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

Scratchings Last Published: Thu 27-Aug-26 8:00AM 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

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Meeting:	Saturday 29Aug2026 Melbourne Racing Club
Rail:	Out 4m Entire Circuit	Penetrometer:
Weather:	Overcast	Total Scratchings:	0
Dual Track Meeting:	N
Track Type:	Turf	Track Rating:	Soft 7
General Comment:	Chairperson: Rob Montgomery
Irrigation:	nil
Rainfall:	nil last 24 hours, 26.6mm last 7 days
Track Information:	Inspection 8AM 27/8; Going Stick- 8.6, Penetrate- 8, Shear- 9.9, Rainfall since last race day- 30.4mm

Rail Position Last Meeting

True Entire Circuit

Scratchings

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Late Scratchings

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Late Riders/Alterations

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Undeclared Riders

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Duplicate Riders

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