Race 8
IMPERIAL RACING BENCHMARK 62 Handicap 1350m
BM62
Ipswich
Soft 7| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 59.5kg | - | 1-22.32 | 800m: 4th 400m: 3rd | - | $2.60 | ||
| 5 | 61.0kg | 1.26 | 1-22.54 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 1st | When under pressure in the straight, shifted ground, obliging rider to stop riding and straighten on several occasions. | $16 | ||
| 1 | 58.5kg | 1.91 | 1-22.65 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 4th | Jumped out at the start. | $11 | ||
| 4 | 57.0kg | 2.07 | 1-22.68 | 800m: 1st 400m: 2nd | - | $21 | ||
| 8 | 59.0kg | 3.70 | 1-22.95 | 800m: 9th 400m: 9th | Held up rounding the home turn. | $6 | ||
| 10 | 57.0kg | 3.72 | 1-22.96 | 800m: 11th 400m: 10th | Restrained from a wide barrier to obtain a rearward trailing position. | $6 | ||
| 11 | 58.0kg | 4.05 | 1-23.01 | 800m: 10th 400m: 11th | Restrained from a wide barrier to obtain a rearward trailing position. When racing wide passing the 700m, steadied and shifted back to the inside in a view to obtain clear run, but then was held up until the 300m where the gelding became awkwardly placed at heels after being taken out. Thereafter had some difficulty obtaining a clear run until passing the 100m. | $31 | ||
| 6 | 59.5kg | 5.07 | 1-23.19 | 800m: 5th 400m: 6th | Began very awkwardly resulting in rider becoming unbalanced for a short distance. | $12 | ||
| 7 | 59.5kg | 5.72 | 1-23.30 | 800m: 6th 400m: 5th | Rdr reported gelding was not suited to the soft track conditions. A post-race vet exam revealed a slow recovery. | $10 | ||
| 2 | 61.5kg | 5.94 | 1-23.34 | 800m: 8th 400m: 8th | Slow to begin. | $26 | ||
| 9 | 56.5kg | 6.17 | 1-23.37 | 800m: 7th 400m: 7th | When over-racing near the 1000m, became awkwardly placed at heels and shifted out. Raced wide thereafter. | $21 | ||