Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate 22 August @ Te Rapa Mdn — a 2000m maiden at Cambridge Synthetic, jumping at 11:52 on — ground, rail true. 8 runners engaged.
At the trip
Cambridge Synthetic has staged 26 races at 2000m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 11 of 26 (42.3% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 and Settle position 7–10 win the most races here — 5 of 26 each (19.2% win share); Settle position 4–6 underperforms its market price — A/E 0.25 (1 from 33).
- Market: Mid ($5–10) wins the most races here — 13 of 26 (50.0% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 145 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers 26 runnings — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: read holds — Wide (10+) again on top: A/E 1.09 (5 from 42).
- Pace: read holds — Settle position 7–10 again on top: A/E 1.19 (5 from 35).
- Market: read holds — Mid ($5–10) again on top: A/E 1.08 (13 from 87).
Jockeys & trainers
- Jockey Craig Grylls: 24 from 119 (20.2%) in the last 90 days — rides #6 Rippin Along here.
- Jockey George Rooke: 10 from 65 (15.4%) in the last 30 days — rides #5 Irish Flute here.
- Trainer A W Pike: 5 from 26 (19.2%) in the last 30 days — saddles #5 Irish Flute here.
- Jockey Hayley Hassman is 8 from 24 at today’s meeting profile (33.3% strike, A/E 2.39) and has #3 Laser Beam here.
- Jockey Joe Nishizuka is 2 from 10 at today’s meeting profile (20.0% strike, A/E 1.39) and has #7 Effie Goodacre here.