What the day showed: Aquis Park Gold Coast, 17 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

Pace position played out about as normal at Aquis Park Gold Coast on 17 Oct 2026. Wide runners did better than usual. 16 of 24 placegetters raced in the wide half, against about 49% 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.

Beat the day's pattern

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

• Awaygoesthebunny: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• Cryptic Beauty: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• Disgruntled: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• Duke Of Albemarle: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• Jungle Law: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• Lord Protector: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• Rhetoric: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide runners. It ran against the track.
• True Amor: Placed from the inside half on a day that suited wide 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.

• Better Not Slip: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Jungle Law: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• La Rosetta: 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.

• Another Typhoon: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Archers Reign: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Argentum Rock: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Awaygoesthebunny: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Bertus: 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.
• Booya Boy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Caracoron: 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.
• Chayse 'N' Artie: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Chayse 'N' Penny: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Coastal Cowboy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Cryptic Beauty: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 6 of its last 6 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 3.
• Dark Tszyu: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Decadad: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Decarbonise: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Disgruntled: 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.
• Draw Attention: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 4 runs.
• Duke Of Albemarle: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 5 runs.
• Encouraged: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Extreme Spirit: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flop Shot: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Forty Times: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Greyzous: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Herman Said: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• I Stole It: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Jungle Law: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Justice Served: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• La Rosetta: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Lecan: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of 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.
• Madame Cody: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Magic Snitzel: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Mishani Extreme: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Mishani Senorita: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Nation: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Ode To Beauty: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Out Of Luck: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Outakandy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Outburst: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Paciera: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Pareto: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Pewter Pearl: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Pivotal Lad: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Ready To Drink: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Rhetoric: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sea Warning: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Shapin Power: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Show'em Who's King: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Stormstout: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Supersonic Man: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 3 runs.
• Swifties: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• The Bear: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• The Gambling Greek: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• The Pool Boy: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Thinkhardandfast: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• True Amor: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Verona Affair: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Warrior Bae: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race 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: Wainai. 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 1: The Grey One. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Denver Bronco. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Forty Times. Held its stride late 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 2: Draw Attention. Held its stride late 2nd 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 2: Lord Protector. 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 3: La Rosetta. 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 3: Out Of Luck. 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: Chayse 'N' Artie. 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 4: Coastal Cowboy. 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 4: Argentum Rock. 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 4: Flop Shot. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 9 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: Ode To Beauty. 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 5: Booya Boy. 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 5: Extreme Spirit. 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 6: Rhetoric. 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 6: Canadian Fling. 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 6: Paciera. 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 7: The Pool Boy. 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: Cryptic Beauty. 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: Herman Said. 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: Jungle Law. Held its stride late best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 8: Swifties. 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: True Amor. 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 1: Wainai. Lifted its stride rate late 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 1: The Grey One. 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 1: Nation. 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.
• Race 2: Disgruntled. 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 2: Draw Attention. 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 2: Caracoron. 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 3: Awaygoesthebunny. 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: Thinkhardandfast. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd 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: Outburst. 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 4: Ready To Drink. 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 4: Flop Shot. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd 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 4: Coastal Cowboy. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd 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: Decadad. 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: Dirty Harry. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd 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 6: Canadian Fling. 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 6: Bertus. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd 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 6: Rhetoric. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd 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 7: Duke Of Albemarle. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 9 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Warrior Bae. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd 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 8: Pareto. 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 8: Greyzous. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd 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 8: Pivotal Lad. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd 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.

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Race day 17 Oct 2026.