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Happy Valley · 2024-01-17 · 11:15

Race 1

Class 5 GOOD 1800m Course C 11 runners

Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2024-01-17 was Class 5 over 1800m, run on GOOD going. SUNNY BABY, ridden by Z Purton and trained by D A Hayes, won by SH, with DIAMOND WINNER second and TURTLE AGAIN third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.7 favourite TURTLE AGAIN finished 3rd.

Result

Official · 1.51.19
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 SUNNY BABY Closed strongly 1.51.19 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · D A Hayes 3 5.7 SH
2 10 DIAMOND WINNER Closed strongly H A Hamelin · J Size 6 10.0 SH
3 2 TURTLE AGAIN B/TT K C Leung · T P Yung 1 2.7 SH
4 7 COLOURFUL BARON B/TT L Hewitson · J Richards 7 6.6 1/2
5 8 HAPPY HERO Closed strongly B-/CP1 B Avdulla · M Newnham 5 17.0 1
6 12 FOXHUNTER WAY Closed strongly C Y Ho · K W Lui 4 8.5 1-1/4
7 6 UNITED ENDEAVORS H/TT M L Yeung · W Y So 2 10.0 2
8 11 VIVA A LA Led early B/H2/TT M F Poon · K L Man 10 34.0 2-1/2
9 9 FORTUNE TRIPLE Closed strongly M Chadwick · Y S Tsui 11 24.0 3
10 1 CLASSIC ARCHI B/TT H Bentley · D J Whyte 8 21.0 10-1/4
11 4 CIRCUIT ELITE B/TT K De Melo · W K Mo 9 34.0 11-1/2
0 M M NEBULA Z Purton · P C Ng
3 AI ONE L Ferraris · K H Ting

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. SUNNY BABY2. DIAMOND WINNER+0.1L3. TURTLE AGAIN+0.1L4. COLOURFUL BARON+0.5L5. HAPPY HERO+1L6. FOXHUNTER WAY+1.25L7. UNITED ENDEAVORS+2L8. VIVA A LA+2.5L9. FORTUNE TRIPLE+3L10. CLASSIC ARCHI+10.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2023-24
The model's top pick SUNNY BABY (24.0%) 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 5 SUNNY BABY 24.0% 4.17 1
2 2 TURTLE AGAIN 17.9% 5.58 3
3 7 COLOURFUL BARON 13.4% 7.48 4
4 10 DIAMOND WINNER 8.1% 12.34 2
5 11 VIVA A LA 6.5% 15.29 8
6 8 HAPPY HERO 6.4% 15.56 5
7 6 UNITED ENDEAVORS 6.1% 16.38 7
8 12 FOXHUNTER WAY 5.8% 17.30 6
9 1 CLASSIC ARCHI 4.9% 20.38 10
10 9 FORTUNE TRIPLE 4.5% 22.30 9
11 4 CIRCUIT ELITE 2.4% 41.90 11
SUNNY BABY — wonTURTLE AGAINCOLOURFUL BARONDIAMOND WINNERVIVA A LAHAPPY HEROUNITED ENDEAVORSFOXHUNTER WAYCLASSIC ARCHIFORTUNE TRIPLECIRCUIT ELITE

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 57

PLACE

2 14

5 16.5

10 27

QUINELLA

5,10 284.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,5 34

2,10 57.5

5,10 89

FORECAST

5,10 529

TIERCE

5,10,2 1,648

TRIO

2,5,10 189

FIRST 4

2,5,7,10 241

QUARTET

5,10,2,7 7,393