Race 7
ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION QLD & NT BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1650m
BM65
Doomben
Good 4| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 56.0kg | - | 1-39.29 | 800m: 5th 400m: 8th | Momentarily steadied from the heels of SUTTO’S GAL near the 1500m. Held up approaching the home turn. Laid in under pressure over final 300m. | $8 | ||
| 3 | 57.0kg | 0.39 | 1-39.35 | 800m: 8th 400m: 11th | Steadied from heels near the 1200m when the pace of the race eased. When over-racing near the 800m steadied from heels and shifted out. Held up for clear running between the 500m until a point passing the 200m. When asked to comment on tactics adopted near the 300m when electing to shift out rather than maintain a position closer to the inside, rider J Orman explained after being held up for the majority of the event when racing on the fence, he elected to shift out approaching the 300m as he was of the belief RISING PACIFIC is better suited when racing to the outside of runners, adding that h | $2.25 | ||
| 9 | 56.5kg | 1.45 | 1-39.53 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 2nd | Raced three wide without cover throughout the event. | $61 | ||
| 8 | 60.0kg | 1.61 | 1-39.56 | 800m: 11th 400m: 10th | - | $51 | ||
| 4 | 55.0kg | 1.96 | 1-39.62 | 800m: 7th 400m: 4th | - | $31 | ||
| 1 | 54.0kg | 1.98 | 1-39.63 | 800m: 6th 400m: 9th | Held up for clear running approaching the home turn.Rounding the home turn improved onto the heels of the tiring NAUGHTY HARRY before shifting in to secure clear running near the 250m and in doing so bumped SUTTO’S GAL. | $4.20 | ||
| 7 | 56.0kg | 3.22 | 1-39.83 | 800m: 10th 400m: 5th | Inconvenienced passing the 800m when RISING PACIFIC shifted out after improving onto heels. Raced wide for the remainder of the event. | $51 | ||
| 10 | 58.5kg | 3.94 | 1-39.96 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | Caught wide in the early stages before progressing forward to lead the event from the 1000m. | $61 | ||
| 2 | 60.0kg | 4.30 | 1-40.02 | 800m: 9th 400m: 7th | Slow to begin. Checked passing the 800m when RISING PACIFIC shifted out after improving onto heels. | $3.70 | ||
| 2 | 60.0kg | 4.30 | 1-40.02 | 800m: 9th 400m: 7th | - | $3.70 | ||
| 6 | 58.0kg | 10.13 | 1-41.01 | 800m: 4th 400m: 6th | A post-race veterinary examination revealed the horse to have bled from both nostrils for the first time. | $21 | ||
| 11 | 55.5kg | 12.42 | 1-41.40 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 3rd | Caught wide in the early stages. | $101 | ||