Midway (Bm72) — a 1600m benchmark 72 at Randwick, jumping at 12:20 on — ground, rail +9m. 14 runners engaged.
At the trip
Randwick has staged 59 races at 1600m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Inside (1–4) wins the most races here — 27 of 59 (45.8% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Pace: Settle position 4–6 wins the most races here — 21 of 59 (35.6% win share); Settle position 11+ underperforms its market price — A/E 0.39 (3 from 129).
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 25 of 59 (42.4% win share); Roughie (>$10) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.56 (10 from 448).
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions (+9m ±1m) covers only 5 runnings — too small to lean on.
- For the record: Settle position 4–6 accounted for 3 of the 5 winners (3 from 14 runners, A/E 1.51) in that limited data — colour, not signal; the overall numbers above carry more weight.
Jockeys & trainers
- Together, Pierre Boudvillain × Fabio Martino are 3 from 4 (75.0%) in the last 90 days — they combine with #10 All Star here.
- Jockey Rachel King: 29 from 152 (19.1%) in the last 90 days — rides #5 Forecaster here.
- Jockey Aaron Bullock: 31 from 166 (18.7%) in the last 90 days (12 of those in the last 30) — rides #2 Iceman here.
- Trainer C E Conners: 8 from 43 (18.6%) in the last 90 days — saddles #2 Iceman here.