Hertz Kalgoorlie Mdn — a 1200m maiden at Kalgoorlie, jumping at 15:50 on — ground, rail +5m. 8 runners engaged.
At the trip
Kalgoorlie has staged 43 races at 1200m in our sample — a sample worth weighting.
- Barrier draw: Inside (1–4) wins the most races here — 24 of 43 (55.8% win share); Wide (10+) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.52 (3 from 61).
- Pace: Settle position 1–3 wins the most races here — 18 of 43 (41.9% win share); no band meaningfully beats its market price.
- Market: Pop ($2–5) wins the most races here — 23 of 43 (53.5% win share); Roughie (>$10) underperforms its market price — A/E 0.46 (5 from 246).
Rail effect
Grouping similar rail positions (+5m ±1m) covers only 6 runnings — too small to lean on.
- For the record: Middle (5–9) accounted for 4 of the 6 winners (4 from 29 runners, A/E 1.03) in that limited data — colour, not signal; the overall numbers above carry more weight.
Jockeys & trainers
- Together, Natika Riordan × Brock Lewthwaite are 5 from 26 (19.2%) in the last 90 days — they combine with #2 Mad Spitfire here.
- Jockey Lucy F Fiore: 10 from 62 (16.1%) in the last 30 days — rides #7 Pacific Lass here.
- Trainer Michael Grantham: 33 from 140 (23.6%) in the last 90 days (14 of those in the last 30) — saddles #8 Optimus Prime here.
- Trainer A W Maley is 6 from 27 at today’s meeting profile (22.2% strike, A/E 1.83) and has #4 Somethink here.
- Jockey Laqdar Ramoly is 8 from 41 at today’s meeting profile (19.5% strike, A/E 1.39) and has #8 Optimus Prime here.