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Sha Tin · 2024-01-07 · 06:35

Race 4

Class 4 GOOD 1800m Course B+2 14 runners

Race 4 at Sha Tin on 2024-01-07 was Class 4 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. SPECIAL HEDGE, ridden by C L Chau and trained by T P Yung, won by HD, with SUPER CONTENTED second and FOREVER FOLKS third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.1 favourite MISTER DAPPER finished 4th.

Result

Official · 1.48.13
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 12 SPECIAL HEDGE Closed strongly B/TT 1.48.13 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) C L Chau · T P Yung 1 9.3 HD
2 14 SUPER CONTENTED Led early TT K De Melo · C Fownes 9 13.0 HD
3 9 FOREVER FOLKS B A Hamelin · C W Chang 8 27.0 1-3/4
4 2 MISTER DAPPER Closed strongly H/SR/XB H Bowman · D J Whyte 2 3.1 1-3/4
5 10 JUBILATION Closed strongly V K Teetan · W Y So 4 3.7 2-3/4
6 11 SHARPEN BRIGHT Closed strongly B1/XB1 B Avdulla · D J Hall 3 9.6 3-3/4
7 1 DARCI JOY Closed strongly B/TT E C W Wong · P F Yiu 11 15.0 4-1/4
8 3 PEGASUS GENERAL Closed strongly V M Chadwick · K H Ting 13 18.0 4-1/4
9 4 SUPER HONG KONG B-/V1/TT H Bentley · K L Man 10 49.0 5-1/2
10 7 PAKISTAN FRIEND TT A Atzeni · W Y So 6 25.0 5-3/4
11 6 SERANGOON Closed strongly CP/TT L Hewitson · A S Cruz 14 31.0 6-3/4
12 5 ROMANTIC FANTASY B1/TT1 A Badel · C S Shum 7 114.0 7-3/4
13 13 VINCY SR/TT Y L Chung · C H Yip 5 39.0 8
14 8 READY PLAYER ONE V-/XB/B2/TT C Y Ho · J Richards 12 18.0 10

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SPECIAL HEDGE2. SUPER CONTENTED+0.2L3. FOREVER FOLKS+1.75L4. MISTER DAPPER+1.75L5. JUBILATION+2.75L6. SHARPEN BRIGHT+3.75L7. DARCI JOY+4.25L8. PEGASUS GENERAL+4.25L9. SUPER HONG KONG+5.5L10. PAKISTAN FRIEND+5.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2023-24
The model's top pick MISTER DAPPER (17.9%) finished 4th — the winner SPECIAL HEDGE 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 MISTER DAPPER 17.9% 5.59 4
2 10 JUBILATION 15.6% 6.42 5
3 5 ROMANTIC FANTASY 9.2% 10.91 12
4 12 SPECIAL HEDGE 7.9% 12.71 1
5 11 SHARPEN BRIGHT 7.1% 14.11 6
6 8 READY PLAYER ONE 6.4% 15.72 14
7 3 PEGASUS GENERAL 6.0% 16.57 8
8 14 SUPER CONTENTED 6.0% 16.78 2
9 1 DARCI JOY 5.8% 17.21 7
10 7 PAKISTAN FRIEND 4.7% 21.34 10
11 6 SERANGOON 4.3% 23.17 11
12 13 VINCY 4.0% 25.14 13
13 4 SUPER HONG KONG 3.0% 33.79 9
14 9 FOREVER FOLKS 2.3% 43.66 3
MISTER DAPPERJUBILATIONROMANTIC FANTASYSPECIAL HEDGE — wonSHARPEN BRIGHTREADY PLAYER ONEPEGASUS GENERALSUPER CONTENTEDDARCI JOYPAKISTAN FRIENDSERANGOONVINCYSUPER HONG KONGFOREVER FOLKS

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

12 93

PLACE

9 57

12 32

14 31.5

QUINELLA

12,14 533

QUINELLA PLACE

9,12 350

9,14 382

12,14 173

FORECAST

12,14 1,008

TIERCE

12,14,9 20,162

TRIO

9,12,14 3,195

FIRST 4

2,9,12,14 1,954

QUARTET

12,14,9,2 60,837

All pools (2 more)

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

2,4,5/9,12,14 214,151

3RD DOUBLE

2/12 361

2/14 74.5