Race 5
SKY RACING BENCHMARK 78 Handicap 1000m
BM78
Eagle Farm
Good 4| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 60.0kg | - | 0-57.17 | 800m: 5th 400m: 3rd | Raced wide throughout. | $10 | ||
| 6 | 59.0kg | 4.46 | 0-57.93 | 800m: 8th 400m: 6th | Began awkwardly and lost significant ground. Raced wide throughout. Rdr reported gelding resented the cross over noseband and had recommended to connections to remove it. Warning placed on the barrier manners of gelding. | $16 | ||
| 5 | 58.0kg | 4.99 | 0-58.02 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 1st | - | $7 | ||
| 4 | 57.0kg | 6.64 | 0-58.30 | 800m: 4th 400m: 5th | - | $15 | ||
| 1 | 59.5kg | 7.41 | 0-58.43 | 800m: 7th 400m: 8th | When asked to comment about performance, Rdr reported gelding is better suited over further and has a short sprint-added gelding would be improved by the run. A post race vet exam revealed no abs and sample was taken. | $2.05 | ||
| 7 | 62.5kg | 7.65 | 0-58.47 | 800m: 1st 400m: 2nd | Laid out under pressure over the concluding stages. BLED 1st time-banned from racing for 3 months. | $5.50 | ||
| 3 | 60.5kg | 8.36 | 0-58.59 | 800m: 6th 400m: 7th | Laid in under pressure in the home straight. | $71 | ||
| 2 | 59.5kg | 9.75 | 0-58.83 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 4th | Approaching the 200m, momentarily inconvenienced on heels. | $7.50 | ||