Caulfield Cup Day - Review

Sunday, 20 October 2024 by Gavin Haynes

How do you rate 113/122 and not win a Caulfield Cup

Unique Insight's

Saturday, 19 October 2024 by Gavin Haynes

There is no other form provider supplying the depth of data we do, we have traditional  Weight Ratings and Speed ratings which tell us who is running times faster than average for their class, once they get to town we get a sectional rating, where a horses last 400m is taken into account creating an artificial time that can be used to create a rating. If the Sectional Rating (XR) is higher than the Speed Rating (SR) we know the horse was strong through the line, if it is lower we know it came home slower than it went out. Not such a concern with leaders but for horses rising in trip its vital information. We also have a TOF (Turn of Foot0  rating which is a numerical indication of how many lengths  faster or slower. Runners with +6 and greater have been strong through the line. We have only had this feature for 18 months or so now and I ...

Hill Stakes Day Review

Tuesday, 15 October 2024 by Gavin Haynes

Kovalica franks his XR111 first up with XR 111 in the G2 Hill Stakes.

Is value at $34 in the Cox Plate

We kicked off with a average Midway where top pick Alabama State went to a whole new level with a dominant 97/97, runner up Treize only had an XR of 88 whilst 3rd placed Piraeus caught the eye with 92/98, he has bobbed up in the mid 90's in the past and if he can hold form there is a Midway for him. Ticks for Totoka and Apoolo Mission

R2 was a poor Highway, i said avoid in like the plague and that was sage advice with the $12.50 rated winner being 21 into 11 before winning with 92/80 Mazita 2nd with XR 85 and Straight Fire 3rd with XR 86 are the other 2 to get ticks.

I made a silly call here in making Medatsu a ...

G1 Epsom- Metrop Day Review

Wednesday, 9 October 2024 by Gavin Haynes

Zardozi is Caulfield Cup bound after 115/116 when a bold 2nd 

We lost Tommy Hooligan in the 1st leaving it 4 equal top and it $7.20 the field we had $10 winner State Of America rated at $9 but he was only confirmed XR 93 last time in and we got 110/114, I mean, perhaps first use of track but he did have 95/104 in a win same T&D last November. He had 2 lengths on lightly raced 4yo Flying Bandit who had won 2 of 5 previously and peaked here 3rd up having first run at 9 furlongs and his 101/107 puts him straight in the BB Extreme Freedom 101 and Agita 102 both get big ticks the rest all more than 5 lengths off the winner.

Turnbull Day Review

Monday, 7 October 2024 by Gavin Haynes

Star mare Via Sistina is Cox Plate bound after 111/115 in her G1 Turnbull win.

Lets start at the top and go straight to the Turnbull where our top3 filled the podium. Our Gold Miner Eliyass ran 3rd after looking the winner half way down running but neg split with 104/100 and Via Sistina who had already racked up XR 110 and XR 115 produced a new peak 111/117.  Worth noting here she is $5 in the Cox Plate with Japanese eraider Prognosis $4 Fav, we have seen him 3 times at 2000m at Shatin where he has a best SR of 115 and he is confirmed XR 111 running 2nd in 2 G1's the latest behind last years Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior.. So is top draw. My personal doubt about Buckeroo getting a strong 2000m is now gone after the Magic One got 110/117 out of him. They ran the same XR yet this guy is $18 in the Cox Plate.

Golden Rose Day Review

Tuesday, 1 October 2024 by Gavin Haynes

Dual G1 winner Broadsiding back with bang and an XR 109. 

R3 was the G3 Colin Stephen at 2400m and its the first race we need to take note of, and we found the Trifecta in the top3. Winner a triple confirmed XR 98 horse First Light who rated 101/94, h+he was a dominant 3 length winner over Changingoftheguard  89/75. Our Lay here Campaldino ran nowhere with  75/67