Race 7
WEALTHMED AUSTRALIA BENCHMARK 55 Handicap 1400m
BM55
Sunshine Coast Poly Track
Synthetic| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 60.5kg | - | 1-23.56 | 800m: 7th 400m: 4th | Began awkwardly, then bumped a short distance later. Laid out under pressure in the home straight. | $2.80 | ||
| 1 | 63.5kg | 0.50 | 1-23.66 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 2nd | - | $3.30 | ||
| 5 | 58.5kg | 3.80 | 1-24.23 | 800m: 9th 400m: 5th | Hampered when taken in shortly after the start. | $9 | ||
| 2 | 59.0kg | 4.30 | 1-24.35 | 800m: 5th 400m: 3rd | - | $13 | ||
| 9 | 59.0kg | 5.60 | 1-24.58 | 800m: 12th 400m: 8th | - | $8 | ||
| 10 | 61.5kg | 7.40 | 1-24.90 | 800m: 6th 400m: 7th | Raced wide for the majority of the event. | $17 | ||
| 7 | 59.5kg | 7.60 | 1-24.95 | 800m: 4th 400m: 6th | - | $10 | ||
| 6 | 59.0kg | 8.60 | 1-25.13 | 800m: 8th 400m: 11th | Laid in shortly after the start despite the efforts of rider hampering runners to the inside. Tnr advised a warning placed on the racing manners | $31 | ||
| 12 | 55.5kg | 8.90 | 1-25.21 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | When asked to comment on tactics, Rdr advised not intention to lead, adding horse can be slow out of barriers and today, after being very well to begin from wide gate & with limited speed shown by inside runners, gelding raced keen. Said consequently allowed horse to stride & lead. Added gelding can be a difficult to restrain in its races & for this reason was reluctant to over restrain in early and middle stages. Tnr advised now intention to drop gelding back in distance & consider gear changes, adding would also consider engaging a senior Rdr for future races starts. | $21 | ||
| 11 | 55.5kg | 13.70 | 1-26.02 | 800m: 10th 400m: 10th | Raced wide for the majority of the event. | $61 | ||
| 8 | 54.0kg | 20.70 | 1-27.23 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 9th | - | $151 | ||
| 4 | 54.0kg | 0.00 | 800m: 11th | Checked shortly after the start. Retired from the event passing the 600m. A post-race vet exam revealed to have BLED 1st time and also to have cardiac arrhythmia. Tnr advised gelding stood down from raving for 3 months, must trial satisfactorily or gallop 1000m in the presence of a steward and must also obtain a vet certificate inclusive of a satisfactory ECG test prior to racing again. Tnr indicated would now review the immediate racing future of gelding. | $81 | |||