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| 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 (Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day):
Randwick Racecourse is the home of racing in Sydney, located around six kilometres from the city’s CBD in the eastern suburbs, with races being run there since 1833. It 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 2000m G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes is the feature race on the second day of The Championships. The race begins at the bottom left-hand corner of Randwick at the Alison Road side of the course. The early stages of the race are run on the sweeping bend that makes up that side of the track, before the field enters the back straight, where they have a lengthy run of 600m. They then turn on to the side of the course and race for another 600m before entering the home straight.
Last year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes was won by THINK IT OVER under an inspired ride by Nash Rawiller, who sat outside of the leader ZAAKI and then came to the outside running rail onto the better part of the track to wear him down and win the race. MOUNT POPA settled in the second half of the field and got home well to finish third. However, last year’s race was conducted on an extremely heavy track, so is not a true reflection of how the Queen Elizabeth Stakes is generally run. Recent history suggests that lower to middle barrier draws are an advantage in this race.
As far as the rest of the simulcast races are concerned, the 3200m G1 Sydney Cup is Sydney’s premier staying race. The race starts at approximately the 900m mark, and the field has a run of around 400m before the get to the turn into the home straight on the first occasion, and then complete a lap of Randwick.
The other staying feature is the 2400m G1 Australian Oaks for 3YO fillies. This is a tricky start as the field only has a short run of over 200m before they get to the first turn, therefore, barrier positions and finding a good position early are of great significance.
For the 1600m G1 Queen of the Turf Stakes, the race begins at the famous Randwick mile starting point in the top of the back straight, which has long been regarded as one of the fairest starting points in Australian racing, as the horses here have a long 600m run to the first time, which gives them plenty of time to find their positions.
The 1400m Provincial-Midway Championships Final, which will begin from the 1400m chute before they link up with the course proper at the High St side of the track with 1000m left to go.
The Percy Sykes Stakes, Arrowfield 3yo Sprint (Royal Sovereign Stakes) and Sapphire Stakes are all G2 1200m. Races over this distance at Randwick start from the 1200m chute. They then gallop for over 200m before coming onto the course proper on the side of the track, which eventually takes them into the home straight. Given that there’s only one turn for the horses to worry about, barrier positions shouldn’t have too much of an impact on the outcome of these races.
Wet weather is forecast for Sydney in the lead up to Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day, therefore, it is likely that the meeting will take place on a soft or possibly heavy track. As is the case though for all Australian simulcasts, it is worth paying attention to the earlier races run prior to the simulcast to get the latest information on the track and weather conditions and identify any key patterns that may help you to find the winners.
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