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Sha Tin · 2024-09-28

Race 5

Class 4 1400m Course C 12 runners

Race 5 at Sha Tin on 2024-09-28 was Class 4 over 1400m. FIGHTING MACHINE, ridden by Z Purton and trained by P C Ng, won by 1, with AFFIRM second and MR ENERGIA third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 2.6 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.21.81
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 FIGHTING MACHINE Closed strongly SR/B1 1.21.81 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · P C Ng 5 2.6 1
2 12 AFFIRM Led early CP1/TT M F Poon · P F Yiu 9 5.1 1
3 7 MR ENERGIA Closed strongly B H Bentley · D J Hall 10 5.5 1-1/4
4 10 FOXHUNTER KING CP/TT M L Yeung · K W Lui 3 82.0 2-1/4
5 11 TAKE ACTION Closed strongly A Badel · J Size 8 10.0 3-1/2
6 6 CALIFORNIA BANNER Closed strongly CP/TT Y L Chung · W K Mo 11 44.0 4-1/4
7 9 FOOLISH HEART V/TT2 B Thompson · C W Chang 1 8.0 4-1/2
8 1 MAJESTIC COLOUR B/TT K C Leung · D A Hayes 7 33.0 6-1/4
9 8 CHAMPION METHOD B-/TT C Y Ho · C S Shum 4 10.0 6-1/2
10 4 LEEDOX TT A Atzeni · W Y So 6 29.0 7-1/4
11 5 ACE POWER B/TT B Avdulla · D J Whyte 2 54.0 8-1/4
12 3 VIVA GRACIOUSNESS TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz 12 51.0 8-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. FIGHTING MACHINE2. AFFIRM+1L3. MR ENERGIA+1.25L4. FOXHUNTER KING+2.25L5. TAKE ACTION+3.5L6. CALIFORNIA BANNER+4.25L7. FOOLISH HEART+4.5L8. MAJESTIC COLOUR+6.25L9. CHAMPION METHOD+6.5L10. LEEDOX+7.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick FIGHTING MACHINE (33.7%) 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 2 FIGHTING MACHINE 33.7% 2.97 1
2 12 AFFIRM 13.8% 7.25 2
3 7 MR ENERGIA 10.4% 9.57 3
4 9 FOOLISH HEART 8.1% 12.39 7
5 8 CHAMPION METHOD 7.3% 13.68 9
6 11 TAKE ACTION 5.9% 17.00 5
7 3 VIVA GRACIOUSNESS 5.3% 18.81 12
8 6 CALIFORNIA BANNER 4.5% 22.14 6
9 4 LEEDOX 4.0% 25.18 10
10 1 MAJESTIC COLOUR 3.4% 29.13 8
11 5 ACE POWER 2.4% 41.78 11
12 10 FOXHUNTER KING 1.2% 84.77 4
FIGHTING MACHINE — wonAFFIRMMR ENERGIAFOOLISH HEARTCHAMPION METHODTAKE ACTIONVIVA GRACIOUSNESSCALIFORNIA BANNERLEEDOXMAJESTIC COLOURACE POWERFOXHUNTER KING

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

2 26

PLACE

2 13

7 20.5

12 18

QUINELLA

2,12 63

QUINELLA PLACE

2,7 42.5

2,12 28.5

7,12 67

FORECAST

2,12 117

TIERCE

2,12,7 553

TRIO

2,7,12 137

FIRST 4

2,7,10,12 1,427

QUARTET

2,12,7,10 17,341

All pools (2 more)

1ST TREBLE

5/11/2 1,533

5/11/12 465

4TH DOUBLE

11/2 606

11/12 177