What the day showed: Toowoomba, 24 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

On-pace runners did better than usual at Toowoomba on 24 Oct 2026. 14 of 21 placegetters were in the front third early, against about 48% on a normal day there. Inside runners did better than usual. 14 of 21 placegetters raced in the inside half, against about 50% 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.

• Narrow Openings: Beaten, but ran the 2nd fastest last 400 m of the 10 runners in its race.

Beat the day's pattern

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

• American Conquest: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners and from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Connecticut: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners. It ran against the track.
• Cracker Essgee: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners and from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Einstag: Placed from the back third early on a day that suited on-pace runners and from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Igotmymindonyou: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Lady Willpower: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Sir Goldalot: Placed from the wide half on a day that suited inside runners. It ran against the track.
• Vesper Lynd: 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.

• American Conquest: Form turned up. Against its field it ran clearly better than in its previous three runs, which had been flat or falling.
• Bleriot: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Cheekosway: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Flirting With Fire: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Maravich: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Strike Me Pink: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Under The Cap: 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.

• Ambassadors: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• American Conquest: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Apollo Moon: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Azuki: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Bews: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Bleriot: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Bolero: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Celestial Harbour: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Cheekosway: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Chop Chop Go: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Command Approved: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Connecticut: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Cracker Essgee: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Demes Girl: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Don't Touch: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Einstag: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Everywhere: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Flirting With Fire: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Headline Legend: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Heroic Chief: 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 6 of its last 6 runs.
• Kadall: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Kingsland: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Kirksville: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Lady Willpower: 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 4.
• Little Vain: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Maravich: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Mishani Prince: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Mishpat: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Onlyyoucanread: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Perle De Chocolat: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 5 runs.
• Scartoon: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Silk Sonic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sir Goldalot: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Smart Recognition: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Spoilt Rotten: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Staffo: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Star Of Ascot: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Strike Me Pink: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sutherland: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• The Deputy: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Torvecchio: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Trooper Sam: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Troy Boy: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Uluwatu: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Under The Cap: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 5 runs.
• Vesper Lynd: 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, 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: Heroic Chief. Held its stride late 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 1: Kingsland. 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 1: Ambassadors. 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 2: Connecticut. 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: Cracker Essgee. Held its stride late 2nd 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 2: The Deputy. 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 3: Narrow Openings. Held its stride late best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Spoilt Rotten. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Cheekosway. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 10 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Torvecchio. 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 4: Vesper Lynd. 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 4: Astapor. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 7 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: Coolazcanbe. 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 5: Mishpat. Held its stride late 2nd 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 5: Mean Mahal. Held its stride late 3rd 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 6: Eye Wanted. 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 6: Sutherland. 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: Scartoon. 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: Sir Goldalot. Held its stride late best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Headline Legend. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Bolero. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 1: Lady Willpower. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 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: Einstag. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 10 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: Cracker Essgee. 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 2: Connecticut. 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 3: Spoilt Rotten. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 10 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: She Conquers. 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 7: Bolero. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 6 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: Little Vain. Lifted its stride rate late 2nd best of the 6 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: Headline Legend. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 6 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 24 Oct 2026.