Riccarton Park Function Centre Mdn — a 2200m maiden at Riccarton Park Synthetic, jumping at 09:12 on — ground, rail true. 11 runners engaged.
At the trip
Riccarton Park Synthetic has staged 21 races at 2200m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Inside (1–4) wins the most races here — 13 of 21 (61.9% win share) — and beats its market price too (A/E 1.24).
- Pace: no workable sample in this category.
- Market: Mid ($5–10) wins the most races here — 10 of 21 (47.6% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 198 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers 21 runnings — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: read holds — Inside (1–4) again on top: A/E 1.24 (13 from 79).
- Pace: edge tilts to Settle position 1–3 — A/E 1.26 (1 from 6).
- Market: read holds — Mid ($5–10) again on top: A/E 0.99 (10 from 72).
Jockeys & trainers
- Trainer Ms L Prendergast: 5 from 29 (17.2%) in the last 90 days — saddles #9 De Pazzi here.
- Jockey Akshay Balloo is 3 from 19 at today’s meeting profile (15.8% strike, A/E 1.65) and has #2 Warrior Boy here.
- Jockey Floor Moerman is 7 from 60 at today’s meeting profile (11.7% strike, A/E 1.60) and has #6 Saint here.