Race 5
DOUBLE R THOROUGHBREDS BENCHMARK 70 Handicap 1400m
BM70
Sunshine Coast
Good 4| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 55.5kg | - | 1-24.80 | 800m: 6th 400m: 5th | - | $6 | ||
| 8 | 58.5kg | 0.10 | 1-24.81 | 800m: 7th 400m: 8th | - | $3.60 | ||
| 7 | 59.5kg | 0.90 | 1-24.94 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | Over raced in the middle stages. | $19 | ||
| 2 | 61.0kg | 1.90 | 1-25.13 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 2nd | Commenced to lay in from the 200m and when corrected, became unbalanced and commenced to yield ground. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. | $3 | ||
| 6 | 54.5kg | 2.40 | 1-25.24 | 800m: 8th 400m: 7th | Began awkwardly & lost ground. When quest re tactics from 600m onwards. Rdr explained after being held up from 500m, attempted to shift out near 400m to improve outside another runner, however, that gelding shifted out & felt would have caused interference had continued to shift out at that point-then improved to the inside, following eventual winner & approaching 200m, began to angle out in an attempt to improve to outside of winner, however that gelding then shifted out affording clear run to improve inside, however, shortly after near 150m, checked to avoid tiring runner-held up to 50m | $3.80 | ||
| 1 | 58.0kg | 3.90 | 1-25.52 | 800m: 4th 400m: 4th | - | $13 | ||
| 5 | 54.0kg | 4.90 | 1-25.72 | 800m: 5th 400m: 6th | - | $101 | ||
| 3 | 60.0kg | 5.00 | 1-25.75 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 3rd | - | $26 | ||