Mercatello
Last run: 21 Oct 2026 at Eagle Farm, race 6.
Horse Truth reads Mercatello as a class horse racing below its best. 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 horse
- What that means
- Beats good rivals and posts strong figures. Genuine ability on both lenses.
- Form trend
- Holding
- Best distance so far
- 1350m
- Evidence behind this read
- Medium (9 runs analysed)
- Attention flag
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Updated 26 Oct 2026 22:20 Brisbane time.
Recent runs
Last run: 21 Oct 2026 at Eagle Farm, race 6.
| Date | Track | Race | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Eagle Farm | 6 | Timing and running recordsOfficial results |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Doomben | 8 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Doomben | 7 | Official results |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Doomben | 3 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Ipswich | 6 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Sunshine Coast | 8 | 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 Eagle Farm in Horse Truth's records. See the other horses that last raced there, or horses with a new read this fortnight.
What changed
- : New run analysed, now 9 runs. Form trend changed from Declining to Holding. Horse Truth type changed from Fast horse to Class horse.
- : New run analysed, now 8 runs. Form trend changed from Holding to Declining.
- : Horse Truth type changed from Class horse to Fast horse.
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: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 21 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, 5 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 Mercatello 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 3rd 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 21 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 21 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 5 runs. Race of 21 Oct 2026. What the day showed
From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 21 Oct 2026.
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