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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. | |
Flemington Racecourse – Track Analysis (Newmarket Handicap Day):
Flemington Racecourse is the headquarters for racing in the city of Melbourne and is located approximately six kilometres from the city’s CBD. As a racecourse, it’s renowned for its vast expanses and long home straight, by Australian racing standards, which in theory means that every horse gets their opportunity to win there. Racing anti-clockwise on turf, the main course at Flemington has a circumference of 2312m and a home straight of 450m in length. It also has a 1200m straight course, starting from the left grandstand, re-joins the course proper at the top of the home straight, on which all sprint races are run on.
Feature Race
G1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m)
The Newmarket Handicap is Flemington’s most famous sprint race, featuring a large field charging along the straight course in a race run under handicap conditions. Unlike the straight 1000m course at Sha Tin where the field always gravitates to the grandstand side of the track, horses can race on either side of the straight track at Flemington, they can split into two divisions or even gallop up the middle part of the track. Momentum is important in straight racing, and as opposed to races on a circular course, the tempo of straight races at Flemington can often be steady in the early stages. Finding a recent pattern for the straight course is tricky, therefore, punters are best off following horses drawn close to the speed influences in those races or near horses that will take them into the race.
Other Races
G1 All-Star Mile & G2 TAB & World Pool Kewney Stakes (1600m)
The All-Star Mile will be run at Flemington for the third time since its inception, with the field starting from the stalls at the 1600m chute along the Smithfield Rd side of the course. Runners in this race will gallop for only a few hundred meters from the chute before beginning the gradual turn that takes them back toward home; therefore, inside barrier draws have an advantage.
The 1600m starting point will also be in use for the TAB & World Pool Kewney Stakes for the 3YO fillies.
The rail will be out four metres for Newmarket Handicap Day. Warm and dry conditions are forecast leading into the meeting, so given that and the fact that Flemington drains very well, it is anticipated that the races will be run on a good track.
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