What the day showed: Gatton, 16 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

Pace position played out about as normal at Gatton on 16 Oct 2026. Inside runners did better than usual. 19 of 24 placegetters raced in the inside half, against about 60% normally.

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.

• I'm On Fire: Beaten, but ran the fastest last 400 m of the 11 runners in its race.
• Life Of Tree: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 11 runners in its race.
• Miss Chamonix: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 12 runners in its race.
• Taradale: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 9 runners in its race.
• Trusty Felina: Beaten, but ran the 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.

• Headline Legend: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Imarealamerican: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Overoptomystic: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Tara's Reward: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Zandari: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside 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.

• Change The Deel: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Cipher Show: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Ellofaby: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Far Cry: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Flying Celica: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Headline Legend: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• I'm On Fire: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Ladies Ocean Run: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Li'l Rex: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Mishpat: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Miss Chamonix: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Ocean Joy: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Oh Pretty Emma: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Rusty Bolt: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Shelly's Ace: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Termite: 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.

• Bear Oil: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Bivongi Boy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Bright Outlook: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Change The Deel: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Cipher Show: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Cool Thoughts: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Demes Girl: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Egyptian Goddess: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Elemiss: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Ellofaby: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Encrypted Feeling: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Far Cry: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flying Celica: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flying Vision: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Fortress Australia: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Grandstander: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Head Of The River: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Headline Legend: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Higher Calling: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• I Tried So Hard: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 4 runs.
• I'm On Fire: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Igotmymindonyou: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Il Cubo: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Ilana The First: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Imarealamerican: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Kharif: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Ladies Ocean Run: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Lake Of Fire: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Levar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Li'l Rex: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Life Of Tree: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Love And Pain: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Lucky Joker: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Mighty Judd: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Mishani Vision: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Mishpat: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Miss Chamonix: 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 4 runs.
• Oakfield Montana: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Ocean Joy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Oh Pretty Emma: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Oscar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Overoptomystic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Papal Miss: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Peach Galantes: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Quality Miss: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Rafale Jolie: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Ralos Star: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Rocky Blonde: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Rusty Bolt: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Shelly's Ace: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Spiked: 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 4 of its last 6 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 4.
• Taradale: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Termite: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Two Time Girl: 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.
• Vizstar: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Whiskey And Wine: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 5 runs.
• Zandari: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 4 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 2.
• Zoubuca Shots: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Zouman: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 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: Stellique. Held its stride late best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Pinot Pirate. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 7 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Cipher Show. 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 2: Change The Deel. 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 2: Imarealamerican. 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 2: Vizstar. 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 3: Headline Legend. Held its stride late best of the 9 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: Termite. 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 3: Quality Miss. 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 4: Oscar. Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Whiskey And Wine. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Head Of The River. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Stolen Stock. Held its stride late best of the 12 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Trusty Felina. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 12 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Miss Chamonix. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 12 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: Fortress Australia. Held its stride late best of the 8 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: Igotmymindonyou. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Ladies Ocean Run. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: I'm On Fire. Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Notes Of Autumn. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Kick On Charlie. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Oh Pretty Emma. Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was about the same as in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Ralos Star. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 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: Ocean Joy. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 3: Devil Rider. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 9 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: Ellofaby. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 12 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Elemiss. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 12 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 5: Bellouise. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Fortress Australia. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 8 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Spiked. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Overoptomystic. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 11 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Moonlight Odyssey. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Zoubuca Shots. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 11 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 16 Oct 2026.