What the day showed: Townsville, 4 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

Pace position played out about as normal at Townsville on 4 Oct 2026. 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.

• Beersheba: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 9 runners in its race.
• Diamond Lucy: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 14 runners in its race.
• Farnanheit: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 9 runners in its race.
• Looming One: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.
• Mr Sugar Daddy: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 14 runners in its race.
• Outback Action: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 6 runners in its race.
• Powered Right Up: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 9 runners in its race.
• Trickemezi: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 9 runners in its race.

Form turning points

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

• Good One Cecil: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Hell Of A Bentley: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Khals: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Magic In Me: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Mo Spirit: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Nicco Nota Fighter: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Roth Authority: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Spirit Of Giving: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Toi Toi: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Volare: 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.

• Aged Care: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Al's A Machine: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Ask Me Mate: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Bancory Bay: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Belinda's Rubi: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Beta Better: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Boom Bunny: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Booming Belief: 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.
• Boudica Queen: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Brave Agenda: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Brave Intent: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Breeches: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• British Gem: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Bush Etiquette: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Carohvic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Central Park: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Ceretti: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Chartwell: 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.
• Colleano: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Craicaro: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Dark Fae: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Decimus: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Diamond Lucy: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Eagle Warrior: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Electromagnetic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Extra Free: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Fabulean: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Farnanheit: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Fistsoffury: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Foxtrotting: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Good One Cecil: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Goodnight Romeo: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Hartshorn: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Hell Of A Bentley: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Holy Crown: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Hot Digity Boom: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 5 runs.
• Hyde Park: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• In The Hole Tiger: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• It's Been A Trek: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• It's Showtime: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Khals: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Kickoff: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 3 runs.
• Let's Ride: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Lone Force: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Looming One: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Lucky Rolla: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Magic In Me: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Materialist: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Misterkipchoge: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Mo Spirit: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Moonya Lad: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Mr Sugar Daddy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Nicco Nota Fighter: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Nottington Prince: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Okay Zoomer: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Outback Action: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Overland: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Powered Right Up: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Pro Forma: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Read 'Em And Weep: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Ready Tiger: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Roth Authority: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Rum Rumble: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• She's A Beauty: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Shefflin: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Singular: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Spirit Of Giving: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Spirit Of Mac: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Spiritof The Ocean: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Super Steven: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• The Kamikaze: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Time To Prophet: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Toi Toi: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Toranaga: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Tsunami: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Turn Bird: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Very Good: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Volare: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Watchya Language: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Zeamaize: 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: Fistsoffury. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 15 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Eagle Warrior. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 19 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Beta Better. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 23 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Outback Action. Held its stride late best of the 6 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 2: Lucky Rolla. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 22 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Hartshorn. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 26 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Trickemezi. Held its stride late best of the 9 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 3: Powered Right Up. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 9 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 29 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Farnanheit. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 9 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 34 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Beersheba. Held its stride late best of the 9 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 4: Nicco Nota Fighter. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 9 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 4: Boudica Queen. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 9 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 14 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Diamond Lucy. Held its stride late best of the 14 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: Decimus. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 14 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 5: Super Steven. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 14 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 6: Breeches. Held its stride late best of the 10 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 6: Extra Free. Held its stride late 2nd 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 6: Boom Bunny. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 21 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Bush Etiquette. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 4 cm longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: In The Hole Tiger. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 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: Overland. Held its stride late 3rd 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 8: Singular. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 25 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Kickoff. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 29 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Materialist. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 30 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 9: Hyde Park. Held its stride late best of the 9 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 21 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 9: Colleano. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 9 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 21 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 9: Hot Digity Boom. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 9 runners. Over the last 400 m its stride was about 27 cm shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 1: Zeamaize. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners, about 1% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: British Gem. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners, about 1% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Khals. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners, about 1% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Tsunami. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 14 runners, about 2% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Moonya Lad. 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 7: Roth Authority. 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 7: Waylon. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd 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 8: Fabulean. 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 9: Bancory Bay. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 9 runners, about 1% quicker over the last 400 m than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 9: Colleano. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 9 runners, about 1% 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 4 Oct 2026.