Racing Australia

Please note that no further Track Condition Reports outside of the four Racing Victoria submission timeframes and deadlines outlined below are required to be submitted unless there is a change in Track Rating. If there is a change in Track Rating at any stage an additional report will be entered by the Victorian Club Track Managers.
For further information please contact the relevant racing club.

Item	Inspection Timeframe	Inspection Deadline for Track Rating to be Submitted	Non Submission Follow Up
1	Day of nominations close	Prior to nominations closing by 10am	By Racing Victoria Post 10am and prior to 12pm
2	Day before acceptances close [after nominations close]	Prior to 2:50pm	By Racing Victoria Post 3pm and prior to 4pm
3	Day of acceptances close [before acceptances close]	Prior to 6:50am [where there has been significant weather conditions overnight resulting in a change in Track Rating since the prior day's report]
4	Day before Race Day [after acceptances close]	Prior to 2:50pm	By Racing Victoria Post 3pm and prior to 4pm
5	Race Day [after acceptances close]	Prior to 6:50am	By Racing Australia Post 6:50am
6	Horse Arrival Times	Country/Picnic - 1 hour Metro Midweek & Night Meetings, Jumps Races - 90 minutes Metro Saturday (9 races) - 2 hours Metro Saturday (10 races) - 90 minutes (Races 1 & 2), 2 hours (Races 3-10) *Notices regarding changes to arrival times will be sent to trainers when applicable

Caulfield: Melbourne Racing Club Saturday, 29 August 2026

Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)

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Rail Position: Out 4m Entire Circuit
Dual Track Meeting: N
Track Type: Turf
Track Condition: Soft 7
Weather: Overcast
Penetrometer:
Track Information: Inspection 8AM 27/8; Going Stick- 8.6, Penetrate- 8, Shear- 9.9, Rainfall since last race day- 30.4mm

FinalFields Last Published: Thu 27-Aug-26 2:31PM AEST
Riders must be declared before: Wed 26-Aug-26 1:00PM AEST
Scratching close: Sat 29-Aug-26 7:30AM AEST

Total Number of starters for this meeting (including emergencies) 138
Chairperson: Rob Montgomery

For more information on all horses gear for this meeting Click Here.

Race 1 - 12:05PM Aushorse Handicap (1400 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
5	BUTTERNUT PRINCESS	Blinkers FIRST TIME, Winkers OFF FIRST TIME

Race 2 - 12:35PM Sportsbet Fixed Odds Exotics Handicap (1800 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
1	VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ)	Blinkers OFF AGAIN, Tongue Tie OFF FIRST TIME
8	FEDERER	Ear Muffs FIRST TIME
10	SLANE	Tongue Tie FIRST TIME

Race 3 - 1:10PM Brad Masters Plumbing Handicap (2000 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
3	GLORY DAZE (IRE)	Lugging Bit FIRST TIME
4	STAR OF INDIA (IRE)	Synthetic Hoof Filler OFF AGAIN
7	MAGNASPIN	Winkers AGAIN
8	LITZDEEL	Norton Bit FIRST TIME

Race 4 - 1:45PM Hygain Handicap (1400 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
6	WINDSTORM	Tongue Tie OFF AGAIN
10	DARK JOURNEY	Blinkers AGAIN
15	WATERSPORTS (NZ)	Cross-over Nose Band OFF FIRST TIME

Race 5 - 2:20PM HKJC World Pool Courtza Stakes (1200 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
1	BELLE CHEVAL (NZ)	Concussion Plates (Front) OFF FIRST TIME
2	SALTY PEARL	Blinkers OFF AGAIN
5	PROVED (NZ)	Ear Muffs OFF FIRST TIME, Tongue Tie FIRST TIME, Winkers FIRST TIME
9	PONDALOWIE	Standard Bit OFF FIRST TIME, Tongue Control and Lugging Bit FIRST TIME

Race 6 - 2:55PM The Quayclean Heath 1100 (1100 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
1	WAR MACHINE (NZ)	Barrier Blanket FIRST TIME, Cross-over Nose Band OFF FIRST TIME, Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME
2	PALLATON	Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME, Synthetic Hoof Filler OFF FIRST TIME
8	INKARUNA	Blinkers OFF AGAIN

Race 7 - 3:30PM ive > McNeil Stakes (1200 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
1	SEIZE THE DAY	Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME
2	UNIT FIVE	Tongue Tie FIRST TIME

Race 8 - 4:10PM Stow Storage Memsie Stakes (1400 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
3	TOM KITTEN	Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME
4	BUCKAROO (GB)	Cross-over Nose Band FIRST TIME

Race 9 - 4:45PM Chandon Heatherlie Stakes (1700 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
1	MIDDLE EARTH (GB)	Winkers OFF FIRST TIME
7	BARNAVARA (IRE)	Cross-over Nose Band FIRST TIME
8	SOULCOMBE (GB)	Cross-over Nose Band OFF FIRST TIME
10	YELLOW JERSEY (FR)	Cross-over Nose Band FIRST TIME
11	OKITA SOUSHI (IRE)	Cross-over Nose Band AGAIN, Norton Bit OFF FIRST TIME
13	DEAKIN (FR)	Norton Bit FIRST TIME
16	FIRST CHORUS (NZ)	Blinkers FIRST TIME

Race 10 - 5:20PM Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

No	Horse	Gear Changes
2	CAFE MILLENIUM	Winkers OFF AGAIN
15	GRECIAN DESTINY (FR)	Gelded

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