Grandstand Eatery In The Phar Lap Mdn — a 1400m maiden at Riccarton Park Synthetic, jumping at 10:20 on — ground, rail true. 8 runners engaged.
At the trip
Riccarton Park Synthetic has staged 35 races at 1400m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Inside (1–4) wins the most races here — 15 of 35 (42.9% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 4–6 wins the most races here — 5 of 35 (14.3% win share) — and beats its market price too (A/E 1.78).
- Market: Mid ($5–10) wins the most races here — 12 of 35 (34.3% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 268 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers 35 runnings — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: read holds — Inside (1–4) again on top: A/E 1.00 (15 from 133).
- Pace: read holds — Settle position 4–6 again on top: A/E 1.78 (5 from 30).
- Market: read holds — Mid ($5–10) again on top: A/E 0.99 (12 from 88).
Jockeys & trainers
- Trainer Ms S Faulkner: 6 from 37 (16.2%) in the last 90 days — saddles #6 Big Exit here.
- Trainer J C Blackadder is 5 from 37 at today’s meeting profile (13.5% strike, A/E 1.42) and has #2 Gap It here.
- Jockey Bridget Grylls is 9 from 67 at today’s meeting profile (13.4% strike, A/E 1.41) and has #2 Gap It here.