Weekend Track Conditions
Published: 30 Jan 2015
Sunshine hits Rosehill - The track is drying quickly for today's big card of racing
A few good days of sunshine since a deluge of midweek rain in Sydney has seen improvement in the Rosehill course rating. A Heavy 8 on Friday improved to a rating of Soft 6 on Saturday morning, with another upgrade possible.
The flat track and open expanses at Rosehill usually suits more powerful gallopers, but with a slight 'edge' of the track all horses could get their chance.
"Galloped on the Rosehill Track felt like a Soft 6 with an expected upgrade to 5. Great cover of grass and horses didn't mark track." Brenton Avdulla, Jockey (on Twitter)
Melbourne racing is back at Flemington for a nine race card on a good racing surface. The Flemington track manager Mick Goodie explained on Sky Sports radio that he expects the "inside 6 or 7 metres" to be favoured.
The long straight at Melbourne's iconic racetrack often suits gallopers that can sustain a long run down the straight.
Today's forecast track conditions are shown below.
Rosehill
- Current Rating - SOFT 6 (upgrade/s expected)
- Weather Forecast - Fine and 28 degrees
- Irrigation - 0mm last 24 hours / 4mm last 7 days
- Rain - 0mm last 24 hours / 107.5mm last 7 days
- Rail - TRUE
- Expected Bias - Probable FAIR, possible ON-PACE, possible ON RAILS (rail out +5m last meeting), expect jockeys to look for 'faster lanes'
Flemington
- Current Rating - GOOD 3 (upgrade expected)
- Weather Forecast - Possible light shower and 21 degrees
- Irrigation - 6mm overnight / 55mm last 7 days
- Rain - 0mm overnight / 0mm last 7 days
- Rail - +11m
- Expected Bias - Probable FAIR, possible ON-PACE