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Happy Valley · 2024-12-04 · 11:35

Race 3

Class 4 1650m Course A 12 runners

Race 3 at Happy Valley on 2024-12-04 was Class 4 over 1650m. YOUTH POWER, ridden by M L Yeung and trained by D A Hayes, won by N, with CORLEONE second and CALIFORNIA MOXIE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.9 favourite LUCKY TOUCH finished 4th.

Result

Official · 1.40.83
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 12 YOUTH POWER Closed strongly B/TT 1.40.83 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) M L Yeung · D A Hayes 2 4.7 N
2 4 CORLEONE Led early TT H Bowman · C Fownes 7 4.7 N
3 10 CALIFORNIA MOXIE Closed strongly B/TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 11 19.0 2
4 2 LUCKY TOUCH Closed strongly B/TT Z Purton · J Richards 10 2.9 3
5 3 MIGHTY STRENGTH XB H Doyle · P F Yiu 4 9.3 3
6 9 YEAH BUDDY Closed strongly H/V/TT M Chadwick · W K Mo 6 81.0 4-1/4
7 11 STAR LINE B K Teetan · D J Hall 3 22.0 5
8 8 VIVA HUNTER TT L Hewitson · K L Man 1 10.0 5
9 5 HAILTOTHEVICTORS Closed strongly CP1/TT C Y Ho · D Eustace 9 12.0 6
10 1 HAPPY UNIVERSE Closed strongly C Keane · K H Ting 8 44.0 6-1/4
11 6 DURHAM STAR B/XB L Ferraris · D J Whyte 5 39.0 8-3/4
12 7 ORIENTAL TYCOON PC M F Poon · C W Chang 12 108.0 20-1/2

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. YOUTH POWER2. CORLEONE+0.05L3. CALIFORNIA MOXIE+2L4. LUCKY TOUCH+3L5. MIGHTY STRENGTH+3L6. YEAH BUDDY+4.25L7. STAR LINE+5L8. VIVA HUNTER+5L9. HAILTOTHEVICTORS+6L10. HAPPY UNIVERSE+6.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick LUCKY TOUCH (21.7%) finished 4th — the winner YOUTH POWER 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 2 LUCKY TOUCH 21.7% 4.60 4
2 12 YOUTH POWER 19.5% 5.13 1
3 4 CORLEONE 15.6% 6.41 2
4 3 MIGHTY STRENGTH 12.5% 8.02 5
5 6 DURHAM STAR 8.1% 12.41 11
6 5 HAILTOTHEVICTORS 5.4% 18.62 9
7 10 CALIFORNIA MOXIE 4.7% 21.11 3
8 11 STAR LINE 3.7% 26.86 7
9 8 VIVA HUNTER 3.4% 29.53 8
10 1 HAPPY UNIVERSE 2.3% 42.66 10
11 9 YEAH BUDDY 1.9% 52.52 6
12 7 ORIENTAL TYCOON 1.2% 84.98 12
LUCKY TOUCHYOUTH POWER — wonCORLEONEMIGHTY STRENGTHDURHAM STARHAILTOTHEVICTORSCALIFORNIA MOXIESTAR LINEVIVA HUNTERHAPPY UNIVERSEYEAH BUDDYORIENTAL TYCOON

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

12 47.5

PLACE

4 18

10 46.5

12 18

QUINELLA

4,12 116

QUINELLA PLACE

4,10 107

4,12 47.5

10,12 135.5

FORECAST

12,4 288

TIERCE

12,4,10 2,588

TRIO

4,10,12 565

FIRST 4

2,4,10,12 313

QUARTET

12,4,10,2 8,522

All pools (2 more)

1ST DOUBLE TRIO

1,3,4/4,10,12 46,983

2ND DOUBLE

4/4 295.5

4/12 1,377.5