What the day showed: Aquis Park Gold Coast, 3 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

On-pace runners did better than usual at Aquis Park Gold Coast on 3 Oct 2026. 14 of 24 placegetters were in the front third early, against about 43% 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.

• Glounthaune: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.
• He's A Saint: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.
• Outta Reef: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.
• Vindictive: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 7 runners in its race.

Beat the day's pattern

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

• Battleton: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Better Not Slip: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Bodmin Moor: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Caxton Lass: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Sir Maurice: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Smashing Nova: 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.

• Battleton: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Better Not Slip: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Lady Willpower: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Ode To Beauty: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Pirouette Girl: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Sum Invictus: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Tam Na Ghar: 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.

• Abraham: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Adora Djon's: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Airswing: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• All About Artie: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Aratiri: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Atomic Selfie: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Battleton: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Better Not Slip: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Bodmin Moor: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Cantankerous: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Caxton Lass: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Cryptic Beauty: 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.
• Crypto Miss: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Fair Shake: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Going To The Sun: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• He's A Saint: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Hell Of A Lad: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Icymiss: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Idleonby: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Inquicktime: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• La Profecia: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Lady Willpower: 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 4.
• Lady Windermere: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Larusso: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Liberty Steps: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Measure Up: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Miss Wildcat: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Nation: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Nightcapped: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Oakfield Montana: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Ode To Beauty: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Outakandy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Outta Reef: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Pirouette Girl: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Ring Bearer: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Shapin Power: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sir Maurice: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Smashing Nova: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 4 runs.
• Sum Invictus: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Sunset Adios: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 3 of its last 4 runs.
• Tam Na Ghar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Thrash A Bully: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Tramca: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Vacillation: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Verona Affair: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Victory Command: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Waverley: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Weekend Artist: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Worththeadmission: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.

How they moved late

Runners that kept their stride length, or lifted their stride rate, in the run home better than the rest of their field. This describes how they ran. It is not a prediction.

Held their stride late

• Race 1: Coral. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Speed Encore. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Zoureka. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Ring Bearer. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Glounthaune. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Abraham. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Idleonby. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was about the same as in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Cryptic Beauty. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Crypto Miss. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Smashing Nova. Held its stride late best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Sum Invictus. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Hell Of A Lad. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Lady Windermere. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: French Melody. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Inquicktime. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Inzain Dragon. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Bodmin Moor. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Symo's Boy. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Ode To Beauty. 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 7: Verona Affair. Held its stride late 2nd 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 7: Adora Djon's. Held its stride late 3rd 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 8: Aratiri. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Vacillation. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Battleton. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 2: He's A Saint. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Larusso. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Weekend Artist. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Better Not Slip. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Crypto Miss. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Lady Willpower. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Cantankerous. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was a lot quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Tam Na Ghar. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Outta Reef. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Nation. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Nightcapped. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Battleton. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Outakandy. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Race day 3 Oct 2026.