Race 4
FESTIVAL OF SHOWJUMPING BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1400m
BM65
Sunshine Coast Poly Track
Synthetic| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 56.5kg | - | 1-24.78 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 1st | Laid out round home turn and when under pressure in the home straight. Lost its near-fore plate. | $4.40 | ||
| 2 | 59.0kg | 0.20 | 1-24.81 | 800m: 4th 400m: 4th | Raced in restricted room approaching the 50m. Unsuccessfully protested against winner when brushed near 50m. | $3.50 | ||
| 3 | 59.0kg | 0.40 | 1-24.87 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 3rd | Bumped leaving the 50m. | $4.40 | ||
| 1 | 58.0kg | 0.60 | 1-24.91 | 800m: 6th 400m: 5th | Over-raced early. | $19 | ||
| 6 | 56.5kg | 6.60 | 1-25.95 | 800m: 5th 400m: 6th | Commenced to over-race approaching the 1000m when the pace of the race steadied & restrained from heels. Bumped near the 500m. Tnr advised disappointing performance could be attributed to gelding over-racing in middle stages-added gelding had a slight cough after race & may give consideration to removing the winkers prior to its next start. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. | $3.70 | ||
| 4 | 58.5kg | 10.90 | 1-26.68 | 800m: 1st 400m: 2nd | Slow to begin. As the pace of the race commenced to steady, shifted wider leaving 1100m & progressed forward to a leading position leaving 1000m. Rdr reported when the pace of race steadied approaching 1100m, mount commenced to over-race, therefore allowed gelding to stride to a leading position, however when placed under pressure in the home straight, failed to respond to riding-added mount would be better suited when allowed to race in a position with cover & with a more genuine tempo. Tnr concurred with Rdr’s comments. | $8.50 | ||