Race 5
THE GIBSON BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1640m
BM65
Doomben
Soft 5| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 59.0kg | - | 1-39.38 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | Laid in under pressure in the home straight. | $4.40 | ||
| 6 | 60.0kg | 0.67 | 1-39.50 | 800m: 5th 400m: 3rd | Began awkwardly and lost ground. Approaching the 1000m commenced to over race when the pace of the race steadied and shifted wider. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight, obliging its rider to stop and correct mount near the 100m. | $12 | ||
| 8 | 59.0kg | 1.18 | 1-39.59 | 800m: 8th 400m: 6th | Slow to begin. Shifted in under pressure approaching the winning post, obliging rider to stop and straighten the gelding. | $3.70 | ||
| 1 | 57.0kg | 1.49 | 1-39.64 | 800m: 6th 400m: 5th | Began awkwardly and lost ground. Approaching the 900m had to be momentarily steadied when the pace of the race was only steady. | $10 | ||
| 7 | 59.5kg | 3.54 | 1-39.99 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 2nd | Leaving the 1000m when the pace of the race slackened, Rdr elected to shift three wide and allowed mount to stride and find a position outside the leader near the 800m. | $5.50 | ||
| 3 | 57.5kg | 5.53 | 1-40.33 | 800m: 7th 400m: 8th | Near the 600m was held up and lost ground. When asked about performance, Rdr reported was unable to improve when approaching the 600m when caught behind tiring runner-added gelding was one paced in its finishing effort. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. | $5.50 | ||
| 2 | 60.0kg | 5.69 | 1-40.35 | 800m: 9th 400m: 9th | - | $11 | ||
| 5 | 59.0kg | 9.71 | 1-41.04 | 800m: 4th 400m: 7th | Raced wide until finding a position outside the leader near the 1000m. | $31 | ||
| 4 | 61.0kg | 15.12 | 1-41.96 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 4th | Raced keenly when restraining for cover near the 1400m. Raced keenly near the 1000m when the pace of the race steadied. | $26 | ||
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