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Sha Tin · 2024-12-08 · 06:15

Race 4

Group 1 2400m Course A 13 runners

Race 4 at Sha Tin on 2024-12-08 was Group 1 over 2400m. GIAVELLOTTO, ridden by O Murphy and trained by M Botti, won by 2-1/2, with DUBAI HONOUR second and STELLENBOSCH third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.2 favourite STELLENBOSCH finished 3rd.

Result

Official · 2.27.53
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 2 GIAVELLOTTO Closed strongly SR 2.27.53 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) O Murphy · M Botti 5 12.0 2-1/2
2 4 DUBAI HONOUR Closed strongly XB/TT T Marquand · W J Haggas 6 13.0 2-1/2
3 13 STELLENBOSCH Closed strongly H/SR/TT J Moreira · S Kunieda 13 3.2 3-1/2
4 12 ENSUED J McDonald · J Size 8 15.0 3-3/4
5 3 LUXEMBOURG R Moore · A P O'Brien 9 6.2 4
6 6 MARQUISAT Closed strongly M Barzalona · A Fabre 12 6.1 4-1/4
7 8 FIVE G PATCH Closed strongly TT B Avdulla · A S Cruz 11 69.0 4-1/2
8 5 IRESINE Closed strongly M Velon · J-P Gauvin 4 16.0 4-3/4
9 9 CONTINUOUS Closed strongly W Lordan · A P O'Brien 7 32.0 6-1/2
10 10 LA CITY BLANCHE TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz 10 54.0 12-1/4
11 7 PRADARIA Led early C Demuro · M Ikezoe 2 20.0 13-1/2
12 1 WITHOUT A FIGHT XB M Zahra · A & S Freedman 1 5.9 16
13 11 KA YING GENERATION PC A Atzeni · P C Ng 3 45.0 16-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. GIAVELLOTTO2. DUBAI HONOUR+2.5L3. STELLENBOSCH+3.5L4. ENSUED+3.75L5. LUXEMBOURG+4L6. MARQUISAT+4.25L7. FIVE G PATCH+4.5L8. IRESINE+4.75L9. CONTINUOUS+6.5L10. LA CITY BLANCHE+12.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick STELLENBOSCH (14.2%) finished 3rd — the winner GIAVELLOTTO was rated #6. 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 13 STELLENBOSCH 14.2% 7.05 3
2 3 LUXEMBOURG 13.3% 7.50 5
3 12 ENSUED 12.7% 7.85 4
4 4 DUBAI HONOUR 12.6% 7.94 2
5 6 MARQUISAT 10.8% 9.26 6
6 2 GIAVELLOTTO 7.3% 13.61 1
7 1 WITHOUT A FIGHT 5.0% 20.05 12
8 5 IRESINE 4.6% 21.63 8
9 7 PRADARIA 4.6% 21.83 11
10 9 CONTINUOUS 4.4% 22.87 9
11 10 LA CITY BLANCHE 4.3% 23.23 10
12 11 KA YING GENERATION 3.1% 31.87 13
13 8 FIVE G PATCH 3.0% 33.30 7
STELLENBOSCHLUXEMBOURGENSUEDDUBAI HONOURMARQUISATGIAVELLOTTO — wonWITHOUT A FIGHTIRESINEPRADARIACONTINUOUSLA CITY BLANCHEKA YING GENERATIONFIVE G PATCH

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

2 122.5

PLACE

2 30.5

4 38

13 16.5

QUINELLA

2,4 543

QUINELLA PLACE

2,4 158

2,13 92

4,13 119

FORECAST

2,4 1,048

TIERCE

2,4,13 5,883

TRIO

2,4,13 792

FIRST 4

2,4,12,13 3,138

QUARTET

2,4,13,12 89,423

All pools (2 more)

2ND DOUBLE TRIO

3,4,14/2,4,13 1,392,902

3RD DOUBLE

4/2 713

4/4 160