What the day showed: Rockhampton, 2 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

On-pace runners did better than usual at Rockhampton on 2 Oct 2026. 13 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.

• Hou Long Gwai: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 12 runners in its race.
• Luxor Prince: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 12 runners in its race.

Beat the day's pattern

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

• I Want It All: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• King's Duty: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Underrated: 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.

• Mean Magic: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Tizso Fab: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.

Running profiles

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

• Adranos: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• August Joe: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Be Bob Aloola: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Boom Chika Wow: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Bottom Bar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Capital Chord: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Enterprise Valour: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Erimar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Five Star King: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• General Wolffe: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Groening: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 2.
• Hou Long Gwai: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Hurtle: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• I Want It All: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Intrepid Lad: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Kaffir Lily: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• King's Duty: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Launch Mode: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Limero: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Luxor Prince: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Mean Magic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Miss Funny Honey: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Missile Baby: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Misting: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Morning Sun: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Mr Grey: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Next Stop Jupiter: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Our Eagle Rock: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Out Of Aces: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Outwitted: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Patienceofasaint: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Port River Billie: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Proviseur: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Red Feathers: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Red Scentsation: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Remember The Boys: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Settat: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Shipping Lane: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Snazzy Snitzel: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Sneaky Peaky: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Stylish Diamond: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Sujeed: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Tizso Fab: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Underrated: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Varejao: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Warna: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Wasabi Barbie: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Whatta Mission: 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: Erimar. Held its stride late best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 23 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: August Joe. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 18 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Mr Grey. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 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: Proviseur. Held its stride late best of the 13 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 27 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Wave Dancer. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 13 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 14 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Fancy Geeone. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 13 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was the same as in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: General Wolffe. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 35 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Red Feathers. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 34 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Morning Sun. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 28 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Stylish Diamond. Held its stride late best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 5 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Boom Chika Wow. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 2 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Missile Baby. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 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: Out Of Aces. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 17 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: King's Duty. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 17 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Misting. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 13 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Outwitted. Held its stride late best of the 8 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 6: Limero. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 3 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Tizso Fab. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 2 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Sujeed. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 21 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Whatta Mission. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 1 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Luxor Prince. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 1 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 2: Groening. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 13 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Intrepid Lad. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 7 runners, about 6% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: I Want It All. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 7 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: General Wolffe. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 7 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Settat. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 runners, about 4% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: King's Duty. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 10 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Remember The Boys. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 10 runners, about 3% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Lonhy's Fabre. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 11% 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 2 Oct 2026.