Living Turf Hcp — a 800m open at Ipswich, jumping at 13:39 on — ground, rail +8m. 14 runners engaged.
At the trip
Ipswich has staged 37 races at 800m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Inside (1–4) wins the most races here — 20 of 37 (54.1% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 23 of 37 (62.2% win share) — and beats its market price too (A/E 1.20).
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 21 of 37 (56.8% win share); Roughie (>$10) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.15 (1 from 154).
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 81 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions (+8m ±1m) covers only 6 runnings — too small to lean on.
- For the record: Settle position 1–3 accounted for 4 of the 6 winners (4 from 12 runners, A/E 1.46) in that limited data — colour, not signal; the overall numbers above carry more weight.
Jockeys & trainers
- Jockey Ben E Thompson: 45 from 301 (15.0%) in the last 90 days — rides #11 Queen Olympias here.
- Trainer Pat W Webster: 13 from 77 (16.9%) in the last 90 days — saddles #2 Laurels here.
- Trainer K R Kemp is 6 from 53 at today’s meeting profile (11.3% strike, A/E 1.27) and has #10 Too Darn Quick, #13 Feel Blessed here.