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Happy Valley · 2024-09-25

Race 5

Class 3 1650m Course C 12 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2024-09-25 was Class 3 over 1650m. NOBLE PURSUIT, ridden by H Bowman and trained by C Fownes, won by 1-1/4, with I CAN second and CHAIN OF GOLD third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 3.4 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.39.55
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 4 NOBLE PURSUIT Closed strongly TT 1.39.55 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · C Fownes 2 3.4 1-1/4
2 12 I CAN Closed strongly H/TT A Atzeni · P C Ng 11 5.4 1-1/4
3 6 CHAIN OF GOLD Closed strongly CP/H/TT K Teetan · W K Mo 3 5.9 1-1/2
4 11 RED MAJESTY B/TT M L Yeung · D A Hayes 6 14.0 2-1/2
5 9 GLORIOUS JOURNEY Closed strongly TT M Chadwick · F C Lor 7 22.0 2-3/4
6 3 SAMARKAND CP/TT Z Purton · D A Hayes 9 7.2 3
7 10 GREENWICH Led early TT M F Poon · P C Ng 10 12.0 3-3/4
8 7 SOLAR PARTNER TT C Y Ho · P F Yiu 8 26.0 4-1/2
9 2 HAMERON XB Y L Chung · K W Lui 1 17.0 4-1/2
10 5 IVY LEAGUE SR/XB/TT C L Chau · D J Whyte 4 12.0 6-1/4
11 1 CALIFORNIA VOCE Closed strongly TT B Avdulla · A S Cruz 12 33.0 8
12 8 EIGHTEEN PALMS B/TT H Bentley · C S Shum 5 35.0 25-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NOBLE PURSUIT2. I CAN+1.25L3. CHAIN OF GOLD+1.5L4. RED MAJESTY+2.5L5. GLORIOUS JOURNEY+2.75L6. SAMARKAND+3L7. GREENWICH+3.75L8. SOLAR PARTNER+4.5L9. HAMERON+4.5L10. IVY LEAGUE+6.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick CHAIN OF GOLD (23.7%) finished 3rd — the winner NOBLE PURSUIT 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 6 CHAIN OF GOLD 23.7% 4.22 3
2 4 NOBLE PURSUIT 16.4% 6.10 1
3 3 SAMARKAND 11.3% 8.87 6
4 2 HAMERON 10.8% 9.28 9
5 12 I CAN 7.0% 14.35 2
6 7 SOLAR PARTNER 6.0% 16.69 8
7 10 GREENWICH 5.6% 17.72 7
8 11 RED MAJESTY 5.4% 18.39 4
9 1 CALIFORNIA VOCE 5.4% 18.43 11
10 5 IVY LEAGUE 3.8% 26.26 10
11 9 GLORIOUS JOURNEY 2.8% 35.60 5
12 8 EIGHTEEN PALMS 1.8% 55.40 12
CHAIN OF GOLDNOBLE PURSUIT — wonSAMARKANDHAMERONI CANSOLAR PARTNERGREENWICHRED MAJESTYCALIFORNIA VOCEIVY LEAGUEGLORIOUS JOURNEYEIGHTEEN PALMS

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

4 34

PLACE

4 15

6 21

12 23

QUINELLA

4,12 116

QUINELLA PLACE

4,6 40

4,12 48

6,12 64.5

FORECAST

4,12 211

TIERCE

4,12,6 981

TRIO

4,6,12 199

FIRST 4

4,6,11,12 433

QUARTET

4,12,6,11 7,358

All pools (2 more)

1ST TREBLE

12/3/4 24,148

12/3/12 3,387

4TH DOUBLE

3/4 744.5

3/12 162