Brett Davis

Brett Davis was introduced to Australian Racing by his father back in the early 1980’s when his family became involved in formulating “Thoroughbred Racing Syndications”. Brett worked from 1995 as a Professional Form Analysts and Race Broadcaster with an array of companies throughout most parts of the Australia Racing industry. He currently resides in Adelaide, his hometown in Australia, where he is Chief Thoroughbred Race Caller and Form Analyst for Tabcorp / SkyChannel / RadioTAB. Brett Davis also spent 2 years with the Singapore Turf Club and 13 Racing Seasons with the Hong Kong Jockey Club between 2006 to 2019 as a leading Form Analyst / Race Caller and was the HKJC Chief Race Caller from 2014, calling the last 5 Hong Kong International (Turf World Championships) race meetings and over 50 G1 races. Brett has immense passion for Australian Racing both personally and professionally. With his diverse knowledge and long standing industry relations he’s a valuable asset to racing and it’s enthusiasts.

Randwick Racecourse – Track Analysis (The Everest Day):

Randwick Racecourse is the home of racing in Sydney, with races being run there since 1833. Located around six kilometres from the city’s CBD in the leafy eastern suburbs, it hosts major racedays in Sydney like Doncaster Mile Day and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day in the autumn, while The Everest is the biggest race run on its famous turf during the spring.

Randwick has a track circumference of 2227m, a width of 28m and a home straight that is 410m long and has a gentle rise. Renowned for its expanses, Randwick is a fair, right handed racecourse where every horse in theory should get its chance, however, as can often be the case in Australian racing, track patterns and bias on a particular raceday can emerge, which is worth paying attention to.

The Everest will start from the 1200m chute in the top right corner of Randwick. The field will run for over 200m on the chute before linking up with the course proper. There is only one turn for the runners to face before they enter the home straight.

In four renewals of The Everest, barriers 4, 1, 9 and 6 have been successful, so while the most important factor in determining the shape of the race will be the tempo, wider barrier draws are a disadvantage.

The first two renewals were won by REDZEL, who settled on the speed in both years that he was successful in. The last two editions of the race have been run at a fast tempo, setting it up on both occasions for horses that settled in the second half of the field: YES YES YES and CLASSIQUE LEGEND. Given that the two horses who established a strong tempo in the race last year in EDUARDO and NATURE STRIP are both running in the race this year, there is every chance that the pace could be quick again.

While wet weather is expected in the early part of the week, warmer and drier conditions are expected in the days leading into the race and on The Everest Day itself, so the race should be run on a good track.

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