Mercurial Lady

What the result hid

Mercurial Lady ran the 3rd fastest last 400 metres at Eagle Farm and finished 4th.

Eagle Farm Race 9 Saturday 24 October 2026

It ran the 3rd fastest last 400 metres of the 7 runners, yet finished 4th.
It held its stride rhythm to the line.

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Horse Truth is rebuilding its read of this horse. Below is the last read it published (31 Oct 2026 03:38 Brisbane time).

Last run: 24 Oct 2026 at Eagle Farm, race 9.

Horse Truth reads Mercurial Lady 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: 1300m
Evidence behind this read: Low (5 runs analysed)
Attention flag: Review now

Updated 31 Oct 2026 03:38 Brisbane time.

Recent runs

Last run: 24 Oct 2026 at Eagle Farm, race 9.

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Date	Track	Race	Source
24 Oct 2026	Eagle Farm	9	Timing and running recordsOfficial results
13 Jun 2026	Eagle Farm	6	Timing and running recordsForm guide
23 May 2026	Doomben	2	Timing and running recordsForm guide
2 May 2026	Eagle Farm	1	Timing and running recordsForm guide
15 Apr 2026	Doomben	7	Timing and running recordsForm guide
28 Mar 2026	Doomben	9	Timing and running records

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.

Tracks it ran at in Horse Truth's records: Doomben, Eagle Farm. Each track page shows what happens at each part of the track.

What changed

2026-10-30: Horse Truth type changed from Class horse to Grade specialist. Best distance so far now 1000m.
2026-10-30: Best distance so far now 1300m.
2026-10-28: Form trend changed from Building to Holding.
2026-10-24: New run analysed, now 6 runs. Form trend changed from Holding 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: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 24 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 Mercurial Lady 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 7 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 24 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 24 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 24 Oct 2026. What the day showed

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 24 Oct 2026.

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