Cup Week Hospitality On Sale Now Mdn — a 1200m maiden at Riccarton Park Synthetic, jumping at 10:56 on — ground, rail true. 11 runners engaged.
At the trip
Riccarton Park Synthetic has staged 45 races at 1200m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Inside (1–4) wins the most races here — 19 of 45 (42.2% win share); the value band has been Wide (10+) — A/E 1.21 (12 from 95).
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 11 of 45 (24.4% win share) — and beats its market price too (A/E 1.50).
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 15 of 45 (33.3% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 297 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers 45 runnings — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: read holds — Wide (10+) again on top: A/E 1.21 (12 from 95).
- Pace: read holds — Settle position 1–3 again on top: A/E 1.50 (11 from 45).
- Market: edge tilts to Mid ($5–10) — A/E 0.93 (14 from 106); overall it's Odds-on (≤$2).
Jockeys & trainers
- Trainer Ms L Prendergast: 5 from 29 (17.2%) in the last 90 days — saddles #1 Inside Edge here.
- Jockey Floor Moerman is 7 from 60 at today’s meeting profile (11.7% strike, A/E 1.60) and has #9 Forseti here.
- Jockey Bridget Grylls is 9 from 67 at today’s meeting profile (13.4% strike, A/E 1.41) and has #7 Stranger Times here.