Race 2
MOUNT FRANKLIN BENCHMARK 78 Handicap 2400m
BM78
Eagle Farm
Soft 5| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 60.0kg | - | 2-34.15 | 800m: 4th 400m: 2nd | Slow to begin. Laid out under pressure in the home straight | $9 | ||
| 8 | 54.5kg | 1.05 | 2-34.33 | 800m: 6th 400m: 6th | Over-raced during the middle stages of the event when the pace of the race steadied. | $3.60 | ||
| 2 | 53.0kg | 1.86 | 2-34.47 | 800m: 8th 400m: 4th | Over-raced during the middle stages of the event. Improved onto heels approaching the 900m when the pace of the race steadied and eased. Held up on entering the home straight. | $3.10 | ||
| 7 | 59.0kg | 2.16 | 2-34.52 | 800m: 9th 400m: 8th | Over-raced during the middle stages of the event when the pace of the race steadied. | $15 | ||
| 9 | 54.0kg | 3.85 | 2-34.80 | 800m: 7th 400m: 5th | Began awkwardly and lost ground. Over-raced during the middle stages of the event when the pace of the race steadied. | $11 | ||
| 1 | 56.0kg | 4.06 | 2-34.84 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 3rd | Laid out from the 500m. Rdr reported gelding hung out from the 500m. A post-race vet exam revealed gelding to be lame in the off foreleg. Tnr advised vet clearance required prior to racing again | $10 | ||
| 5 | 57.0kg | 4.74 | 2-34.96 | 800m: 5th 400m: 7th | Over-raced during the middle stages of the event when the pace of the race steadied. | $8.50 | ||
| 4 | 59.5kg | 5.70 | 2-35.12 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | Began awkwardly | $9.50 | ||
| 6 | 54.0kg | 14.41 | 2-36.60 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 9th | Raced wide throughout | $201 | ||