A busy week for thoroughbred racing in Tasmania continues in Hobart on Sunday where seven races are scheduled. Below is the relevant track information ahead of the meeting, accurate at 10:00 Friday, 27 November.
- Rail: +15m entire circuit
- Weather: Shower or two. Bureau of Meteorology forecast.
- Track rating: Soft 5
- Peno: 4.60
- Rail last meeting: +11.5m entire circuit (15 November)
- Pattern last meeting: Despite rain for the first half of the program the track was rated a good 4 throughout. It was a fair racing surface with winners coming from on and off the pace. Read the meeting review here.
- Pattern last meeting in this rail position: N/A. The rail was +13m for programs on 5 July and 19 July but has never been out further than that position.
Comments from Sam Webster (Hobart Track Manager)
On the expected track rating.
“We’ve irrigated quite heavily this week with the warm weather today and Wednesday.
“We expect to get to a 4 (good) on Saturday and then there is a bit of rain forecast.”
On the 15m rail position.
“Looking at the curvature of the rail position it may favour the inside.
“It’s the first time we’ve raced this far out though so we will learn more on Sunday.”