Cautionary Tail
Last run: 31 Oct 2026 at Aquis Park Gold Coast, race 3.
Horse Truth reads Cautionary Tail as better than its numbers say. It beats its rivals more than the clock. Its form is rising.
The free page gives the summary. The Horse Check report reads the 11 runs Horse Truth has analysed for Cautionary Tail: the short answer and its type, a movement watch from the timing records, where its form is heading, its best distance and conditions, and a race by race file.
Built from the form, timing and running records Horse Truth has for this horse. Free summary below. See the Truth Board for horses better or worse than their figures, how the model works, and the public record of dated selections, official results and the misses.
- Horse Truth type
- Grade specialist
- What that means
- Wins its grade but the raw figures stay modest. It beats rivals rather than the clock.
- Form trend
- Building
- Best distance so far
- 1350m
- Evidence behind this read
- Medium (11 runs analysed)
- Attention flag
- Positive watch
Updated 03 Nov 2026 15:24 Brisbane time.
Recent runs
Last run: 31 Oct 2026 at Aquis Park Gold Coast, race 3.
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| Date | Track | Race | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Aquis Park Gold Coast | 3 | Timing and running recordsOfficial results |
| 18 Oct 2026 | - | - | Form guide |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Picklebet Park Warwick | 4 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Aquis Park Gold Coast | 3 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Ipswich | 8 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Doomben | 4 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
The newest runs Horse Truth holds for this horse, from its timing and running records, official results and form-guide past starts. Each run shows where it came from.
Last raced at Aquis Park Gold Coast in Horse Truth's records. See the other horses that last raced there, or horses with a new read this fortnight.
Tracks it ran at in Horse Truth's records: Aquis Park Gold Coast, Doomben, Ipswich, Picklebet Park Warwick. Each track page shows what happens at each part of the track.
What changed
- : 4 new runs analysed, now 11 runs.
- : New run analysed, now 7 runs.
- : 3 new runs analysed, now 6 runs. Form trend changed from Holding to Building. Best distance so far now 1350m.
- : Form trend changed from Building to Holding.
- : New run analysed, now 10 runs. Form trend changed from Declining to Building.
Dates are when Horse Truth's read of this horse changed. Rating changes are in the full file.
What Horse Truth saw
- Running profile. Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 31 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Derived from timing and running records and official results. Form guides do not show these.
How it moved
What Cautionary Tail did in its races, compared with its own earlier runs and with the other runners. It describes runs that have happened. It is not a prediction.
- Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 31 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Stride type: balanced. No strong lean to stride length or stride rate over its last 6 runs. Race of 31 Oct 2026. What the day showed
From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 31 Oct 2026.
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