Headhunter

What the result hid

Headhunter ran the 2nd fastest last 400 metres at Doomben and finished 4th.

Doomben Race 6 Saturday 17 October 2026

It ran the 2nd fastest last 400 metres of the 10 runners, yet finished 4th.
Its legs were turning faster at the end than in the middle of the race.

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Last run: 17 Oct 2026 at Doomben, race 6.

Horse Truth reads Headhunter as a class horse racing below its best. Its form is falling.

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: Declining
Best distance so far: 1650m
Evidence behind this read: Medium (11 runs analysed)
Attention flag: Review now

Updated 28 Oct 2026 03:50 Brisbane time.

Recent runs

Last run: 17 Oct 2026 at Doomben, race 6.

Date	Track	Race	Source
17 Oct 2026	Doomben	6	Timing and running recordsOfficial results
12 Sep 2026	Doomben	7	Official results
12 Sep 2026	Doomben	2	Timing and running recordsForm guide
26 Aug 2026	Doomben	5	Timing and running recordsForm guide
29 Jul 2026	Eagle Farm	2	Timing and running recordsForm guide
11 Jul 2026	Doomben	6	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 Doomben in Horse Truth's records. See the other horses that last raced there, or horses with a new read this fortnight.

What changed

2026-10-17: New run analysed, now 11 runs.

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, 17 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 Headhunter 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.

Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was a lot quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 17 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Stride type: long strider. Its stride was among the longest third of its field in 5 of its last 6 runs. Race of 17 Oct 2026. What the day showed

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 17 Oct 2026.

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