Sir Maurice

What the result hid

Sir Maurice ran the fastest last 400 metres at Ipswich and finished 7th.

Ipswich Race 5 Friday 30 October 2026

It ran the fastest last 400 metres of the 11 runners, yet finished 7th.
It covered about 13 metres more ground than the runner that saved the most.
It held its stride rhythm to the line.

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Last run: 30 Oct 2026 at Ipswich, race 5.

Horse Truth reads Sir Maurice 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: 1000m
Evidence behind this read: Low (7 runs analysed)
Attention flag: Steady

Updated 01 Nov 2026 20:40 Brisbane time.

Recent runs

Last run: 30 Oct 2026 at Ipswich, race 5.

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Date	Track	Race	Source
30 Oct 2026	Ipswich	5	Timing and running recordsOfficial results
3 Oct 2026	Aquis Park Gold Coast	4	Timing and running recordsForm guide
24 Sep 2026	Picklebet Park Warwick	6	Timing and running recordsForm guide
6 Sep 2026	Sunshine Coast	7	Timing and running recordsForm guide
16 May 2026	Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly	8	Timing and running recordsForm guide
16 Apr 2026	Ipswich	6	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 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: Aquis Park Gold Coast, Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly, Eagle Farm, Gatton, Ipswich, Picklebet Park Warwick, Sunshine Coast. Each track page shows what happens at each part of the track.

What changed

2026-10-31: 3 new runs analysed, now 7 runs.
2026-10-30: Form trend changed from Building to Holding. Horse Truth type changed from Fast horse to Class-edge midfielder. Best distance so far now 1000m.
2026-10-30: Horse Truth type changed from Class horse to Fast horse. Best distance so far now 1200m.
2026-10-16: Form trend changed from Holding to Building. Best distance so far now 1500m.
2026-10-03: New run analysed, now 12 runs. Form trend changed from Building to Holding.

Dates are when Horse Truth's read of this horse changed. Rating changes are in the full file.

What Horse Truth saw

Ran better than its finish. Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 11 runners in its race. It also covered about 5 m more ground than the middle of the field. Derived by Horse Truth, 30 Oct 2026. What the day showed
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
Beat the day's pattern. Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track. Derived by Horse Truth, 3 Oct 2026. What the day showed
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, 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 Sir Maurice 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 best of the 11 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 30 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Stride type: long strider. Its stride was among the longest third of its field in 4 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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