The Pavilion Opening November 2026 Hcp — a 1200m open at Riccarton Park Synthetic, jumping at 11:32 on — ground, rail true. 7 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 T Rae: 6 from 40 (15.0%) in the last 90 days — saddles #6 Boss 'n' Highheels here.
- Jockey Akshay Balloo is 3 from 19 at today’s meeting profile (15.8% strike, A/E 1.65) and has #4 La Bella Nera here.
- Jockey Jack Taplin is 6 from 28 at today’s meeting profile (21.4% strike, A/E 1.23) and has #7 I'm Feeling Lucky here.