Race 3
BARRIER REEF POOLS OPEN Handicap 1200m
HCP
Ipswich
Soft 6| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 54.0kg | - | 1-10.43 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 1st | Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. | $15 | ||
| 3 | 54.0kg | 0.30 | 1-10.48 | 800m: 4th 400m: 3rd | Lost its near-fore plate in running. | $3.50 | ||
| 1 | 54.0kg | 1.25 | 1-10.65 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 4th | Raced keen early. Round home turn, was momentarily placed awkwardly at heels. | $5.50 | ||
| 4 | 59.0kg | 2.82 | 1-10.91 | 800m: 6th 400m: 6th | At the entrance of the home straight, raced in restricted room momentarily. | $6 | ||
| 2 | 54.0kg | 3.29 | 1-10.99 | 800m: 7th 400m: 7th | Began awkwardly and lost ground. | $19 | ||
| 5 | 54.0kg | 3.63 | 1-11.05 | 800m: 1st 400m: 2nd | Laid out round home turn. When asked, Rdr advised gelding travelled comfortably in the run, however was inclined to lay out from the 800m and was disappointing when placed under pressure from the 500m. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. | $3.10 | ||
| 7 | 54.5kg | 7.90 | 1-11.78 | 800m: 5th 400m: 5th | Raced 3-wide throughout. When asked about performance, Rdr advised after being caught wide throughout, the gelding did not travel comfortably and was not suited by soft track conditions, adding that it was the reason desisted from pressuring the horse from the 250m. | $8 | ||