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Racing · The DiagnosisPublished · 2026-08-23
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THE MARINER won at Port Augusta from 6 of 10 in the market, and 92% of the track

THE MARINER won race 6 at Port Augusta, faster than 90% of the field it beat. What the run was actually worth.
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THE MARINER won race 6 at Port Augusta on Good over 1100m, averaging 16.75 m/s. That is the result. The run is what follows — the same performance measured against every population that gives it meaning.

GALLOP card — THE MARINER, the shape of the win at Port Augusta
THE MARINER · Port Augusta R6 · the official GALLOP race profile
The run, measured against
faster than 73% of its own clocked runs
faster than 90% of the field it beat
faster than 35% of everything clocked at this trip and going
faster than 90% of Ms Polly Brewster's rides
faster than 88% of Stephen Lenehan's runners
faster than 92% of everything clocked at the track
started 6 of 10 in the market at $16.0
0 of 3 experts were on it

Read down that list and the win either grows or shrinks. That is the whole point: the race says where they finished, the clock says how fast they actually went, and only one of those two survives contact with the next start.

Evidence Actual Sport IntelligencePublished 2026-08-23
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