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Sha Tin · 2024-12-18 · 21:22

Race 5

Class 4 1650m 13 runners

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

This site does not show odds as they change: the odds here are final prices after a race, or overnight prices before it.

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.

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. NEVER PETER OUT—2. 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