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Sha Tin · 2024-12-01 · 08:45

Race 8

Class 3 1650m 13 runners

Race 8 at Sha Tin on 2024-12-01 was Class 3 over 1650m. TALENTS AMBITION, ridden by H Bowman and trained by M Newnham, won by 1/2, with FIGHTING MACHINE second and PERFECT TEAM third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 3.7 favourite.

Result

Official · 1.38.24
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 5 TALENTS AMBITION Closed strongly B/XB 1.38.24 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) H Bowman · M Newnham 11 3.7 1/2
2 6 FIGHTING MACHINE Closed strongly B/SR Z Purton · P C Ng 4 3.9 1/2
3 4 PERFECT TEAM Closed strongly P/TT J McDonald · C Fownes 10 11.0 3
4 7 WINNING STEPS Closed strongly H/PC A Atzeni · P C Ng 13 27.0 3
5 2 APACHE PASS B-/CP2 L Ferraris · D Eustace 1 20.0 3-3/4
6 1 SUPREME AGILITY Closed strongly SR/TT M F Poon · P C Ng 8 14.0 4-1/2
7 10 JOLLY RULER TT A Hamelin · P F Yiu 6 10.0 4-1/2
8 8 MUST GO E/PC/TT B Avdulla · J Size 7 7.3 5-1/4
9 9 YOUNG BRILLIANT B C L Chau · C H Yip 2 37.0 7
10 12 THESIS TT A Badel · Y S Tsui 5 46.0 7-1/4
11 3 FRANTANCK TT L Hewitson · P C Ng 12 12.0 9-3/4
12 13 FUN TOGETHER Led early CP/TT M Chadwick · T P Yung 3 14.0 10-3/4
13 11 RED MAJESTY B/TT M L Yeung · D A Hayes 9 88.0 18

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. TALENTS AMBITION2. FIGHTING MACHINE+0.5L3. PERFECT TEAM+3L4. WINNING STEPS+3L5. APACHE PASS+3.75L6. SUPREME AGILITY+4.5L7. JOLLY RULER+4.5L8. MUST GO+5.25L9. YOUNG BRILLIANT+7L10. THESIS+7.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick FIGHTING MACHINE (25.5%) finished 2nd — the winner TALENTS AMBITION 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 FIGHTING MACHINE 25.5% 3.92 2
2 5 TALENTS AMBITION 20.3% 4.93 1
3 8 MUST GO 10.9% 9.17 8
4 1 SUPREME AGILITY 6.3% 15.94 6
5 10 JOLLY RULER 5.9% 17.07 7
6 4 PERFECT TEAM 5.9% 17.09 3
7 2 APACHE PASS 5.5% 18.23 5
8 7 WINNING STEPS 4.8% 20.92 4
9 9 YOUNG BRILLIANT 4.0% 24.79 9
10 13 FUN TOGETHER 2.9% 34.40 12
11 3 FRANTANCK 2.9% 35.06 11
12 12 THESIS 2.8% 35.48 10
13 11 RED MAJESTY 2.4% 40.96 13
FIGHTING MACHINETALENTS AMBITION — wonMUST GOSUPREME AGILITYJOLLY RULERPERFECT TEAMAPACHE PASSWINNING STEPSYOUNG BRILLIANTFUN TOGETHERFRANTANCKTHESISRED MAJESTY

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

5 37.5

PLACE

4 32

5 16

6 16.5

QUINELLA

5,6 73

QUINELLA PLACE

4,5 71.5

4,6 69.5

5,6 32

FORECAST

5,6 126

TIERCE

5,6,4 558

TRIO

4,5,6 116

FIRST 4

4,5,6,7 733

QUARTET

5,6,4,7 9,499

All pools (2 more)

4TH DOUBLE TRIO

6,11,12/4,5,6 17,600

7TH DOUBLE

12/5 117.5

12/6 29.5