Race 4
THE RACE CALLERS' RELAY BENCHMARK 58 Handicap 1850m
BM58
Toowoomba
Good 4| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56.0kg | - | 1-57.18 | 800m: 5th 400m: 1st | Passing the 700 metres was shifted three wide to improve before obtaining the lead near the 500 metres. | $4.40 | ||
| 9 | 56.5kg | 0.20 | 800m: 9th 400m: 8th | Approaching the 400 metres shifted away from the heels of PARIS CRYSTAL which shifted out. Laid out under pressure over final 50 metres. | $16 | |||
| 2 | 55.5kg | 0.70 | 800m: 6th 400m: 6th | Inconvenienced over final 50 metres when awkwardly placed at the heels of PERFECT PAGE which shifted out under pressure. V Venkaya, rider of PARIS CRYSTAL, was reprimanded for consecutive strikes prior to the 100 metres. | $5.50 | |||
| 5 | 58.0kg | 2.50 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 2nd | Steadied from heels of LEKAS ISLAND near the 1400 metres. Passing the 1200 metres shifted wider to race outside the leader at the 1100 metres. | $4.20 | |||
| 8 | 57.5kg | 2.70 | 800m: 8th 400m: 9th | App J Murphy was fined $300 for use of the whip on six occasions prior to the 100 metres, one more than permitted | $11 | |||
| 4 | 58.5kg | 3.70 | 800m: 4th 400m: 5th | - | $12 | |||
| 10 | 58.0kg | 4.70 | 800m: 7th 400m: 7th | On arrival at the barriers the saddle on the gelding was readjusted. | $15 | |||
| 6 | 56.0kg | 5.10 | 800m: 10th 400m: 10th | Hampered on jumping. When questioned regarding tactics from the 600 metres, rider J Lyon stated gelding was not suited by the slow pace of the race and was reluctant to come wider rounding the home-turn as was of the belief he would be forced very wide on track. He then elected to seek a run back to the inside to secure clearing and when passing the 200 metres BRUMBY JACK commenced to lay in and was of the opinion the geldings run had come to an end. | $8 | |||
| 3 | 59.0kg | 5.30 | 800m: 1st 400m: 3rd | - | $10 | |||
| 7 | 57.0kg | 6.10 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 4th | Caught wide in the early stages before progressing forward to race outside the leader at the 1400 metres, then obtained cover near the 1100 metres. | $26 | |||