Skip to content

HKJC Guru is an independent statistics service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Sha Tin · 2024-12-18 · 13:25

Race 5

Class 4 1650m 13 runners

Race 5 at Sha Tin on 2024-12-18 was Class 4 over 1650m. NEVER PETER OUT, ridden by M L Yeung and trained by F C Lor, won by 1, with HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER second and VIVA HUNTER third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.3 favourite EXCEL WONGCHOY finished 8th.

Result

Official · 1.38.90
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 6 NEVER PETER OUT Closed strongly CP-/V1/TT 1.38.90 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) M L Yeung · F C Lor 3 6.2 1
2 13 HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER Led early B/TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 1 8.3 1
3 10 VIVA HUNTER Closed strongly TT M Chadwick · K L Man 7 43.0 3-1/2
4 1 THESIS Closed strongly TT A Pouchin · Y S Tsui 5 29.0 3-3/4
5 8 HAKKA RADIANCE Closed strongly TT K C Leung · C S Shum 4 7.9 4-1/4
6 12 DAILY TROPHY V-/TT K De Melo · C Fownes 6 30.0 4-1/4
7 3 ARIEL CP-/B2/TT J McDonald · D A Hayes 8 15.0 5-1/4
8 2 EXCEL WONGCHOY H/TT C Y Ho · P C Ng 2 2.3 6
9 11 COURIER MAGIC Closed strongly B B Thompson · J Richards 13 14.0 6-1/2
10 7 POCHETTINO H/P1/TT B Avdulla · J Size 9 25.0 10-1/4
11 4 AMAZING DUCK CP/TT1 M F Poon · K H Ting 10 17.0 13-1/4
12 5 ACA POWER CP A Badel · D J Hall 11 31.0 14-1/2
13 9 PING HAI COMET H A Hamelin · J Size 12 43.0 16-1/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NEVER PETER OUT2. HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER+1L3. VIVA HUNTER+3.5L4. THESIS+3.75L5. HAKKA RADIANCE+4.25L6. DAILY TROPHY+4.25L7. ARIEL+5.25L8. EXCEL WONGCHOY+6L9. COURIER MAGIC+6.5L10. POCHETTINO+10.25L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick EXCEL WONGCHOY (22.8%) finished 8th — the winner NEVER PETER OUT 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 EXCEL WONGCHOY 22.8% 4.38 8
2 6 NEVER PETER OUT 15.8% 6.35 1
3 8 HAKKA RADIANCE 14.7% 6.81 5
4 3 ARIEL 7.2% 13.98 7
5 13 HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER 7.1% 14.08 2
6 7 POCHETTINO 5.5% 18.06 10
7 11 COURIER MAGIC 5.5% 18.34 9
8 4 AMAZING DUCK 4.4% 22.72 11
9 5 ACA POWER 4.2% 23.98 12
10 12 DAILY TROPHY 4.0% 25.01 6
11 10 VIVA HUNTER 3.3% 29.96 3
12 1 THESIS 3.2% 31.35 4
13 9 PING HAI COMET 2.4% 41.77 13
EXCEL WONGCHOYNEVER PETER OUT — wonHAKKA RADIANCEARIELHAPPYDEARHAPPYDEERPOCHETTINOCOURIER MAGICAMAZING DUCKACA POWERDAILY TROPHYVIVA HUNTERTHESISPING HAI COMET

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

6 62

PLACE

6 18.5

10 92

13 26

QUINELLA

6,13 263.5

QUINELLA PLACE

6,10 280.5

6,13 80.5

10,13 432.5

FORECAST

6,13 533

TIERCE

6,13,10 14,312

TRIO

6,10,13 2,949

FIRST 4

1,6,10,13 15,771

QUARTET

6,13,10,1 229,482

All pools (2 more)

1ST TREBLE

7/4/6 1,216

7/4/13 231

4TH DOUBLE

4/6 303

4/13 68