARYKNOLLTYCOON JEWELLERY

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 31.5

PLACE

1 16

2 27

9 85.5

QUINELLA

1,2 144.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 60

1,9 182.5

2,9 492.5

FORECAST

1,2 198

TIERCE

1,2,9 6,940

TRIO

1,2,9 2,009

FIRST 4

1,2,9,12 8,995

QUARTET

1,2,9,12 108,118

All pools (2 more)

3 PICK 1

A1 24

A3

A2

5TH DOUBLE

3/1 149.5

3/2 62