Race 1:
- Heart Conquered (2)
- Propelle (11)
- Mig Energy (5)
- Final Choice (6)
Race 2:
- Lopartega (3)
- Pleasuring (2)
- Nettoyer (1)
- Qafila (7)
Race 3:
- Iconoclasm (3)
- Widgee Turf (1)
- Vinland (7)
- Amadeus (5)
Race 4:
- Odeon (2)
- Waging War (4)
- Rhythm To Spare (3)
- The Lord Mayor (6)
Race 5:
- Prezado (6)
- Esperance (2)
- Hay Bale (4)
- Written Choice (5)
Race 6:
- Runson (12)
- Le Cordon Bleu (11)
- Savapinski (7)
- Ulmann (3)
Race 7:
- Kementari (2)
- Houtzen (10)
- Voodoo Lad (4)
- U S Navy Flag (8)
Race 8:
- Tamasa (5)
- Shokora (7)
- Black Sail (11)
- King’s Command (1)
BEST BET: Iconoclasm
EACH WAY: Kementari
LONG SHOT: Rhythm To Spare
STRATHAYR AN ABSOLUTE WINNER
The quality and reliability of the StrathAyr Turf Solutions racing surfaces have never been more clearly demonstrated than in the period from October 10 to 19.
With rain lashing Queensland during those dates nine race meetings were abandoned, at a massive cost to the industry.
Yet within that same time span the StrathAyr tracks at Clifford Park in Toowoomba and the Ooralea racecourse in Mackay came through with flying colours.
After a deluge in the days leading up to the meeting at Clifford Park on October 15 the going was rated a soft 6, which prompted Sky Thoroughbred Central presenter Michael Maxworthy to say “everyone is giving the track the thumbs up”.
He went to suggest that other meetings could be transferred to the track.
It was a similar story three days later at Ooralea when the rating was a good 4 after 24mm of rain had fallen in the preceding week and 1mm in the previous 24 hours.
This led commentator Russell Leonard to say the StrathAyr track was “racing at its best”.
Leonard went on to describe the course surface as “terrific”.
The comments by Maxworthy and Leonard are a further tribute to StrathAyr Turf Solutions, which has been continually upgrading its product through research and development since putting down its first racetracks in Hong Kong 30 years ago.
It is also the surface Winx will appreciate when she attempts to win an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday.