Makamae

What the result hid

Makamae ran the 3rd fastest last 400 metres at Ipswich and finished 6th.

Ipswich Race 2 Friday 30 October 2026

It ran the 3rd fastest last 400 metres of the 9 runners, yet finished 6th.
It held its stride rhythm to the line.

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Last run: 30 Oct 2026 at Ipswich, race 2.

Horse Truth reads Makamae as class-edge midfielder. Its form is holding steady.

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: 1800m
Evidence behind this read: Medium (10 runs analysed)
Attention flag: Steady

Updated 01 Nov 2026 20:40 Brisbane time.

Recent runs

Last run: 30 Oct 2026 at Ipswich, race 2.

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Date	Track	Race	Source
30 Oct 2026	Ipswich	2	Timing and running recordsOfficial results
16 Oct 2026	Sunshine Coast	7	Timing and running recordsForm guide
16 Oct 2026	Sunshine Coast	6	Official results
3 Oct 2026	Eagle Farm	7	Timing and running recordsForm guide
20 Sep 2026	Sunshine Coast	8	Timing and running recordsForm guide
20 Sep 2026	Sunshine Coast	4	Official results

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 Ipswich 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: Eagle Farm, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast. Each track page shows what happens at each part of the track.

What changed

2026-10-31: 4 new runs analysed, now 10 runs. Form trend changed from Declining to Holding.
2026-10-30: Best distance so far now 1800m.
2026-10-30: Horse Truth type changed from Class horse to Class-edge midfielder. Best distance so far now 2200m.
2026-10-16: New run analysed, now 15 runs. Form trend changed from Holding to Declining. Horse Truth type changed from Fast horse to Class horse.
2026-10-10: Form trend changed from Declining to Holding.

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 4 of its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 30 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Running profile. Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 16 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Running profile. Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 3 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 Makamae 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 2nd best of the 9 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 30 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Stride against its own runs. Stride was noticeably longer than in its last 3 runs, after allowing for the going. Race of 30 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Stride type: quick stepper. Its stride rate was among the quickest third of its field, with a stride that was not among the longest, in 5 of its last 6 runs. Race of 30 Oct 2026. What the day showed

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 30 Oct 2026.

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