What the day showed: Rockhampton, 27 Oct 2026

Track pattern of the day

Pace position played out about as normal at Rockhampton on 27 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.

• Bonewood: Beaten, but ran the 3rd fastest last 400 m of the 8 runners in its race.
• Rickythesteamboat: 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.

• Barbarian King: Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising.
• Thee Creek: 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.

• Adranos: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Alloutatime: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Barbarian King: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 4 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 4.
• Blessed Boom: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Blue Toes: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 5 runs.
• Bold Artic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Bold Comic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Bonewood: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Bruckheimer: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Craiglea Merida: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Dark Gleam: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Darth Invader: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Ellibaby: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Enterprise Valour: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Fancy Geeone: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 2 of its last 3 runs.
• Gypsy's Daughter: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• He's A Fighter: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Humble Hero: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Jungle Rhythm: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 3 runs.
• Kemal: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• King's Duty: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Luxor Prince: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Mean Magic: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Metalcraft: 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.
• Outwitted: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 5 of its last 6 runs.
• Patienceofasaint: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 5 runs.
• Pulsating: Running profile: speed all the way. Up near the front early in 3 of its last 4 runs, and a top three last 400 m in 2.
• Purposely: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 4 runs.
• Rickythesteamboat: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sport: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sujeed: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Sunnycoast: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 5 runs.
• The Barber: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 4 runs.
• Thebarberofseville: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Thee Creek: Running profile: early speed. Up near the front early in 4 of its last 6 runs.
• Villandry: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Warna: Running profile: even pace. No strong early or late pattern over its last 6 runs.
• Wave Dancer: Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 2 of 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: The Barber. Held its stride late best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was a lot longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Barbarian King. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 1: Sport. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Purposely. Held its stride late best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Pulsating. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Wave Dancer. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Metalcraft. Held its stride late best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 3: Alloutatime. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 6 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: Aztec State. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 6 runners. In the run home its stride was about the same as in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Bonewood. Held its stride late best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: Bruckheimer. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 4: The Defender. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 8 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Darth Invader. Held its stride late best of the 9 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Lim's Teide. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 9 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 6: Sujeed. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 9 runners. In the run home its stride was noticeably longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Thebarberofseville. Held its stride late best of the 9 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: King's Duty. Held its stride late 2nd best of the 9 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 7: Bold Artic. Held its stride late 3rd best of the 9 runners. In the run home its stride was a little longer than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.

Lifted their stride rate late

• Race 1: Sport. 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 2: He's A Fighter. Lifted its stride rate late best of the 8 runners. In the run home its cadence was noticeably quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data.
• Race 2: Bullrun. 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 2: Patienceofasaint. Lifted its stride rate late 3rd 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 4: Bonewood. 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 4: Adranos. 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: Warna. 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 7: Spanish Blaze. 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.

From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Race day 27 Oct 2026.