Nightstick
Last run: 17 Oct 2026 at Toowoomba, race 2.
Horse Truth reads Nightstick as class-edge midfielder. Its form is holding steady.
The free page gives the summary. The Horse Check report reads the 6 runs Horse Truth has analysed for Nightstick: 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
- 1400m
- Evidence behind this read
- Low (6 runs analysed)
- Attention flag
- Steady
Updated 07 Nov 2026 22:12 Brisbane time.
Recent runs
Last run: 17 Oct 2026 at Toowoomba, race 2.
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| Date | Track | Race | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 | Toowoomba | 2 | Timing and running recordsOfficial results |
| 3 Oct 2026 | - | - | Form guide |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Sunshine Coast | 5 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly | 5 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Rockhampton | 3 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Rockhampton | 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 Toowoomba 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, Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba. Each track page shows what happens at each part of the track.
What changed
- : 2 new runs analysed, now 6 runs. Best distance so far now 1400m.
- : Form trend changed from Building to Holding. Horse Truth type changed from Fast horse to Class-edge midfielder.
- : Form trend changed from Declining to Building. Best distance so far now 1300m.
- : New run analysed, now 12 runs. Form trend changed from Building to Declining.
- : Horse Truth type changed from False-figure 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, 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 Nightstick 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.
- Stride against its own runs. Stride was a lot shorter than in its last 3 runs, after allowing for the going. A watch signal from race data only. Race of 17 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Stride type: long strider. Its stride was among the longest third of its field in 6 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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