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Sha Tin · 2024-11-17 · 08:45

Race 9

Group 2 2000m Course B+2 11 runners

Race 9 at Sha Tin on 2024-11-17 was Group 2 over 2000m. ROMANTIC WARRIOR, ridden by J McDonald and trained by C S Shum, won by 4-1/4, with KA YING GENERATION second and NIMBLE NIMBUS third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 1.1 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.59.70
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR Closed strongly TT 1.59.70 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J McDonald · C S Shum 1 1.1 4-1/4
2 7 KA YING GENERATION PC A Atzeni · P C Ng 3 33.0 4-1/4
3 2 NIMBLE NIMBUS Closed strongly V/TT C L Chau · P F Yiu 4 68.0 4-1/2
4 8 ENSUED Closed strongly K Teetan · J Size 11 11.0 4-1/2
5 4 ENCOUNTERED Closed strongly B H Bowman · D J Hall 6 34.0 5
6 9 MONEY CATCHER B M F Poon · F C Lor 2 137.0 5-3/4
7 5 LA CITY BLANCHE Closed strongly TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz 5 38.0 6
8 3 FIVE G PATCH Closed strongly TT B Avdulla · A S Cruz 9 18.0 6-1/4
9 6 SWORD POINT Led early CP K C Leung · F C Lor 10 57.0 10-3/4
10 10 AWESOME FLUKE P/TT L Ferraris · P F Yiu 7 76.0 11-3/4
11 11 WINNING DRAGON TT A Badel · A S Cruz 8 84.0 14-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ROMANTIC WARRIOR2. KA YING GENERATION+4.25L3. NIMBLE NIMBUS+4.5L4. ENSUED+4.5L5. ENCOUNTERED+5L6. MONEY CATCHER+5.75L7. LA CITY BLANCHE+6L8. FIVE G PATCH+6.25L9. SWORD POINT+10.75L10. AWESOME FLUKE+11.75L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick ROMANTIC WARRIOR (51.1%) 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 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR 51.1% 1.96 1
2 8 ENSUED 9.6% 10.46 4
3 10 AWESOME FLUKE 5.9% 17.08 10
4 4 ENCOUNTERED 5.8% 17.10 5
5 6 SWORD POINT 5.3% 18.84 9
6 2 NIMBLE NIMBUS 4.9% 20.35 3
7 11 WINNING DRAGON 4.9% 20.55 11
8 7 KA YING GENERATION 4.7% 21.40 2
9 3 FIVE G PATCH 3.3% 30.36 8
10 5 LA CITY BLANCHE 2.8% 35.26 7
11 9 MONEY CATCHER 1.8% 56.04 6
ROMANTIC WARRIOR — wonENSUEDAWESOME FLUKEENCOUNTEREDSWORD POINTNIMBLE NIMBUSWINNING DRAGONKA YING GENERATIONFIVE G PATCHLA CITY BLANCHEMONEY CATCHER

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

1 11

PLACE

1 10.1

2 53.5

7 38

QUINELLA

1,7 97

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 76.5

1,7 45.5

2,7 538.5

FORECAST

1,7 94

TIERCE

1,7,2 1,113

TRIO

1,2,7 549

FIRST 4

1,2,7,8 463

QUARTET

1,7,2,8 4,875

All pools (2 more)

4TH DOUBLE TRIO

1,5,9/1,2,7 3,358

8TH DOUBLE

1/1 58.5

1/7 176.5