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Happy Valley · 2023-02-08 · 20:15

Race 4

Class 3 GOOD 1000m Course B 10 runners

Race 4 at Happy Valley on 2023-02-08 was Class 3 over 1000m, run on GOOD going. SPECIAL M, ridden by H Bowman and trained by J Size, won by 1/2, with HARMONY FIRE second and CALIFORNIA DEEPLY third. The 2.2 favourite CALIFORNIA DEEPLY finished 3rd.

Result

Official · 0.56.47
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 3 SPECIAL M PC/TT 0.56.47 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · J Size 6 5.7 1/2
2 6 HARMONY FIRE SR/TT A Hamelin · D J Whyte 4 17.0 1/2
3 2 CALIFORNIA DEEPLY TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz 7 2.2 1-1/4
4 4 HEROIC MASTER TT Z Purton · F C Lor 10 3.9 2-3/4
5 1 METRO WARRIOR B K H Chan · D A Hayes 1 49.0 3-3/4
6 7 SCOTCH TYCOON B- C Y Ho · K W Lui 8 36.0 4
7 9 SUPER COMMANDER V/TT Y L Chung · P C Ng 2 5.9 4-3/4
8 5 VALIANT ELEGANCE SR-/B2/TT L Hewitson · D J Whyte 9 63.0 6
9 8 SUPER AXIOM H/P/TT H T Mo · Y S Tsui 5 29.0 7-3/4
10 10 LIFE IS GOOD XB/H1/TT A Badel · R Gibson 3 128.0 13-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SPECIAL M2. HARMONY FIRE+0.5L3. CALIFORNIA DEEPLY+1.25L4. HEROIC MASTER+2.75L5. METRO WARRIOR+3.75L6. SCOTCH TYCOON+4L7. SUPER COMMANDER+4.75L8. VALIANT ELEGANCE+6L9. SUPER AXIOM+7.75L10. LIFE IS GOOD+13.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2022-23
The model's top pick CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (33.2%) finished 3rd — the winner SPECIAL M 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 2 CALIFORNIA DEEPLY 33.2% 3.01 3
2 4 HEROIC MASTER 27.7% 3.61 4
3 9 SUPER COMMANDER 11.5% 8.71 7
4 3 SPECIAL M 8.6% 11.68 1
5 1 METRO WARRIOR 5.7% 17.48 5
6 8 SUPER AXIOM 3.8% 26.20 9
7 6 HARMONY FIRE 3.3% 30.07 2
8 5 VALIANT ELEGANCE 2.8% 35.12 8
9 7 SCOTCH TYCOON 2.6% 38.06 6
10 10 LIFE IS GOOD 0.7% 135.46 10
CALIFORNIA DEEPLYHEROIC MASTERSUPER COMMANDERSPECIAL M — wonMETRO WARRIORSUPER AXIOMHARMONY FIREVALIANT ELEGANCESCOTCH TYCOONLIFE IS GOOD

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

3 57.5

PLACE

2 12

3 16.5

6 34.5

QUINELLA

3,6 389

QUINELLA PLACE

2,3 27

2,6 62.5

3,6 103.5

FORECAST

3,6 799

TIERCE

3,6,2 2,427

TRIO

2,3,6 232

FIRST 4

2,3,4,6 148

QUARTET

3,6,2,4 7,023

All pools (2 more)

3 PICK 1

A3

A2 26.5

A1

3RD DOUBLE

8/3 192.5

8/6 145