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Happy Valley · 2024-04-17 · 11:12

Race 2

Class 5 GOOD 1650m Course C 12 runners

Race 2 at Happy Valley on 2024-04-17 was Class 5 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. NORTHERN BEAST, ridden by H Bowman and trained by D J Hall, won by 3/4, with BIG TWO second and MEDIC ELITE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 2.2 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.40.89
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 NORTHERN BEAST Closed strongly 1.40.89 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · D J Hall 5 2.2 3/4
2 8 BIG TWO Closed strongly SR/XB/TT H Bentley · D J Whyte 6 8.8 3/4
3 6 MEDIC ELITE Closed strongly PC/TT Y L Chung · P C Ng 3 10.0 1-1/4
4 10 SMART BEAUTY Closed strongly B/H/TT Z Purton · A S Cruz 4 4.3 1-1/2
5 11 FOXHUNTER WAY M F Poon · K W Lui 2 14.0 2-1/2
6 2 MASTER OF LUCK Closed strongly TT B Avdulla · M Newnham 9 9.9 3-3/4
7 9 HAPPY HUNK Led early CP/TT K C Leung · K L Man 1 60.0 4-1/2
8 3 AMAZING BOY Closed strongly B/TT M Chadwick · C W Chang 11 29.0 5-1/2
9 7 YEABOI B-/TT L Ferraris · C H Yip 10 21.0 8-1/2
10 5 FORTUNE PRESIDENT Closed strongly B-/TT- L Hewitson · Y S Tsui 8 36.0 8-3/4
11 12 HANG'S CHOICE B/TT M L Yeung · W Y So 7 53.0 10-3/4
12 4 DIAMOND DIAMOND B/TT K Teetan · T P Yung 12 57.0 19-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NORTHERN BEAST2. BIG TWO+0.75L3. MEDIC ELITE+1.25L4. SMART BEAUTY+1.5L5. FOXHUNTER WAY+2.5L6. MASTER OF LUCK+3.75L7. HAPPY HUNK+4.5L8. AMAZING BOY+5.5L9. YEABOI+8.5L10. FORTUNE PRESIDENT+8.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2023-24
The model's top pick SMART BEAUTY (21.9%) finished 4th — the winner NORTHERN BEAST 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 10 SMART BEAUTY 21.9% 4.56 4
2 1 NORTHERN BEAST 15.9% 6.27 1
3 8 BIG TWO 15.6% 6.40 2
4 6 MEDIC ELITE 14.1% 7.08 3
5 2 MASTER OF LUCK 10.4% 9.57 6
6 11 FOXHUNTER WAY 6.1% 16.38 5
7 4 DIAMOND DIAMOND 5.1% 19.72 12
8 3 AMAZING BOY 3.2% 31.19 8
9 7 YEABOI 2.5% 40.69 9
10 5 FORTUNE PRESIDENT 2.4% 40.95 10
11 12 HANG'S CHOICE 1.4% 70.73 11
12 9 HAPPY HUNK 1.2% 82.13 7
SMART BEAUTYNORTHERN BEAST — wonBIG TWOMEDIC ELITEMASTER OF LUCKFOXHUNTER WAYDIAMOND DIAMONDAMAZING BOYYEABOIFORTUNE PRESIDENTHANG'S CHOICEHAPPY HUNK

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

1 22.5

PLACE

1 12

6 28

8 22.5

QUINELLA

1,8 89

QUINELLA PLACE

1,6 47.5

1,8 35

6,8 64

FORECAST

1,8 137

TIERCE

1,8,6 584

TRIO

1,6,8 106

FIRST 4

1,6,8,10 135

QUARTET

1,8,6,10 1,906

All pools (1 more)

1ST DOUBLE

5/1 73.5

5/8 57.5