Ladbrokes Owners Promotion Mdn Plate — a 1443m maiden at Geelong, jumping at 12:30 on — ground, rail out 9m 1700m - 800m, out 10m remainder. 10 runners engaged.
At the trip
Geelong has staged 21 races at 1443m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 12 of 21 (57.1% win share); Inside (1–4) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.58 (6 from 79).
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 9 of 21 (42.9% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 11 of 21 (52.4% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Data note: settling position is unknown for 32 runners in this sample, which dilutes the pace numbers.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions (+9m ±1m) covers 8 runnings — indicative rather than conclusive.
- Barrier draw: edge tilts to Inside (1–4) — A/E 0.97 (4 from 28); overall it's Middle (5–9).
- Pace: read holds — Settle position 1–3 again on top: A/E 1.40 (5 from 24).
- Market: edge tilts to Mid ($5–10) — A/E 1.13 (4 from 25); overall it's Roughie (>$10).
Jockeys & trainers
- Together, Harry Coffey × Ben, Will & Jd Hayes are 5 from 23 (21.7%) in the last 90 days — they combine with #6 Mission Of Joy here.
- Jockey Dean Yendall: 6 from 36 (16.7%) in the last 30 days — rides #7 Needlestick here.
- Jockey John Allen: 13 from 81 (16.0%) in the last 30 days — rides #5 Lyrebird Lady here.
- Trainer M J Williams is 4 from 22 at today’s meeting profile (18.2% strike, A/E 1.54) and has #7 Needlestick here.
- Jockey Jack Hill is 3 from 33 at today’s meeting profile (9.1% strike, A/E 1.27) and has #3 Gasoline Rainbow here.