Industry Awards 13 August Hcp (C4) — a 1200m class 4 at Gold Coast, jumping at 18:57 on — ground, rail +1m. 12 runners engaged.
At the trip
Gold Coast has staged 81 races at 1200m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 39 of 81 (48.1% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 37 of 81 (45.7% win share); Settle position 11+ underperforms its market price — A/E 0.49 (2 from 78).
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 34 of 81 (42.0% win share); Roughie (>$10) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.56 (10 from 439).
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers only 1 runnings — too small to lean on.
- For the record: nothing in that limited data stands out; the overall numbers above carry the read.
Jockeys & trainers
- Trainer Matthew Hoysted: 5 from 24 (20.8%) in the last 30 days — saddles #8 Araletta here.
- Trainer P L Shailer: 9 from 58 (15.5%) in the last 90 days — saddles #4 Winchman here.
- Trainer Gary Doughty is 8 from 34 at today’s meeting profile (23.5% strike, A/E 1.73) and has #2 Rock Hard Love here.
- Jockey Scott Sheargold is 3 from 32 at today’s meeting profile (9.4% strike, A/E 1.45) and has #11 Ma's Epic here.