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Happy Valley · 2024-09-18

Race 1

Class 4 1200m Course B 9 runners

Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2024-09-18 was Class 4 over 1200m. PERFECT GENERAL, ridden by H Bowman and trained by C Fownes, won by N, with CHATEAUNEUF second and SHINKANSEN third. The 2.3 favourite CHATEAUNEUF finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.09.56
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 PERFECT GENERAL TT 1.09.56 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · C Fownes 5 4.5 N
2 2 CHATEAUNEUF B1/TT Z Purton · D A Hayes 1 2.3 N
3 8 SHINKANSEN H/SR/TT M Chadwick · D J Whyte 4 20.0 2-3/4
4 7 GIMME FIVE K Teetan · F C Lor 6 12.0 3-3/4
5 6 TELECOM POWER B K De Melo · Y S Tsui 8 137.0 4-3/4
6 1 HAPPY DAY B/TT C Y Ho · J Richards 2 21.0 4-3/4
7 4 JUDY'S GREAT TT Y L Chung · C S Shum 7 58.0 4-3/4
8 9 YODA'S CHOICE CP/TT M F Poon · P C Ng 9 28.0 5-3/4
9 3 GIANT LEAP B A Hamelin · P F Yiu 3 3.0 8

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. PERFECT GENERAL2. CHATEAUNEUF+0.05L3. SHINKANSEN+2.75L4. GIMME FIVE+3.75L5. TELECOM POWER+4.75L6. HAPPY DAY+4.75L7. JUDY'S GREAT+4.75L8. YODA'S CHOICE+5.75L9. GIANT LEAP+8L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick CHATEAUNEUF (34.4%) finished 2nd — the winner PERFECT GENERAL was rated #3. 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 CHATEAUNEUF 34.4% 2.91 2
2 3 GIANT LEAP 21.1% 4.74 9
3 5 PERFECT GENERAL 18.6% 5.37 1
4 8 SHINKANSEN 7.3% 13.68 3
5 7 GIMME FIVE 6.4% 15.73 4
6 1 HAPPY DAY 4.8% 20.71 6
7 9 YODA'S CHOICE 4.0% 24.80 8
8 4 JUDY'S GREAT 2.0% 49.26 7
9 6 TELECOM POWER 1.3% 76.75 5
CHATEAUNEUFGIANT LEAPPERFECT GENERAL — wonSHINKANSENGIMME FIVEHAPPY DAYYODA'S CHOICEJUDY'S GREATTELECOM POWER

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 45

PLACE

2 10.5

5 16

8 33

QUINELLA

2,5 53

QUINELLA PLACE

2,5 21.5

2,8 63.5

5,8 106

FORECAST

5,2 125

TIERCE

5,2,8 1,005

TRIO

2,5,8 249

FIRST 4

2,5,7,8 365

QUARTET

5,2,8,7 6,148