Race 4
FRESH SELECTIONS BENCHMARK 85 Handicap 1000m
BM85
Eagle Farm
Soft 7| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 58.0kg | - | 0-58.16 | 800m: 10th 400m: 10th | Began awkwardly, bumped and lost ground. | $9 | ||
| 7 | 59.5kg | 0.11 | 0-58.18 | 800m: 8th 400m: 9th | Bumped after start. Held up for clear run on entering home straight. Approaching 300m, shifted in to secure clear run & again held up for a short distance passing 200m before again shifting into clear running. When questioned re riding in home straight, Rdr stated when a run appeared between runners, was concerned run would close, elected to shift in, in an attempt to obtain clear running, again after shifting across heels became awkwardly placed before being able to obtain clear run shortly thereafter. Rdr told should attempted to test run between runners before shifting in on straightening. | $4.40 | ||
| 6 | 56.0kg | 0.58 | 0-58.26 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 4th | Raced wide throughout. Laid in over the concluding stages. | $21 | ||
| 3 | 54.0kg | 1.48 | 0-58.41 | 800m: 7th 400m: 6th | - | $14 | ||
| 10 | 60.0kg | 1.57 | 0-58.42 | 800m: 1st 400m: 7th | Raced wide throughout. | $11 | ||
| 2 | 60.0kg | 2.09 | 0-58.51 | 800m: 4th 400m: 2nd | Laid in under pressure in the home straight. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. | $2.15 | ||
| 9 | 63.0kg | 2.11 | 0-58.52 | 800m: 5th 400m: 1st | Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. | $21 | ||
| 4 | 52.0kg | 2.64 | 0-58.61 | 800m: 9th 400m: 8th | - | $41 | ||
| 5 | 58.5kg | 3.85 | 0-58.81 | 800m: 6th 400m: 5th | - | $41 | ||
| 1 | 58.0kg | 4.98 | 0-59.00 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 3rd | Laid in under pressure in the home straight. When questioned about performance, Rdr reported mare resented racing to the inside of runners early-added in the home straight, mount failed to respond to riding. A post-race vet exam revealed heat stress. | $11 | ||
11 Bulsara | ||||||||