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Happy Valley · 2024-11-06

Race 4

Class 4 1650m Course A 12 runners

Race 4 at Happy Valley on 2024-11-06 was Class 4 over 1650m. PRINCE ALEX, ridden by H Bentley and trained by D J Whyte, won by N, with SURE JOYFUL second and NORTHERN BEAST third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 4.0 favourite GALVANIC finished 8th.

Result

Official · 1.40.21
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 10 PRINCE ALEX Closed strongly CP/XB/TT 1.40.21 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bentley · D J Whyte 5 8.9 N
2 3 SURE JOYFUL Closed strongly TT M Chadwick · P F Yiu 10 10.0 N
3 2 NORTHERN BEAST Closed strongly Z Purton · D J Hall 1 7.6 1-1/2
4 5 WAH MAY WAI WAI Led early Y L Chung · A S Cruz 3 67.0 2
5 8 TO INFINITY Closed strongly B/TT B Avdulla · J Richards 11 29.0 3
6 6 KIMBERLEY Closed strongly B/TT H Bowman · C S Shum 4 6.1 3-1/4
7 7 APOLAR FIGHTER CP/TT C Y Ho · D Eustace 8 7.6 4
8 1 GALVANIC TT E C W Wong · C Fownes 2 4.0 4-3/4
9 4 DEVILDOM Closed strongly B L Hewitson · T P Yung 7 55.0 6-1/4
10 9 SMILING EMPEROR Closed strongly B L Ferraris · K H Ting 9 71.0 7-1/4
11 11 GALLANT CROWN CP/TT K Teetan · D A Hayes 6 4.1 7-3/4
12 12 LORD OF THE ROSE M L Yeung · W Y So 12 134.0 14
0 POCHETTINO · J Size

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. PRINCE ALEX2. SURE JOYFUL+0.05L3. NORTHERN BEAST+1.5L4. WAH MAY WAI WAI+2L5. TO INFINITY+3L6. KIMBERLEY+3.25L7. APOLAR FIGHTER+4L8. GALVANIC+4.75L9. DEVILDOM+6.25L10. SMILING EMPEROR+7.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick NORTHERN BEAST (29.0%) finished 3rd — the winner PRINCE ALEX was rated #4. 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 NORTHERN BEAST 29.0% 3.45 3
2 1 GALVANIC 13.4% 7.46 8
3 3 SURE JOYFUL 12.3% 8.12 2
4 10 PRINCE ALEX 10.0% 9.99 1
5 11 GALLANT CROWN 9.5% 10.53 11
6 6 KIMBERLEY 9.0% 11.05 6
7 4 DEVILDOM 3.9% 25.62 9
8 7 APOLAR FIGHTER 3.6% 27.77 7
9 9 SMILING EMPEROR 3.4% 29.26 10
10 8 TO INFINITY 3.3% 30.77 5
11 5 WAH MAY WAI WAI 1.8% 57.11 4
12 12 LORD OF THE ROSE 0.8% 120.62 12
NORTHERN BEASTGALVANICSURE JOYFULPRINCE ALEX — wonGALLANT CROWNKIMBERLEYDEVILDOMAPOLAR FIGHTERSMILING EMPERORTO INFINITYWAH MAY WAI WAILORD OF THE ROSE

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 89

PLACE

2 25

3 26

10 24.5

QUINELLA

3,10 352.5

QUINELLA PLACE

2,3 112

2,10 96.5

3,10 101

FORECAST

10,3 691

TIERCE

10,3,2 4,392

TRIO

2,3,10 572

FIRST 4

2,3,5,10 6,672

QUARTET

10,3,2,5 145,777

All pools (1 more)

3RD DOUBLE

3/3 176.5

3/10 1,073.5