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Gold Coast

TurfRail: +9m 1000m-W/Post; +5m Remainder—12:05–16:20

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Meeting overview

Gold Coast in QLD hosts a provincial meeting on Turf. The rail is +9m 1000m-W/Post; +5m Remainder. There are 8 races scheduled from 12:05 to 16:20.

The card

Distances run from 1,015m to 1,800m across the card. The class mix is 3 maidens, 2 benchmark races, 1 restricted race, and 2 other races. The card leans toward middle-distance races. The feature race of the day is Tasmanian RC July 19th Hcp.

What history says

Over 325 races from 2025-05-10 to 2026-06-27, settling position flags midfield (7–10) as the clearest profile, underperforming market expectation (0.58 A/E, 5.6% strike rate).

Trainer M J Dunn has 4 runners and a 21.5% local strike rate from 79 runs (1.29 A/E) and Jockey Bella Youngberry has 7 runners and a 20.4% local strike rate from 103 runs (1.07 A/E).

This overview is generated automatically from real race data by the HoofMetrics data engine — it is not AI-written. If you have feedback, email hello@hoofmetrics.com.Generated by HoofMetrics data engine (deterministic).

Track profile: Gold Coast

325 races · 3227 runners · since 2025-05-10

Today’s angles — 2+ runners here today & A/E > 1

TCorey & Kylie Geran2 todayA/E 1.42TMs M Brosnan2 todayA/E 1.42TM J Dunn4 todayA/E 1.29TG Heinrich & B Rodgers2 todayA/E 1.21TTony & Maddysen Sears5 todayA/E 1.16JDale Smith5 todayA/E 1.08JBella Youngberry7 todayA/E 1.07JFrederick Larson7 todayA/E 1.04

Barrier draw

	Runs	Wins	% Win	SR	A/E
Inside (1–4)	1242	138	42.5%	11.1%	0.78
Middle (5–9)	1385	132	40.6%	9.5%	0.80
Wide (10+)	600	55	16.9%	9.2%	1.05

Settling position

	Runs	Wins	% Win	SR	A/E
Leaders (1–3)	932	149	45.8%	16%	1.02
On-pace (4–6)	923	96	29.5%	10.4%	0.78
Midfield (7–10)	928	52	16%	5.6%	0.58
Backmarkers (11+)	305	14	4.3%	4.6%	0.77
Unknown	139	14	4.3%	10.1%	0.78

Market (SP)

	Runs	Wins	% Win	SR	A/E
Odds-on (≤$2)	51	25	7.7%	49%	0.84
Pop ($2–5)	649	160	49.2%	24.7%	0.85
Mid ($5–10)	750	90	27.7%	12%	0.89
Roughie (>$10)	1777	50	15.4%	2.8%	0.65

A/E = actual wins ÷ market-expected wins (Σ 1/SP). Above 1.0 (green) beats the market here; below 0.9 (red) lags. Strong bias day = a past meeting where one run-style won >65% of races (≥5 winners). “Today” = runners engaged here today.