What the day showed: Gatton, 1 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

On-pace runners did better than usual at Gatton on 1 Oct 2026. 14 of 21 placegetters were in the front third early, against about 46% on a normal day there. Inside and wide runners did about as well as normal.

Placegetters counted by where they were early in the race and how far off the rail they raced, compared with a normal day at the same track.

Ran better than the finish shows

Beaten horses whose speed over the last 400 m was among the best in their race.

• California Grass: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 12 runners in its race.
• Cool Thoughts: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 12 runners in its race.
• Funky Zebra: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.
• Runaround Sue: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.
• Thinker: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 11 runners in its race.

Beat the day's pattern

Horses that still placed from the part of the track the day was against.

• Grandstander: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.

Form turning points

Horses whose run against their field just turned up or down against their last three runs.

• Brave Like Lily: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Brazen Diva: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Funky Zebra: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Just Jimmy: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Mishpat: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Mr Hilton: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Ole Ali: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Qickwit: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Quartzopolis: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Scartoon: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Trail Boss: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.

Running profiles

Each runner's type from how it ran each part of its recent races.

• Air Of Authority: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Another Veuve: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Before This World: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Belle Francais: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Besiege: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Brave Like Lily: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Brazen Diva: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 4 runs.
• California Grass: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Cheerful Cat: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Cool Thoughts: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Decarbonise: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Demes Girl: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flying Phoenix: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Funky Zebra: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Grandstander: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Headline Legend: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Hell Of A Prince: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Human Touch: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• I Am A Winner: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Igotmymindonyou: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Jacks And Soda: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Just Jimmy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Lean Warrior: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Levar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Lord Protector: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Majestic Louvre: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Mighty Judd: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Mishpat: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Miss Ellyse: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Missy's Ready: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Moonlight Odyssey: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Mr Hilton: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Ocean Joy: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Ole Ali: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Our Combination: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Percolate: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Piertaga: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Pour Benn: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Qickwit: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Quality Miss: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 3.
• Quartzopolis: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Reevacity: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Rocky Blonde: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Roth's Romance: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Runaround Sue: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Rusty Bolt: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Scartoon: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Sea Warning: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Send The Money: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Shedrivesabentley: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Spiked: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Spoilt Rotten: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Starward: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Tara's Reward: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 3.
• Trail Boss: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Trusty Bandit: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Water Lad: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Wildspitze: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Zhongxin Koala: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.

How they moved late

Runners that kept their stride length, or lifted their stride rate, over the last 400 m better than the rest of their field. This describes how they ran. It is not a prediction.

Held their stride late

• Race 1: Tara's Reward. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 4 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Spiked. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 6 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: I Am A Winner. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 10 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Quality Miss. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 10 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Headline Legend. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 9 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Besiege. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 8 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Water Lad. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 11 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Zhongxin Koala. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 12 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Wildspitze. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 16 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Bar Star. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 7 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: My Shalona. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 4 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Just Jimmy. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 10 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Mahmoa. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 3 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Panzer Ready. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 7 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Cool Thoughts. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 12 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Lean Warrior. Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 11 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Spoilt Rotten. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 13 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Pacific Gem. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 11 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 16 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Human Touch. Held its stride late best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 6 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Rocky Blonde. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 8 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Missy's Ready. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 9 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 1: Runaround Sue. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Quality Miss. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: California Grass. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Decarbonise. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Cheerful Cat. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Piertaga. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Water Lad. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Roth's Romance. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Quartzopolis. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Moonlight Odyssey. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Ole Ali. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Our Combination. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 11 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Mr Hilton. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 11 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Thinker. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 11 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Race day 1 Oct 2026.