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Gatton R9

16:42QN Hotel Laidley Hcp (55)
1400mRestricted 55Rail: True
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Early previewTomorrow's fields, barriers and stats, published 9 July 14:08 AEST. Final scratchings, going, model picks and race commentary land race morning (~10am AEST) — runners shown here may scratch before racing.

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QN Hotel Laidley Hcp (55) — a 1400m restricted 55 at Gatton, jumping at 16:42 on — ground, rail true. 19 runners engaged.

At the trip

Gatton has staged 52 races at 1400m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.

  • Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 24 of 52 (46.2% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
  • Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 16 of 52 (30.8% win share); Settle position 11+ underperforms its market price — A/E 0.44 (1 from 32).
  • Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 28 of 52 (53.8% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
  • Data note: settling position is unknown for 165 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.

Rail effect

Grouping similar rail positions covers 35 runnings — a sample worth weighting.

  • Barrier draw: read holds — Middle (5–9) again on top: A/E 1.03 (17 from 165).
  • Pace: read holds — Settle position 1–3 again on top: A/E 1.03 (9 from 60).
  • Market: read holds — Pop ($2–5) again on top: A/E 0.85 (17 from 69).

Jockeys & trainers

  • Together, Kelsey Lenton × Nick Keal are 5 from 30 (16.7%) in the last 90 days — they combine with #12 She's Brutal here.
  • Jockey Jess Emmerson: 14 from 68 (20.6%) in the last 90 days (5 of those in the last 30) — rides #17 Besiege here.
  • Trainer R G Lipp is 5 from 22 at today’s meeting profile (22.7% strike, A/E 1.46) and has #2 Jacks And Soda here.
  • Jockey Tiffani Brooker is 7 from 34 at today’s meeting profile (20.6% strike, A/E 1.41) and has #16 Water Lad here.

A/E compares actual winners with market-expected winners — above 1.00 means that group has outperformed its market price historically. Settling positions we can’t determine are shown as “Unknown” in the tables below but are excluded from this read. Full tables below.

Distance stats

Distance
1400m · 52 races (52 winners)

Barrier draw

RunsWins% WinSRA/E
Inside (1–4)1992140.4%10.6%0.67
Middle (5–9)2372446.2%10.1%0.98
Wide (10+)112713.5%6.2%0.88

Settling position

RunsWins% WinSRA/E
Leaders (1–3)1111630.8%14.4%0.89
On-pace (4–6)1111426.9%12.6%0.89
Midfield (7–10)129611.5%4.7%0.64
Backmarkers (11+)3211.9%3.1%0.44
Unknown1651528.8%9.1%0.80

Market (SP)

RunsWins% WinSRA/E
Odds-on (≤$2)747.7%57.1%1.03
Pop ($2–5)1082853.8%25.9%0.90
Mid ($5–10)1281223.1%9.4%0.70
Roughie (>$10)305815.4%2.6%0.67

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