Spirit Of Giving

What the result hid

Spirit Of Giving ran the 2nd fastest last 400 metres at Townsville and finished 5th.

Townsville Race 5 Sunday 18 October 2026

It ran the 2nd fastest last 400 metres of the 9 runners, yet finished 5th.
It was 9th with 800 metres to run and passed 4 runners from there.
It held its stride rhythm to the line.

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Last run: 18 Oct 2026 at Townsville, race 5.

Horse Truth reads Spirit Of Giving as quick on the clock, with its class still to be proven. Its form is falling.

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: Fast horse
What that means: Quick on the clock, class not yet proven against better company.
Form trend: Declining
Best distance so far: 1400m
Evidence behind this read: Medium (12 runs analysed)
Attention flag: Decline watch

Updated 29 Oct 2026 15:20 Brisbane time.

Recent runs

Last run: 18 Oct 2026 at Townsville, race 5.

Date	Track	Race	Source
18 Oct 2026	Townsville	5	Timing and running recordsOfficial results
4 Oct 2026	Townsville	8	Timing and running recordsForm guide
18 Sep 2026	Townsville	6	Timing and running recordsOfficial resultsForm guide
29 Aug 2026	Ladbrokes Cannon Park	5	Timing and running recordsForm guide
18 Aug 2026	-	-	Form guide
8 Aug 2026	Townsville	3	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 Townsville in Horse Truth's records. See the other horses that last raced there, or horses with a new read this fortnight.

What changed

2026-10-18: New run analysed, now 12 runs. Form trend changed from Building to Declining.
2026-10-04: New run analysed, now 11 runs. Form trend changed from Declining 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, 18 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Form turning point. Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising. Derived by Horse Truth, 4 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, 4 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 Spirit Of Giving 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 9 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 18 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 18 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 18 Oct 2026. What the day showed

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 18 Oct 2026.

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