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Sha Tin · 2023-05-10 · 19:16

Race 1

Class 5 GOOD (AWT) 1200m 12 runners

Race 1 at Sha Tin on 2023-05-10 was Class 5 over 1200m, run on GOOD (AWT) going. SMART FOLKS, ridden by A Hamelin and trained by C W Chang, won by 2-1/4, with ACA POWER second and STARRY NIGHT third. The 4.9 favourite ACA POWER finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.08.59
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 4 SMART FOLKS B/SR 1.08.59 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Hamelin · C W Chang 3 5.2 2-1/4
2 5 ACA POWER CP H Bowman · D J Hall 5 4.9 2-1/4
3 2 STARRY NIGHT B-/CP2/TT Z Purton · D A Hayes 2 5.9 5-1/2
4 12 DASHING GENIUS TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 10 29.0 6-1/4
5 11 HANDSOME GUYS B/XB/TT K Teetan · C Fownes 7 8.7 6-1/2
6 8 GLORIOUS LOVER B C L Chau · C H Yip 9 21.0 7-1/4
7 3 M M NEBULA B/TT K C Leung · K L Man 4 6.4 8-1/4
8 1 FINGERS CROSSED H/P1/TT V Borges · J Size 8 9.8 8-1/2
9 9 LE PLUS VITE H-/PC-/XB/CP2 K H Chan · P C Ng 1 45.0 9-1/2
10 10 LITTLE PLAYER B-/XB/PC1/TT C Y Ho · J Richards 12 20.0 9-1/2
11 7 LUCK STAR B Avdulla · T P Yung 6 9.8 9-3/4
12 6 HAPPILY FRIENDS V L Ferraris · W Y So 11 36.0 19-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SMART FOLKS2. ACA POWER+2.25L3. STARRY NIGHT+5.5L4. DASHING GENIUS+6.25L5. HANDSOME GUYS+6.5L6. GLORIOUS LOVER+7.25L7. M M NEBULA+8.25L8. FINGERS CROSSED+8.5L9. LE PLUS VITE+9.5L10. LITTLE PLAYER+9.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2022-23
The model's top pick STARRY NIGHT (23.5%) finished 3rd — the winner SMART FOLKS 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 2 STARRY NIGHT 23.5% 4.26 3
2 4 SMART FOLKS 15.2% 6.58 1
3 10 LITTLE PLAYER 14.6% 6.84 10
4 5 ACA POWER 11.8% 8.49 2
5 11 HANDSOME GUYS 7.9% 12.63 5
6 3 M M NEBULA 7.0% 14.23 7
7 8 GLORIOUS LOVER 5.4% 18.59 6
8 7 LUCK STAR 5.2% 19.18 11
9 1 FINGERS CROSSED 3.1% 31.98 8
10 6 HAPPILY FRIENDS 2.6% 38.89 12
11 12 DASHING GENIUS 2.0% 50.68 4
12 9 LE PLUS VITE 1.7% 57.34 9
STARRY NIGHTSMART FOLKS — wonLITTLE PLAYERACA POWERHANDSOME GUYSM M NEBULAGLORIOUS LOVERLUCK STARFINGERS CROSSEDHAPPILY FRIENDSDASHING GENIUSLE PLUS VITE

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 52.5

PLACE

2 23

4 16.5

5 17.5

QUINELLA

4,5 90

QUINELLA PLACE

2,4 64.5

2,5 55

4,5 34

FORECAST

4,5 160

TIERCE

4,5,2 786

TRIO

2,4,5 162

FIRST 4

2,4,5,12 1,199

QUARTET

4,5,2,12 16,248

All pools (1 more)

3 PICK 1

A1 25.5

A3

A2