Lunar Eight
Last run: 31 Oct 2026 at Rockhampton, race 1.
Horse Truth reads Lunar Eight as class-edge midfielder. Its form is holding steady.
The free page gives the summary. The Horse Check report reads the 5 runs Horse Truth has analysed for Lunar Eight: 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
- Class-edge midfielder
- What that means
- Rates fairly against rivals for its grade without a standout figure.
- Form trend
- Holding
- Best distance so far
- 1200m
- Evidence behind this read
- Low (5 runs analysed)
- Attention flag
- Steady
Updated 07 Nov 2026 22:12 Brisbane time.
Recent runs
Last run: 31 Oct 2026 at Rockhampton, race 1.
Horse Check on this horse, A$19
| Date | Track | Race | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Rockhampton | 1 | Timing and running recordsOfficial results |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Sunshine Coast | 6 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Sunshine Coast | 1 | Official results |
| 22 Sep 2026 | - | - | Form guide |
| 12 Sep 2026 | - | - | Form guide |
| 29 Aug 2026 | - | - | Form 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 Rockhampton 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, Eagle Farm, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba. Each track page shows what happens at each part of the track.
What changed
- : 2 new runs analysed, now 5 runs. Best distance so far now 1200m.
- : New run analysed, now 3 runs.
- : Best distance so far now 1000m.
- : Best distance so far now 1200m.
- : New run analysed, now 5 runs. Horse Truth type changed from Below the grade to Class-edge midfielder. Best distance so far now 1000m.
Dates are when Horse Truth's read of this horse changed. Rating changes are in the full file.
What Horse Truth saw
- Form turning point. Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling. Derived by Horse Truth, 16 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Running profile. Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 16 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 Lunar Eight 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 3rd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 16 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Stride against its own runs. Stride was a lot longer than in its last 3 runs, after allowing for the going. Race of 16 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Stride type: balanced. No strong lean to stride length or stride rate over its last 5 runs. Race of 16 Oct 2026. What the day showed
From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 16 Oct 2026.
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