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Horse Racing · The Morning Line · Friday
16 October 2026
Going
Soft
Meetings
14 · AUS, FR, GB & IRE
Next off
05:10
Today's Racing Briefing

A Class 2 feature at Toulouse heads 14 meetings

115 races across 14 meetings in Australia, France, United Kingdom & Ireland, with the ground riding soft. Coupe Des Poulains Et Des Pouliches at Toulouse (18:15) is the feature of the day. The model’s strongest opinion is Amahtrom at Bathurst, rated 43% to win. The hardest puzzle is the 15:03 at Fontainebleau, where nothing is rated above 15%.

Compiled from today's card
Meetings14
Races115
CountriesAUS · FR · GB · IRE
GoingSoft
FeatureCoupe Des Poulains Et Des Pouliches
Toulouse · 17:15
The Index
Race Intelligence
6 reads across today's card
Highest Confidence
Amahtrom
The model's single strongest opinion on the card today.
Bathurst · 02:25 AI win 43%
Clearest Separation
Tara's Reward
The widest margin between the model's first and second choice.
Gatton · 04:18 Model gap 19%
Most Competitive
Fontainebleau, 14:03
14 runners and nothing rated above 15% — the hardest puzzle on the card.
Race · 1m3f Wide open
Trainer to Watch
Tim Easterby
The busiest yard on the card, across every meeting running today.
14 declared runners 9% strike
Highest Rated
Folie Golith
Clear of the field on official ratings.
Uttoxeter · 13:37 OR 137
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Uttoxeter · 14:47
The Card
Featured Meetings
3 to follow today
Feature day
Toulouse
First race 13:45 ·Soft ·8 races
Coupe Des Poulains Et Des Pouliches headlines the card at 17:15.
 GB
Uttoxeter
First race 12:27 ·Good ·7 races
D&M Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race headlines the card at 14:12.
 GB
Haydock
First race 12:42 ·Heavy ·10 races
British Stallion Studs Future Stayers EBF Maiden Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) headlines the card at 12:42.
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Racing silks
Amahtrom
Bathurst 02:25 · 7.0f
43%
Racing silks
Tequila Baby
Sunshine Coast 07:30 · 5.0f
33%
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Today · best rated 14 meetings
Racing silks
Amahtrom
Bathurst 02:25 · Model gap 25%
43%
Racing silks
Tequila Baby
Sunshine Coast 07:30 · Model gap 11%
33%
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Amahtrom · form Top rated
Speed figure 82
Runs at this trip 1
Trainer, last 365 days 14.6%
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