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Sha Tin · 2025-01-05 · 07:10

Race 5

Class 4 1800m 14 runners

Race 5 at Sha Tin on 2025-01-05 was Class 4 over 1800m. ARIEL, ridden by E C W Wong and trained by D A Hayes, won by 1/2, with HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER second and SIGHT SUPREME third. The winner led throughout. The 4.9 favourite HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER finished 2nd.

Result

Official · 1.48.71
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 6 ARIEL Wire to wire B/TT 1.48.71 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) E C W Wong · D A Hayes 2 12.0 1/2
2 12 HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER Closed strongly B/TT Y L Chung · A S Cruz 3 4.9 1/2
3 7 SIGHT SUPREME Closed strongly B B Avdulla · J Size 11 7.8 1-1/4
4 3 RELIABLE PROFIT Closed strongly P/TT H Bowman · C S Shum 14 5.8 3
5 2 THESIS TT K Teetan · Y S Tsui 5 13.0 3-1/4
6 14 KINGLY DEMEANOR TT M L Yeung · A S Cruz 9 16.0 4-3/4
7 11 HAKKA RADIANCE B2/TT Z Purton · C S Shum 13 7.5 5
8 13 STRONGEST BOY Closed strongly B/TT B Thompson · D A Hayes 12 94.0 5-1/2
9 4 CAN'T GO WONG Closed strongly B/TT C Y Ho · F C Lor 10 31.0 6-1/2
10 8 BILLIONAIRE SECRET B-/H/XB/PC2/TT- K De Melo · K H Ting 4 48.0 6-1/2
11 1 FANTASTIC FUN XB/TT A Atzeni · C Fownes 1 6.5 6-3/4
12 10 MANAGEMENT FOLKS Closed strongly CP1 M F Poon · D J Hall 8 41.0 7-1/4
13 9 POCHETTINO H/P/TT A Badel · J Size 7 58.0 7-1/2
14 5 VIVA CHALEUR H/PC/TT L Ferraris · P C Ng 6 9.9 10-3/4

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ARIEL2. HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER+0.5L3. SIGHT SUPREME+1.25L4. RELIABLE PROFIT+3L5. THESIS+3.25L6. KINGLY DEMEANOR+4.75L7. HAKKA RADIANCE+5L8. STRONGEST BOY+5.5L9. CAN'T GO WONG+6.5L10. BILLIONAIRE SECRET+6.5L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2024-25
The model's top pick HAKKA RADIANCE (15.2%) finished 7th — the winner ARIEL was rated #7. 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 11 HAKKA RADIANCE 15.2% 6.56 7
2 12 HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER 14.9% 6.72 2
3 3 RELIABLE PROFIT 12.0% 8.33 4
4 14 KINGLY DEMEANOR 7.6% 13.22 6
5 5 VIVA CHALEUR 7.3% 13.66 14
6 2 THESIS 6.7% 14.95 5
7 6 ARIEL 5.9% 16.83 1
8 10 MANAGEMENT FOLKS 5.6% 17.73 12
9 7 SIGHT SUPREME 5.3% 18.95 3
10 4 CAN'T GO WONG 5.1% 19.52 9
11 1 FANTASTIC FUN 5.1% 19.79 11
12 8 BILLIONAIRE SECRET 3.8% 26.12 10
13 9 POCHETTINO 3.0% 33.85 13
14 13 STRONGEST BOY 2.5% 40.26 8
HAKKA RADIANCEHAPPYDEARHAPPYDEERRELIABLE PROFITKINGLY DEMEANORVIVA CHALEURTHESISARIEL — wonMANAGEMENT FOLKSSIGHT SUPREMECAN'T GO WONGFANTASTIC FUNBILLIONAIRE SECRETPOCHETTINOSTRONGEST BOY

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

6 121

PLACE

6 37

7 27.5

12 20

QUINELLA

6,12 366.5

QUINELLA PLACE

6,7 212

6,12 148

7,12 68.5

FORECAST

6,12 929

TIERCE

6,12,7 8,623

TRIO

6,7,12 1,202

FIRST 4

3,6,7,12 1,358

QUARTET

6,12,7,3 43,668

All pools (2 more)

1ST TREBLE

1/2/6 2,088

1/2/12 67

4TH DOUBLE

2/6 1,333

2/12 35.5