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Happy Valley · 2024-12-26 · 10:50

Race 5

Class 4 1650m Course C+3 12 runners

Race 5 at Happy Valley on 2024-12-26 was Class 4 over 1650m. TO INFINITY, ridden by A Badel and trained by J Richards, won by N, with RED MAJESTY second and VIVA GRACIOUSNESS third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.7 favourite CLASSIC CENTURY finished 5th.

Result

Official · 1.39.45
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 10 TO INFINITY Closed strongly B/TT 1.39.45 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) A Badel · J Richards 9 19.0 N
2 1 RED MAJESTY Closed strongly B/TT H Bowman · D A Hayes 8 5.8 N
3 2 VIVA GRACIOUSNESS Led early TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz 1 4.3 1-3/4
4 11 TRADITION Closed strongly B H T Mo · Y S Tsui 6 25.0 2
5 6 CLASSIC CENTURY B1/TT L Ferraris · M Newnham 4 3.7 2-1/4
6 3 HANDSOME BOMB CP/TT C L Chau · W Y So 2 24.0 2-3/4
7 4 TURIN WARRIOR Closed strongly XB Z Purton · K L Man 10 12.0 3-3/4
8 5 SILVER KING Closed strongly H/P/TT Y L Chung · F C Lor 12 22.0 4
9 7 DEVILDOM B- M L Yeung · T P Yung 3 30.0 4-1/2
10 12 WINDICATOR FAMILY B M F Poon · D J Hall 7 5.4 6-1/2
11 9 HAPPY TRIO V/TT H Bentley · D J Whyte 5 20.0 7-3/4
12 8 HAPPY AGAIN B A Atzeni · W K Mo 11 59.0 20-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. TO INFINITY2. RED MAJESTY+0.05L3. VIVA GRACIOUSNESS+1.75L4. TRADITION+2L5. CLASSIC CENTURY+2.25L6. HANDSOME BOMB+2.75L7. TURIN WARRIOR+3.75L8. SILVER KING+4L9. DEVILDOM+4.5L10. WINDICATOR FAMILY+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick VIVA GRACIOUSNESS (29.1%) finished 3rd — the winner TO INFINITY was rated #10. 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 VIVA GRACIOUSNESS 29.1% 3.43 3
2 6 CLASSIC CENTURY 19.2% 5.20 5
3 1 RED MAJESTY 9.6% 10.42 2
4 4 TURIN WARRIOR 8.1% 12.33 7
5 3 HANDSOME BOMB 6.7% 15.01 6
6 11 TRADITION 6.1% 16.40 4
7 9 HAPPY TRIO 4.4% 22.73 11
8 5 SILVER KING 4.2% 23.79 8
9 12 WINDICATOR FAMILY 3.9% 25.95 10
10 10 TO INFINITY 3.3% 30.53 1
11 7 DEVILDOM 3.2% 31.31 9
12 8 HAPPY AGAIN 2.2% 44.91 12
VIVA GRACIOUSNESSCLASSIC CENTURYRED MAJESTYTURIN WARRIORHANDSOME BOMBTRADITIONHAPPY TRIOSILVER KINGWINDICATOR FAMILYTO INFINITY — wonDEVILDOMHAPPY AGAIN

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

10 198.5

PLACE

1 17.5

2 16.5

10 46

QUINELLA

1,10 499

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 50

1,10 147.5

2,10 137.5

FORECAST

10,1 1,035

TIERCE

10,1,2 5,746

TRIO

1,2,10 675

FIRST 4

1,2,10,11 2,325

QUARTET

10,1,2,11 74,999

All pools (2 more)

1ST TREBLE

5/5/1 112

5/5/10 1,827

4TH DOUBLE

5/1 30.5

5/10 615.5