Tunes At The Track – Sunday 13 Sept Hcp (C1) — a 1600m class 1 at Northam, jumping at 17:30 on — ground, rail true. 11 runners engaged.
At the trip
Northam has staged 35 races at 1600m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 18 of 35 (51.4% win share); Inside (1–4) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.55 (10 from 128).
- Pace: Settle position 7–10 wins the most races here — 13 of 35 (37.1% win share); Settle position 11+ underperforms its market price — A/E 0.53 (2 from 41).
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 13 of 35 (37.1% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers only 7 runnings — too small to lean on.
- For the record: Inside (1–4) accounted for 4 of the 7 winners (4 from 27 runners, A/E 1.07) in that limited data — colour, not signal; the overall numbers above carry more weight.
Jockeys & trainers
- Together, William Pike × Michael Grantham are 15 from 42 (35.7%) in the last 90 days (7 of those in the last 30) — they combine with #4 Enchanted Miss here.
- Trainer Mack Hall: 5 from 25 (20.0%) in the last 30 days — saddles #6 Stolen here.
- Jockey Joey Azzopardi is 4 from 21 at today’s meeting profile (19.0% strike, A/E 1.80) and has #5 Macho Arquero here.