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Happy Valley · 2023-12-20 · 13:15

Race 5

Class 2 GOOD 1650m Course C 8 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2023-12-20 was Class 2 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. HAPPY TOGETHER, ridden by A Badel and trained by F C Lor, won by 3/4, with GALAXY WITNESS second and CHILL CHIBI third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 1.8 favourite CHILL CHIBI finished 3rd.

Result

Official · 1.41.23
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 7 HAPPY TOGETHER Closed strongly H/TT 1.41.23 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Badel · F C Lor 5 8.3 3/4
2 8 GALAXY WITNESS Closed strongly C Y Ho · C Fownes 7 8.2 3/4
3 6 CHILL CHIBI TT C L Chau · C S Shum 8 1.8 2
4 3 SPIRITED EXPRESS Closed strongly B/TT J McDonald · P F Yiu 4 12.0 2-1/2
5 2 DROMBEG BANNER Led early A Atzeni · P C Ng 3 8.9 3
6 5 FIND MY LOVE Closed strongly H/TT M L Yeung · K L Man 6 22.0 3-1/4
7 4 RISING FROM ASHES B/TT L Hewitson · K W Lui 2 6.7 3-1/4
8 1 KEEFY TT K C Leung · F C Lor 1 32.0 3-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. HAPPY TOGETHER2. GALAXY WITNESS+0.75L3. CHILL CHIBI+2L4. SPIRITED EXPRESS+2.5L5. DROMBEG BANNER+3L6. FIND MY LOVE+3.25L7. RISING FROM ASHES+3.25L8. KEEFY+3.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2023-24
The model's top pick CHILL CHIBI (42.8%) finished 3rd — the winner HAPPY TOGETHER 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 6 CHILL CHIBI 42.8% 2.34 3
2 7 HAPPY TOGETHER 15.8% 6.32 1
3 2 DROMBEG BANNER 14.4% 6.94 5
4 8 GALAXY WITNESS 10.3% 9.75 2
5 4 RISING FROM ASHES 8.7% 11.53 7
6 3 SPIRITED EXPRESS 3.6% 28.11 4
7 5 FIND MY LOVE 2.7% 37.05 6
8 1 KEEFY 1.8% 56.40 8
CHILL CHIBIHAPPY TOGETHER — wonDROMBEG BANNERGALAXY WITNESSRISING FROM ASHESSPIRITED EXPRESSFIND MY LOVEKEEFY

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 83.5

PLACE

6 11

7 17.5

8 21.5

QUINELLA

7,8 279

QUINELLA PLACE

6,7 25

6,8 26

7,8 62.5

FORECAST

7,8 546

TIERCE

7,8,6 1,086

TRIO

6,7,8 104

FIRST 4

3,6,7,8 162

QUARTET

7,8,6,3 7,679

All pools (2 more)

1ST TREBLE

8/11/7 5,073

8/11/8 1,637

4TH DOUBLE

11/7 1,424.5

11/8 387