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Happy Valley · 2023-04-26 · 21:17

Race 6

Class 3 GOOD 1800m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 6 at Happy Valley on 2023-04-26 was Class 3 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. LA CITY BLANCHE, ridden by Z Purton and trained by A S Cruz, won by N, with MAJESTIC VICTORY second and SMILING TIME third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 3.2 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.48.84
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 3 LA CITY BLANCHE Closed strongly H/TT 1.48.84 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · A S Cruz 2 3.2 N
2 6 MAJESTIC VICTORY Closed strongly TT C Y Ho · A S Cruz 11 9.9 N
3 9 SMILING TIME Closed strongly V/TT L Ferraris · K H Ting 4 7.3 2-3/4
4 4 SAVVY KINGMAN B M Chadwick · F C Lor 6 21.0 3
5 11 ROUND THE EARTH Closed strongly B K Teetan · D J Hall 12 8.2 3
6 2 TIANCHI MONSTER Closed strongly L Hewitson · W Y So 9 11.0 3-1/2
7 10 YOUNG BRILLIANT B V Borges · C H Yip 10 18.0 3-1/2
8 5 INTREPID WINNER B H Bentley · A T Millard 1 13.0 4-3/4
9 12 FLYING SILVER CP/TT M F Poon · C S Shum 8 6.0 5
10 7 BULLETPROOF V- R Maia · P F Yiu 5 30.0 5-1/4
11 8 SATIRICAL GLORY Led early H S De Sousa · D A Hayes 7 19.0 5-1/4
12 1 CELESTIAL POWER V-/B2/TT1 A Badel · F C Lor 3 38.0 60-1/2
0 TURIN MASCOT C Y Ho · D J Whyte

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. LA CITY BLANCHE2. MAJESTIC VICTORY+0.05L3. SMILING TIME+2.75L4. SAVVY KINGMAN+3L5. ROUND THE EARTH+3L6. TIANCHI MONSTER+3.5L7. YOUNG BRILLIANT+3.5L8. INTREPID WINNER+4.75L9. FLYING SILVER+5L10. BULLETPROOF+5.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2022-23
The model's top pick FLYING SILVER (18.0%) finished 9th — the winner LA CITY BLANCHE 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 12 FLYING SILVER 18.0% 5.55 9
2 3 LA CITY BLANCHE 13.1% 7.63 1
3 9 SMILING TIME 11.4% 8.76 3
4 11 ROUND THE EARTH 8.6% 11.63 5
5 6 MAJESTIC VICTORY 7.5% 13.30 2
6 4 SAVVY KINGMAN 7.1% 13.99 4
7 5 INTREPID WINNER 6.7% 14.93 8
8 1 CELESTIAL POWER 6.5% 15.29 12
9 2 TIANCHI MONSTER 6.5% 15.33 6
10 7 BULLETPROOF 6.4% 15.55 10
11 8 SATIRICAL GLORY 5.1% 19.43 11
12 10 YOUNG BRILLIANT 2.9% 35.03 7
FLYING SILVERLA CITY BLANCHE — wonSMILING TIMEROUND THE EARTHMAJESTIC VICTORYSAVVY KINGMANINTREPID WINNERCELESTIAL POWERTIANCHI MONSTERBULLETPROOFSATIRICAL GLORYYOUNG BRILLIANT

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 32

PLACE

3 16.5

6 35

9 22

QUINELLA

3,6 232

QUINELLA PLACE

3,6 90

3,9 41.5

6,9 121

FORECAST

3,6 369

TIERCE

3,6,9 1,625

TRIO

3,6,9 438

FIRST 4

3,4,6,9 1,592

QUARTET

3,6,9,4 22,868

All pools (2 more)

3 PICK 1

A2

A1 21

A3

5TH DOUBLE

10/3 235.5

10/6 126.5