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| Trap | Dog | Trainer | Rated | Spd | Bnd | Suitability | Form | Comp | Pred | SP | Bet | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR | 2LR | 3LR | 4LR | 5LR | 6LR | 7LR | 8LR | 9LR | 10LR | Trap | Track | Class | Dist | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ▶ Rosstemple Bellb 2y 7 | G A Foot — 23% R262 W60 P156 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 52 | 49 | 60 (2) | 47 (5) | 45 (4) | 32 (6) | 65 (1) | 20 (6) | 30 (2) | 56 (1) | 49 (2) | 35 (3) | 20 | - | 3 | - | 47 | 38 | 1 | 7/4 | - | |
| 3 | ▶ Drumbane Blued 3y 23 | C M Dibb — 13% R323 W41 P151 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 41 | 79 | 49 (4) | 51 (4) | 44 (5) | 55 (4) | 27 (4) | 73 (5) | 62 (1) | 58 (2) | 22 (3) | - | 15 | - | 20 | - | 54 | 32 | 5 | 8/1 | - | |
| 4 | ▶ Rolo Twirlb 2y 16 | C M Dibb — 13% R323 W41 P151 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 55 | 54 | 45 (4) | 36 (6) | 36 (1) | 43 (6) | 34 (5) | 47 (5) | 50 (6) | 49 (5) | 38 (5) | 47 (5) | 3 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 5/1 | - | |
| 5 | ▶ Boris Billyd 3y 24 | R Thompson — 14% R146 W20 P68 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 46 | 34 | 43 (4) | 48 (4) | 47 (4) | 49 (5) | 41 (5) | 71 (1) | 38 (6) | 48 (6) | 65 (1) | 49 (2) | 17 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 32 | 4 | 20/1 | - | |
| 6 | ▶ Jolly Drawd 2y 28 | K A Kennedy — 24% R92 W22 P57 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 66 | 43 | 58 (4) | 56 (5) | 63 (3) | 53 (3) | 56 (3) | 61 (2) | 54 (6) | 57 (2) | 59 (5) | - | 17 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 59 | 43 | 3 | 4/5F | - | |
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| Trap | Dog | Best | Avg | Last | Speed | Off best | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosstemple Bell | 26.70 | 26.89 | 26.70 | 52 | 0.00 | Erratic pace pattern | |
| 3 | Drumbane Blue | 27.01 | 27.01 | 27.01 | 41 | 0.00 | Best bend, weak speed | |
| 4 | Rolo Twirl | 26.22 | 26.89 | 26.99 | 55 | +0.77 | Good trap, all-rounder | |
| 5 | Boris Billy | 26.58 | 26.98 | 27.10 | 46 | +0.52 | Modest across the board | |
| 6 | Jolly Draw | 26.17 | 26.66 | 26.65 | 66 | +0.48 | Fastest, class dropper |
This A5 grade over 435m at Star Pelaw has produced an unusually flat composite signal — the second-rated dog actually outperforms the top-rated dog (24.05% versus 17.03%), so the raw model ranking shouldn't be trusted blindly here. Traps three and four have been the best boxes at around 24% each, with traps one and six the weakest at under 16%. Jolly Draw drops down from A4 grade and brings a clear speed advantage over the rest of this field along with the best average performance figure, though he does so from the weakest trap on offer. Rolo Twirl backs up more modest recent form with the second-best trap and competitive underlying pace. Drumbane Blue holds the best draw but, like a couple of others in this field, shows an erratic pace pattern that raises doubts about converting a good position into a winning run.
Drops down from A4 grade, a small step down in class, and brings by far the fastest recorded times in this field — a clear gap over the next-best. Also carries the highest average performance figure and a decent trainer record at 22%. The trap is the obvious concern, the weakest of the five boxes with data at just 14.68%, but the scale of his speed advantage is the standout factor in this race.
Finished last in this same A5 grade and trip last time out, though the underlying pace figures are more competitive than that result suggests — second-fastest recorded times in the field from the second-best trap for this grade at 24.14%. A versatile running style that isn't reliant on the pace collapsing up front makes him a fair each-way option even without a standout recent finish.
Fifth in this same A5 grade and trip last time out with pace figures that have been genuinely inconsistent — fast away on occasion but with little to show for it by the finish. Trap one has been a below-par box for this grade at 15.6%, and there's nothing in the recent runs to suggest a step forward tonight.
Fourth last time out in this same grade and trip, but does hold the best-performing trap on offer at 24.47% and by far the sharpest first-bend figures in the field. The concern is a similarly erratic pace pattern to several others in this race — fast into the bend but with little sustained pace after it — which caps how much the good draw can be trusted to convert into a winning run.
Fourth in this same A5 grade and trip last time out with steady if unremarkable underlying figures across the board. Nothing here stands out enough to make a leading case against the faster dogs elsewhere in the field.
Key insight: Composite Rank 1 is unusually weak at this grade (17.03%) with Rank 2 actually performing better (24.05%) — a flat, unreliable composite signal. Speed Rank 1 (20.56% from 180 runs) is the more trustworthy factor tonight.
T1:15.6% T2:17% T3:24.47% T4:24.14% T5:19.01% T6:14.68%
649 condition runs
Speed Progress · Adjusted times at 435m · Fastest at top
Pre-race stats that explain the top 3 finishers
Pace Profile
Avg early pace vs closing speed from last 5 runs
| Dog | Early | Close | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
1Rosstemple Bell | 100 | 0 | Fader |
3Drumbane Blue | 100 | 0 | Fader |
4Rolo Twirl | 50 | 50 | All-Rounder |
5Boris Billy | 36 | 64 | Closer |
6Jolly Draw | 44 | 74 | Closer |
Only runs at exactly 435m — no cross-distance comparisons. Tight cluster = reliable, wide spread = volatile. Faster times on the left. Hover any dot for race details. Amber = troubled run.
Each dog's average pace per 10m at every distance they've run. Green = fastest, red = slowest — shows where each dog is naturally strongest. Today's distance (435m) is highlighted.
| Dog | 245m | 280m | 290m | 305m | 435m | 480m | 500m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosstemple Bell | — | — | 0.608 | — | 0.615 | 0.629 | — |
| 3 | Drumbane Blue | — | — | — | 0.605 | 0.621 | — | 0.620 |
| 4 | Rolo Twirl | 0.611 | 0.598 | — | — | 0.620 | — | — |
| 5 | Boris Billy | — | — | — | — | 0.620 | — | — |
| 6 | Jolly Draw | — | — | — | — | 0.615 | — | — |
Performance rating trend over last 10 races. Hover any dot for race details. Amber dots = troubled runs.
Trainer patterns, moves signals, and form streaks at this venue.