{"schemaVersion":1,"record":{"alertIdentity":{"meetingId":"2026-10-24:eagle-farm","raceDate":"2026-10-24","raceId":"2026-10-24:eagle-farm:r7","sourceVenue":"Eagle Farm","version":1},"barrier":3,"betType":"WIN","caution":"He must improve substantially on his first-up eighth, 6.51 lengths behind Esperanza, and carries 60kg. The weight swing alone does not erase that defeat. His backmarker style needs clear running and a slow tempo would hurt; no pace collapse is assumed. Esperanza remains a major threat and her wet-track 1200m placing is respected. Initial fixed WIN 7.00 at 09:13 AEST is now 8.00 at 14:57 AEST from the same source; the drift is not the selection reason.","decisionStage":"final","discipline":"Thoroughbred","distance":"1200m","formSourceUrls":["https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeFields/Form.aspx?Key=2026Oct24,QLD,Eagle%20Farm","https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeFields/Scratchings.aspx?Key=2026Oct24,QLD,Eagle%20Farm"],"id":"2026-10-24-eagle-farm-r7","lateScratchings":[10],"observedOdds":8,"oddsObservedAt":"2026-10-24T04:57:07.328Z","oddsProvider":"Sportsbet","officialField":[{"runnerName":"COOL GENT","runnerNumber":1},{"runnerName":"SWIFT DRAGON","runnerNumber":2},{"runnerName":"ESPERANZA","runnerNumber":3},{"runnerName":"UNLOADING","runnerNumber":4},{"runnerName":"JIMMY THE SCAT","runnerNumber":5},{"runnerName":"ADORA DJON’S","runnerNumber":6},{"runnerName":"EGMONT","runnerNumber":7},{"runnerName":"FLEETING BOOM","runnerNumber":8},{"runnerName":"ELEVATING","runnerNumber":9},{"runnerName":"SUBSIDING","runnerNumber":10},{"runnerName":"ZOUREKA","runnerNumber":11},{"runnerName":"AURORA BLAZE","runnerNumber":12},{"runnerName":"DREAMS DON’T DIE","runnerNumber":13},{"runnerName":"HAPPYAZIAM","runnerNumber":14}],"officialObservedAt":"2026-10-24T04:57:04.897426+00:00","officialSourceUrl":"https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeFields/Acceptances.aspx?Key=2026Oct24,QLD,Eagle%20Farm","originalBarrier":4,"raceDate":"2026-10-24","raceNumber":7,"raceScratchings":[2,6,8,13,14],"reason":"Form-first WIN preference, modest confidence. Cool Gent has already won a Listed race over this exact course and 1200m on Heavy 9. Returning to those conditions second-up gives him the narrow preference over Esperanza, whose dominant latest win was over 1000m on softer ground. He is 2.5kg better off relative to her today. Several rivals rise from maiden company or face an unproven wet-turf transfer. The choice is based on demonstrated course, distance and heavy-ground form, not his longer price.","result":{"checkedAt":"2026-10-24T05:27:41Z","margin":0.68,"order":"3-9-1-7-5-11-12-4","outcome":"LOST","position":3,"sourceUrl":"https://www.racing.com/form/2026-10-24/eagle-farm/race/7","status":"confirmed","verificationNote":"Official Racing.com public results page explicitly displayed Final Result for Eagle Farm Race 7, Saturday 24 October 2026, 1200m Three-Year-Old Handicap. Number 3 Esperanza won; original selection number 1 Cool Gent finished third, 0.68 lengths behind. All eight starters listed in final finishing order. Scheduled 3:09pm AEST and race time 1:12.51 displayed; no separate actual jump timestamp or protest detail displayed or inferred. Number 10 marked late scratching; 2,6,8,13,14 scratched. Observed in public cloud browser at 05:27:41 UTC."},"runnerName":"COOL GENT","runnerNumber":1,"scheduledAt":"2026-10-24T05:09:00Z","selectedAt":"2026-10-24T04:57:31.874Z","sourceUrl":"https://www.sportsbet.com.au/horse-racing/australia-nz/eagle-farm/race-7-11082038","status":"selected","trackCondition":"Heavy 9","venue":"Eagle Farm","websitePublishedAt":"2026-10-24T04:57:46.165Z"},"reference":{"recordSha256":"8649822713374f9f1dda009fa0cce324b2f06e982dec079cac11f8594abdfdeb","revision":"f13d7f36-9597-4060-bc3b-3c2c1651ff63","schemaVersion":1,"snapshotSha256":"2f87b65a191a6154a9e2e62bacefdf87754f2fb53c2d9268f13f8229dbd4dafa","version":462}}