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Sha Tin · 2024-04-28 · 13:29

Race 8

Group 1 YIELDING 2000m Course A 11 runners

Race 8 at Sha Tin on 2024-04-28 was Group 1 over 2000m, run on YIELDING going. ROMANTIC WARRIOR, ridden by J McDonald and trained by C S Shum, won by N, with PROGNOSIS second and NORTH BRIDGE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 1.9 favourite.

Result

Official · 2.01.02
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR Closed strongly TT 2.01.02 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J McDonald · C S Shum 10 1.9 N
2 4 PROGNOSIS Closed strongly H Y Kawada · M Nakauchida 5 5.4 N
3 9 NORTH BRIDGE Led early Y Iwata · T Okumura 3 104.0 2-1/4
4 10 HAPPY TOGETHER Closed strongly H/TT A Badel · F C Lor 7 74.0 3
5 3 HISHI IGUAZU XB D Lane · N Hori 1 16.0 3-1/4
6 8 FIVE G PATCH Closed strongly TT B Avdulla · A S Cruz 8 54.0 3-1/2
7 2 DUBAI HONOUR XB/TT T Marquand · W J Haggas 9 13.0 4
8 11 MASSIVE SOVEREIGN Z Purton · C H Yip 2 3.9 8-1/4
9 7 NIMBLE NIMBUS V/TT A Atzeni · P F Yiu 11 52.0 17-3/4
10 5 STRAIGHT ARRON C Y Ho · C Fownes 6 24.0 22
11 6 SWORD POINT CP K C Leung · F C Lor 4 118.0 37-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ROMANTIC WARRIOR2. PROGNOSIS+0.05L3. NORTH BRIDGE+2.25L4. HAPPY TOGETHER+3L5. HISHI IGUAZU+3.25L6. FIVE G PATCH+3.5L7. DUBAI HONOUR+4L8. MASSIVE SOVEREIGN+8.25L9. NIMBLE NIMBUS+17.75L10. STRAIGHT ARRON+22L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2023-24
The model's top pick MASSIVE SOVEREIGN (27.8%) finished 8th — the winner ROMANTIC WARRIOR 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 11 MASSIVE SOVEREIGN 27.8% 3.60 8
2 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR 22.2% 4.50 1
3 3 HISHI IGUAZU 9.5% 10.51 5
4 4 PROGNOSIS 8.6% 11.65 2
5 9 NORTH BRIDGE 6.2% 16.14 3
6 2 DUBAI HONOUR 6.0% 16.78 7
7 5 STRAIGHT ARRON 5.8% 17.18 10
8 10 HAPPY TOGETHER 4.6% 21.97 4
9 7 NIMBLE NIMBUS 4.2% 23.93 9
10 8 FIVE G PATCH 3.8% 26.28 6
11 6 SWORD POINT 1.4% 70.25 11
MASSIVE SOVEREIGNROMANTIC WARRIOR — wonHISHI IGUAZUPROGNOSISNORTH BRIDGEDUBAI HONOURSTRAIGHT ARRONHAPPY TOGETHERNIMBLE NIMBUSFIVE G PATCHSWORD POINT

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 19

PLACE

1 11.5

4 16.5

9 151

QUINELLA

1,4 47.5

QUINELLA PLACE

1,4 21.5

1,9 258

4,9 520

FORECAST

1,4 78

TIERCE

1,4,9 3,517

TRIO

1,4,9 1,382

FIRST 4

1,4,9,10 8,009

QUARTET

1,4,9,10 69,392

All pools (2 more)

4TH DOUBLE TRIO

2,3,10/1,4,9 722,838

7TH DOUBLE

3/1 536.5

3/4 258.5