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Happy Valley · 2024-10-16 · 12:45

Race 4

Class 4 1200m Course B 12 runners

Race 4 at Happy Valley on 2024-10-16 was Class 4 over 1200m. COLONEL, ridden by L Ferraris and trained by M Newnham, won by 1/2, with EMBRACES second and GOLDEN LUCK third. The 2.7 favourite SHINKANSEN finished 4th.

Result

Official · 1.09.59
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 10 COLONEL B 1.09.59 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) L Ferraris · M Newnham 7 13.0 1/2
2 5 EMBRACES TT Z Purton · J Richards 4 3.5 1/2
3 2 GOLDEN LUCK XB/TT L Hewitson · K L Man 2 10.0 3/4
4 11 SHINKANSEN H/SR/TT K Teetan · D J Whyte 1 2.7 1-3/4
5 8 CHAMPION METHOD TT A Atzeni · C S Shum 6 8.4 2
6 3 JOY COMING B/TT C Y Ho · K W Lui 5 11.0 3-1/4
7 12 CIRCUIT TEN H/P/TT B Thompson · W Y So 8 55.0 3-1/2
8 6 GLORY CLOUD TT H Bowman · C Fownes 12 7.8 4-1/2
9 1 EXCELLENT PEERS H/XB M Chadwick · F C Lor 11 36.0 5-1/2
10 4 CIRCUS REEL B Avdulla · D J Hall 10 109.0 6-3/4
11 7 SUPER TREASURE CP Y L Chung · C W Chang 9 234.0 9-1/4
12 9 SEA AIR LEGEND H1 H T Mo · Y S Tsui 3 183.0 9-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. COLONEL2. EMBRACES+0.5L3. GOLDEN LUCK+0.75L4. SHINKANSEN+1.75L5. CHAMPION METHOD+2L6. JOY COMING+3.25L7. CIRCUIT TEN+3.5L8. GLORY CLOUD+4.5L9. EXCELLENT PEERS+5.5L10. CIRCUS REEL+6.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick EMBRACES (26.5%) finished 2nd — the winner COLONEL was rated #8. 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 5 EMBRACES 26.5% 3.77 2
2 6 GLORY CLOUD 18.9% 5.29 8
3 11 SHINKANSEN 15.9% 6.29 4
4 2 GOLDEN LUCK 13.0% 7.67 3
5 8 CHAMPION METHOD 8.0% 12.47 5
6 3 JOY COMING 7.3% 13.78 6
7 1 EXCELLENT PEERS 3.4% 29.04 9
8 10 COLONEL 3.0% 33.08 1
9 4 CIRCUS REEL 1.4% 71.63 10
10 9 SEA AIR LEGEND 1.0% 104.88 12
11 12 CIRCUIT TEN 0.9% 109.27 7
12 7 SUPER TREASURE 0.7% 153.72 11
EMBRACESGLORY CLOUDSHINKANSENGOLDEN LUCKCHAMPION METHODJOY COMINGEXCELLENT PEERSCOLONEL — wonCIRCUS REELSEA AIR LEGENDCIRCUIT TENSUPER TREASURE

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

10 139

PLACE

2 25.5

5 15

10 41

QUINELLA

5,10 235.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,5 61

2,10 150.5

5,10 82

FORECAST

10,5 687

TIERCE

10,5,2 4,841

TRIO

2,5,10 586

FIRST 4

2,5,10,11 223

QUARTET

10,5,2,11 8,799

All pools (2 more)

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

4,6,8/2,5,10 11,412

3RD DOUBLE

4/5 52

4/10 1,287.5