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.

Caulfield Racecourse – Track Analysis (Caulfield Cup Day):

Caulfield Racecourse is one of the four major racecourses in Melbourne and is located nine kilometres from the city’s CBD in the southeastern part of the city. It plays host to major races like the Blue Diamond Stakes, Oakleigh Plate and Futurity Stakes in the autumn, while the Caulfield Cup is the jewel in the crown for its part of the Spring Racing Carnival. Caulfield is a relatively tight turning left-handed track, with a circumference of 2080m, and a home straight length of 367m.

The Caulfield Cup is the feature event on the third day of the Caulfield Cup Carnival, with the Caulfield Guineas having been run on Saturday prior, and the Thousand Guineas on Wednesday leading into the race, therefore, the track will have been well used by the time of the Cup.

Run over 2400m, the Caulfield Cup starts at the top of the straight. Barrier positions are important given the short run to the first turn that the field faces, and recent history suggests that it is an advantage to draw a middle to inside barrier. While the likes of DUNADEN, BEST SOLUTION, MER DE GLACE and INCENTIVISE have all won the race from wide draws in recent years, this year’s renewal of the Caulfield Cup looks very open, so factors like the barrier draw become even more significant in an instance like this. From the 2000m mark to the 1200m mark, the runners gallop uphill, before making their way to the railway side at around the 900m, which is where the race often starts to heat up. They’ll race for 500m along that side of the course before turning into the home straight.

Last year’s renewal of the Caulfield Cup was won by DURSTON, who drew barrier six and settled in the second half of the field, before weaving through to score for Michael Dee. Runner up GOLD TRIP settled midfield and was three wide throughout the race before he was rundown by the winner in the final strides, while race leader KNIGHTS ORDER stuck on gamely for third.

The G2 Tristarc Stakes and G3 Moonga Stakes begin from the tricky 1400m chute, where there’s only a short run to the first turn. Therefore, it’s important to draw an inside or middle barrier or risk facing a wide run.

Warm and dry conditions are forecast in the days leading up to Caulfield Cup Day and on the day itself, so it’s likely that the meeting will be run on a good track.

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