Grand National Tickets On Sale Now (Bm65) — a 1600m benchmark 65 at Riccarton Park Synthetic, jumping at 13:19 on — ground, rail true. 15 runners engaged.
At the trip
Riccarton Park Synthetic has staged 43 races at 1600m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 19 of 43 (44.2% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 10 of 43 (23.3% win share) — and beats its market price too (A/E 1.22).
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 17 of 43 (39.5% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 285 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers 43 runnings — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: read holds — Middle (5–9) again on top: A/E 1.04 (19 from 179).
- Pace: read holds — Settle position 1–3 again on top: A/E 1.22 (10 from 54).
- Market: read holds — Pop ($2–5) again on top: A/E 0.89 (17 from 64).
Jockeys & trainers
- Jockey Akshay Balloo is 3 from 19 at today’s meeting profile (15.8% strike, A/E 1.65) and has #8 Gadabout here.
- Jockey Floor Moerman is 7 from 60 at today’s meeting profile (11.7% strike, A/E 1.60) and has #2 Devil In Disguise here.