The Tasmanian Racing Club host their annual Melbourne Cup Day program on Tuesday. Below is the relevant track information ahead of the meeting, accurate at 13:00 Monday, 2 November.
- Rail: +7.5m entire circuit
- Weather: Warm. Bureau of Meteorology forecast.
- Track rating: Good 4
- Peno: 4.46
- Rail last meeting: +3m entire circuit (17 October)
- Pattern last meeting: It was a day impacted by rain and runners gradually shifted away from the inside rail as the meeting wore on. Read the meeting review here.
- Pattern last meeting in this rail position: This track has never raced with the rail in the 7.5m position, the closest is +8m on 21 June. That was the first race meeting in Hobart following the COVID-19 shutdown and the track raced without any obvious pattern.
Comments from Matt Reggett (Hobart Course Ranger)
On the impact of the rain during the previous two meetings.
“The track held up as well as we anticipated. The recent dry weather has helped.”
On the 7.5m rail position.
“Moving out to the 7.5 (metres) has allowed us to get away from the minor wear and tear from the previous meeting.”
On the expected track rating for Tuesday.
“Given the warm weather we have kept the water up to the track. It should stay in the good 4 range.”