East Maitland Bowling Club (Bm64) — a 1600m benchmark 64 at Newcastle, jumping at 15:05 on — ground, rail true. 21 runners engaged.
At the trip
Newcastle has staged 24 races at 1600m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Middle (5–9) wins the most races here — 12 of 24 (50.0% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 4–6 wins the most races here — 7 of 24 (29.2% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 12 of 24 (50.0% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions covers 8 runnings — indicative rather than conclusive.
- Barrier draw: edge tilts to Middle (5–9) — A/E 0.94 (5 from 40); overall it's Wide (10+).
- Pace: read holds — Settle position 11+ again on top: A/E 2.28 (2 from 11).
- Market: read holds — Pop ($2–5) again on top: A/E 1.22 (5 from 14).
Jockeys & trainers
- Jockey L P Beuzelin: 6 from 34 (17.6%) in the last 90 days — rides #14 Otono here.
- Jockey Keagan Latham: 23 from 128 (18.0%) in the last 90 days (9 of those in the last 30) — rides #7 Fierceness here.
- Trainer Bjorn Baker: 33 from 198 (16.7%) in the last 90 days — saddles #9 My Shareena here.
- Trainer G Ryan & S Alexiou: 6 from 38 (15.8%) in the last 30 days — saddles #5 Costabit here.
- Jockey Leeshelle Small is 4 from 28 at today’s meeting profile (14.3% strike, A/E 1.61) and has #12 Ballinderry Sal here.