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Horse Racing · The Morning Line · Thursday
8 October 2026
Going
Good
Meetings
13 · AUS, FR, GB & IRE
Next off
02:50
Today's Racing Briefing

A Group 1 feature at Hawkesbury heads 13 meetings

101 races across 13 meetings in Australia, France, United Kingdom & Ireland, with the ground riding good. GROUP 1 THOROUGHBREDS MAIDEN PLATE at Hawkesbury (05:05) is the feature of the day. The model’s strongest opinion is Meness at Park Kyneton, rated 51% to win. The hardest puzzle is the 16:21 at Bath, where nothing is rated above 20%.

Compiled from today's card
Meetings13
Races101
CountriesAUS · FR · GB · IRE
GoingGood
FeatureGROUP 1 THOROUGHBREDS MAIDEN PLATE
Hawkesbury · 04:05
The Index
Race Intelligence
6 reads across today's card
Highest Confidence
Meness
The model's single strongest opinion on the card today.
Park Kyneton · 03:30 AI win 51%
Clearest Separation
Llem's
The widest margin between the model's first and second choice.
Tramore · 13:10 Model gap 27%
Most Competitive
Bath, 15:21
10 runners and nothing rated above 20% — the hardest puzzle on the card.
Class 5 · 1m2f Wide open
Trainer to Watch
A.W.Smith
The busiest yard on the card, across every meeting running today.
11 declared runners 4% strike
Highest Rated
Shabalko d'Herm
Clear of the field on official ratings.
Market Rasen · 14:41 OR 120
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Market Rasen · 12:56
The Card
Featured Meetings
3 to follow today
Feature day
Hawkesbury
First race 02:50 ·Good ·8 races
GROUP 1 THOROUGHBREDS MAIDEN PLATE headlines the card at 04:05.
 GB
Bath
First race 12:30 ·Good ·10 races
British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes headlines the card at 14:15.
 FR
Saint-Cloud
First race 11:55 ·Soft ·7 races
Prix Du Bourbonnais headlines the card at 14:40.
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Racing silks
Meness
Park Kyneton 03:30 · 1m1.2f
51%
Racing silks
Llem's
Tramore 13:10 · 2m
43%
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Today · best rated 13 meetings
Racing silks
Meness
Park Kyneton 03:30 · Model gap 38%
51%
Racing silks
Llem's
Tramore 13:10 · Model gap 27%
43%
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Meness · form Top rated
Runs at this trip 1
Trainer, last 365 days 12.3%
Jockey, last 365 days 16.3%
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