Geelong R8

16:00Ethos Building & Restoration (Bm62)
1243mBenchmark 62Rail: Out 9m 1700m - 800m, Out 10m Remainder
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Ethos Building & Restoration (Bm62)a 1243m benchmark 62 at Geelong, jumping at 16:00 on ground, rail out 9m 1700m - 800m, out 10m remainder. 16 runners engaged.

At the trip

Geelong has staged 20 races at 1243m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.

  • Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 13 of 20 (65.0% win share) — and beats its market price too (A/E 1.24).
  • Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 8 of 20 (40.0% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
  • Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 12 of 20 (60.0% win share); Roughie (>$10) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.53 (2 from 100).

Rail effect

Grouping similar rail positions (+9m ±1m) covers 9 runnings — indicative rather than conclusive.

  • Barrier draw: read holds — Middle (5–9) again on top: A/E 1.33 (6 from 35).
  • Pace: read holds — Settle position 7–10 again on top: A/E 1.86 (4 from 24).
  • Market: edge tilts to Mid ($5–10) — A/E 1.19 (3 from 19); overall it's Pop ($2–5).

Jockeys & trainers

  • Together, Chelsea Thompson × Jamie Edwards are 7 from 9 (77.8%) in the last 90 days — they combine with #4 Mannerheim here.
  • Together, Harry Coffey × Ben, Will & Jd Hayes are 5 from 23 (21.7%) in the last 90 days — they combine with #9 Warrior Smile here.
  • Jockey Jackson Radley: 10 from 53 (18.9%) in the last 30 days — rides #3 Kagemusha here.
  • Jockey John Allen: 13 from 81 (16.0%) in the last 30 days — rides #6 Always Hapi here.
  • Trainer T & C McEvoy: 27 from 148 (18.2%) in the last 90 days (11 of those in the last 30) — saddles #2 Prestar here.
  • Trainer A & J Williams: 5 from 19 (26.3%) in the last 90 days — saddles #15 Racetothebottom 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
1243m · 20 races (20 winners)

Barrier draw

RunsWins% WinSRA/E
Inside (1–4)74525%6.8%0.48
Middle (5–9)801365%16.2%1.24
Wide (10+)34210%5.9%0.61

Settling position

RunsWins% WinSRA/E
Leaders (1–3)54840%14.8%0.89
On-pace (4–6)54525%9.3%0.64
Midfield (7–10)48525%10.4%1.12
Backmarkers (11+)700%0%0.00
Unknown25210%8%0.74

Market (SP)

RunsWins% WinSRA/E
Odds-on (≤$2)3210%66.7%1.23
Pop ($2–5)471260%25.5%0.89
Mid ($5–10)38420%10.5%0.76
Roughie (>$10)100210%2%0.53

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