Winning Post-1800m: Not much to report here, very even right across. Coverage is solid, walked a '4' with genuine give in it. Just after the crossing I thought lanes 1 and 2 were a little softer.
1800m-1200m: I thought lanes 1 and 2 were a little bit harder to push through here. It's not a section where the jockeys will be too creative but it wouldn't surprise me if horses with a three-wide trail through here maintained fresher legs for later in the race. Walks just in the '5' range close to the fence, coverage is still solid.
1200m-800m: Pretty even in this section, only very light wear. I don't think there will be too much to read into here but with a touch more rain I wouldn't be surprised if the inside becomes slightly slower ground. Walked on the cusp of a '5' rating but with more rain it will certainly sit in that range.
800m-400m: Much the same as the previous section. Hardly any wear to speak of but won't surprise me if they edge off the rail with a bit of racing. It's pretty even at time of walking but I get the feeling that it might chop out a little quicker than the wider lanes.
400m-Winning Post: Very even, only minor marking but perhaps slightly more discernible in lanes 3 and 4. I think they'll use a bit of the track but there won't be a heap of difference between the lanes. They often drift off the fence a touch here so that might be the pattern again. It walked on the softer side of a '4' but with rain it could slip into the '5' range very easily. Coverage is strong.
Verdict: Only very minimal wear to speak of and the coverage is largely very good right around the circuit. I thought it walked on the cusp of a '5' rating but certainly not a genuine soft track. There are light showers forecast over the next 24 hours so it won't surprise me to see the track in the '5' range for racing. I got the feeling that hard on the fence would ultimately be slower ground, though it was more evident in the sections before the home straight. I wouldn't be surprised if they started to edge off the rail from the 700m mark after a few races. I wouldn't be penalising horses drawn wide in any of the races but think the track will race very fairly.
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T J Doudle, Free Money Saturdays (Mgr: J W Butcher), Mrs M L Butcher, B W Lonergan, P J Thompson, R D O'Shea, B J O'Shea, D W Turnbull, S J Theodore, Paaratte (Mgr: E Dean), A J Brown & M L Rogers
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Collins St Partners (Mgrs: B N Griffith & T J Storey), Cavalluccio (Mgr: D V Gangi), Fern Vale Farm (Mgr: A J Hardwick), J S Bahen, T J Horley, T J Storey & B N Griffith
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M J Doyle, Mrs B J Doyle, A K Stewart, Southern States (Mgr: B Pike), P D Buttery, Dr D A Worthley, No Regrets Racing FTR Syndicate (Mgr: G B Same), The Trade Federation (Mgr: J Kelton), P J McLean, A J Cichello & D O'Driscoll
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J Manning, On Fire Racing (Mgr: N L Kersten), Wylie Dalziel Roy Higgins Racing, S R Aylett, P L H Hall, Mrs C A Hall, A C Maher, K P Wilson, S D Thomason, M G Turner, I C Wachtel, B W Edwards, Mrs H Kersten, R Kersten, Ms H S Kersten, Big Head, S McGill, Ms K Eishold & G Benaim
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S P Nichols, Hollymount Stud (Mgr: M B Sandblom, Mrs K L Lazare, D R Greene, B S Ong Tan, Mrs A M Ong Tan, Ms C L Vincent, Mrs L B Paligorov, Ms K Docherty, J Richmond, A J Richmond, Ms L J Park, M S McKenna & J & K (Mgr: Mrs K M Farrell)
K J Payne, M R Parker, Mrs K M Parker, D Rogers, S H Ferguson, S M Kelly, D Chrimes, D Digioacchino, M J Nicol, M Woodall, B Evans, M L Hargraves, A Pettiona, B P Carson, D Harland, J C Perkins, C J Cooke, Hyam Racing (Mgr: Mrs T S Hyam) & Power Strike (Mgr: D Arnel)
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$581,120
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Leneva Park Bloodstock (Mgr: M Sharkie), D A Hayes, Madica Syndicate (Mgr: T Porter), Mrs B Porter, Miss J Porter, Miss M Porter, C W Kwok, S P Hardwidge, P Vawdrey, W B Keighran & S & M Racing
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R B R (Mgr: R W Balfour), C C T, C E Ryman, R B Satchell, Mrs L F Satchell, T E Satchell, J F P Schmidt, P J Harrison, J W Fullerton, P W Greenbank, M A Greenbank, Ms D A Lehmann, K J Rejack, B Creeney, M J Kelly, Mrs C Creeney & Green Machine Racing (Mgr: C H Waterman)
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J R Adam, A R Muller, Ridgeport (Mgr: E S Guagliardo), Ms M A Crowhurst, Mrs S L A Bandick, Extential Racing (Mgr: T W Mok), A K Stewart, P J Marron, P J McLean, Mrs P M Hunt, K G Setford, Ms I Russell, C W J Muirhead, V G Corry, K Knight & Stevenson Family (Mgr: G J Stevenson)
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B Spicer, Brut Racing 1 (Mgr: L Barker), G Palatinus, Ms A Barabas, B Sokolski, P Blundell, B Felstead, Brut Racing 2 (Mgr: L Barker), S Wootten, Z Angelovski, M Sparkes, Mrs K Sparkes, B Healy, A Dowie, T Healy, E Clarke, Mrs R Clarke & M Lasky
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OTI Racing (Mgrs: T Henderson & S Driscoll), D McLean, Mrs S Duggan, C Durkin, Mrs K Gordon, P Rechter, I McLachlan, L Webb, Ms D McKeown, N Webb, J Spence, Mrs J Spence, M Stone, Mrs A Stone, Top Hat, Alpha Racing No 1, Porter Pelchen Racing, Three Hand Racing & Uthmeyer Racing
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W B Kluske, G B Kluske, M B Christian, B G Christian, R H Tucker, Mrs A D Kluske, B G Kluske, Mrs V H Maddern, D G Maddern, C R Sundberg, K Richardson & Mrs S R Richardson
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W J W Thompson, D L Summerton, J A David, N J Kerr, M C Sexton, C G Sexton, B Sutcliffe, B M Romer, B Franklin, J Hughes, P Hughes, A Hughes, A T Dennis, Miss T Mcintosh, Balmoral Lodge, Back That Racing, Pajama Racing, Diamond Dobbers, Zee Dee Tay & Miss K Harrison
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