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Sha Tin · 2023-12-17 · 06:40

Race 4

Class 5 GOOD 1800m Course B 13 runners

Race 4 at Sha Tin on 2023-12-17 was Class 5 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. COLOURFUL BARON, ridden by L Hewitson and trained by J Richards, won by N, with TURTLE AGAIN second and DIAMOND WINNER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 6.0 favourite TURTLE AGAIN finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.49.41
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 7 COLOURFUL BARON Closed strongly B/TT 1.49.41 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) L Hewitson · J Richards 2 7.5 N
2 2 TURTLE AGAIN Closed strongly B/TT K C Leung · T P Yung 9 6.0 N
3 9 DIAMOND WINNER Closed strongly H A Hamelin · J Size 13 22.0 3
4 13 GOLDEN FAIRY B- M L Yeung · W Y So 1 11.0 4
5 10 JOYFUL CHAMPION Closed strongly TT H T Mo · C W Chang 6 10.0 4-1/4
6 8 LOYAL AMBITION Closed strongly C Y Ho · C Fownes 10 20.0 4-1/4
7 12 SMART BEAUTY B/H/TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 3 12.0 5-3/4
8 3 HAPPY HERO B J McDonald · M Newnham 8 6.0 6-3/4
9 11 GREEN LASER Closed strongly B-/PC1/TT A Atzeni · W Y So 12 32.0 7-3/4
10 1 CLASSIC ARCHI B/TT L Ferraris · D J Whyte 7 9.9 8
11 4 COPARTNER ERA B K Teetan · W Y So 4 7.6 8-1/4
12 5 GOLD STERLING TT A Badel · C H Yip 5 10.0 26-1/2
13 6 FAITHFUL TRINITY Led early B/TT K De Melo · W Y So 11 35.0 29

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. COLOURFUL BARON2. TURTLE AGAIN+0.05L3. DIAMOND WINNER+3L4. GOLDEN FAIRY+4L5. JOYFUL CHAMPION+4.25L6. LOYAL AMBITION+4.25L7. SMART BEAUTY+5.75L8. HAPPY HERO+6.75L9. GREEN LASER+7.75L10. CLASSIC ARCHI+8L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2023-24
The model's top pick COLOURFUL BARON (16.8%) won this race. 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 7 COLOURFUL BARON 16.8% 5.96 1
2 1 CLASSIC ARCHI 14.6% 6.87 10
3 3 HAPPY HERO 10.7% 9.36 8
4 12 SMART BEAUTY 9.7% 10.34 7
5 2 TURTLE AGAIN 7.5% 13.27 2
6 10 JOYFUL CHAMPION 7.4% 13.60 5
7 5 GOLD STERLING 7.1% 14.06 12
8 8 LOYAL AMBITION 6.7% 14.83 6
9 4 COPARTNER ERA 6.4% 15.54 11
10 11 GREEN LASER 5.4% 18.62 9
11 6 FAITHFUL TRINITY 3.3% 30.19 13
12 9 DIAMOND WINNER 2.2% 44.85 3
13 13 GOLDEN FAIRY 2.2% 45.02 4
COLOURFUL BARON — wonCLASSIC ARCHIHAPPY HEROSMART BEAUTYTURTLE AGAINJOYFUL CHAMPIONGOLD STERLINGLOYAL AMBITIONCOPARTNER ERAGREEN LASERFAITHFUL TRINITYDIAMOND WINNERGOLDEN FAIRY

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

7 75.5

PLACE

2 24.5

7 28

9 69.5

QUINELLA

2,7 346.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,7 124.5

2,9 212.5

7,9 408

FORECAST

7,2 707

TIERCE

7,2,9 12,734

TRIO

2,7,9 1,809

FIRST 4

2,7,9,13 11,014

QUARTET

7,2,9,13 231,418

All pools (2 more)

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

9,11,14/2,7,9 225,203

3RD DOUBLE

9/2 90

9/7 774.5