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Sha Tin · 2023-07-16 · 16:31

Race 2

Class 5 GOOD 1400m Course A 13 runners

Race 2 at Sha Tin on 2023-07-16 was Class 5 over 1400m, run on GOOD going. ERNEST FEELING, ridden by A Hamelin and trained by R Gibson, won by SH, with VANTASTIC CHOICE second and FORTUNE MASTER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.1 favourite VANTASTIC CHOICE finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.23.31
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 ERNEST FEELING Closed strongly B/TT 1.23.31 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Hamelin · R Gibson 2 9.5 SH
2 2 VANTASTIC CHOICE Closed strongly B Z Purton · C H Yip 6 2.1 SH
3 10 FORTUNE MASTER Closed strongly B/XB/TT C Y Ho · J Richards 3 13.0 1-1/2
4 1 MASTER OF LUCK Led early B/TT H Bentley · K W Lui 12 10.0 1-3/4
5 13 THIS IS CHARISMA Closed strongly B2/TT M F Poon · D J Hall 1 69.0 2-3/4
6 3 NOBLE ACE TT H Bowman · J Size 8 24.0 3
7 4 STARSHIP EIGHTY Closed strongly B/H/TT Y L Chung · P C Ng 10 50.0 3-1/4
8 7 STAR OF YUEN LONG B/TT M L Yeung · K L Man 4 18.0 3-1/2
9 11 YOUNG SPARKLE B K Teetan · A T Millard 13 11.0 4
10 9 INSPIRING CITY XB1 L Hewitson · D A Hayes 5 8.1 4-3/4
11 12 SUPER HORNET B/XB/TT L Ferraris · J Richards 7 15.0 5-1/2
12 6 JOYFUL CHAMPION B/TT K C Leung · C W Chang 11 120.0 6-1/4
13 8 DOUBLE SHOW B/TT B Avdulla · D J Whyte 9 18.0 7-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ERNEST FEELING2. VANTASTIC CHOICE+0.1L3. FORTUNE MASTER+1.5L4. MASTER OF LUCK+1.75L5. THIS IS CHARISMA+2.75L6. NOBLE ACE+3L7. STARSHIP EIGHTY+3.25L8. STAR OF YUEN LONG+3.5L9. YOUNG SPARKLE+4L10. INSPIRING CITY+4.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2022-23
The model's top pick VANTASTIC CHOICE (24.2%) finished 2nd — the winner ERNEST FEELING 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 VANTASTIC CHOICE 24.2% 4.14 2
2 10 FORTUNE MASTER 14.2% 7.03 3
3 8 DOUBLE SHOW 8.9% 11.27 13
4 5 ERNEST FEELING 8.3% 11.99 1
5 1 MASTER OF LUCK 8.3% 12.07 4
6 11 YOUNG SPARKLE 8.2% 12.15 9
7 9 INSPIRING CITY 7.1% 14.12 10
8 12 SUPER HORNET 5.2% 19.27 11
9 3 NOBLE ACE 5.1% 19.43 6
10 7 STAR OF YUEN LONG 3.5% 28.17 8
11 6 JOYFUL CHAMPION 2.4% 41.92 12
12 13 THIS IS CHARISMA 2.3% 42.91 5
13 4 STARSHIP EIGHTY 2.2% 45.48 7
VANTASTIC CHOICEFORTUNE MASTERDOUBLE SHOWERNEST FEELING — wonMASTER OF LUCKYOUNG SPARKLEINSPIRING CITYSUPER HORNETNOBLE ACESTAR OF YUEN LONGJOYFUL CHAMPIONTHIS IS CHARISMASTARSHIP EIGHTY

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

5 95.5

PLACE

2 13.5

5 26.5

10 31

QUINELLA

2,5 131.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,5 55

2,10 61

5,10 103.5

FORECAST

5,2 396

TIERCE

5,2,10 2,292

TRIO

2,5,10 237

FIRST 4

1,2,5,10 380

QUARTET

5,2,10,1 10,691

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE

8/2 52.5

8/5 616

3 PICK 1

A3

A2 35.5

A1