Saturday Track Reports November 7 - Five Metro Meetings

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Last updated: Fri. 06 Nov. 2026 08:24

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Latest track ratings and conditions across five Saturday meetings
Champions Day weather forecast and official Flemington track update
Rail positions, rainfall and irrigation figures for each venue

Champions Day and Saturday Racing: Latest Track Conditions

Rain threatens to reshape Flemington on Champions Day, while Rosehill faces a hot afternoon and a possible storm. Here are the latest track ratings, rail positions, rainfall, irrigation, weather forecasts and official course updates across five major meetings.

Ascot

Soft 5

Ascot starts Saturday on a Soft 5 despite fine weather, with 10.1mm of rain across the previous seven days and 30mm of irrigation over the same period.

Current track conditions	Reading
Overall Track Rating	Soft 5
Rail Position	True
Surface / Grass	Turf
Rainfall	Nil (24h) · 10.1mm (7d)
Irrigation	8mm (24h) · 30mm (7d)
Weather at update	Fine

Track update: Racing WA · Friday 6 November, 7:29am

Saturday 7 November · BOM forecast

Maximum

29°C

Rain chance

Rain amount

0mm

Sunny; easterly 25–35km/h early, shifting south-westerly 20–30km/h late morning or early afternoon.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology — Ascot forecast, issued Friday 6 November.

Friday weather: Sunny, 32°C; 0% chance of rain, 0mm; south-easterly 20–30km/h, turning easterly late.

Course outlook

The rail is true and the course was listed as Soft 5 in the Friday morning Racing WA update.

Eagle Farm

Soft 5

Eagle Farm is rated Soft 5 with the rail out three metres throughout, following only 2mm of rain in the past week and 16mm of irrigation.

Current track conditions	Reading
Overall Track Rating	Soft 5
Rail Position	+3m entire
Surface / Grass	Turf
Rainfall	Nil (24h) · 2mm (7d)
Irrigation	10mm (24h) · 16mm (7d)

Track update: Track conditions Friday 6 November, 4:05pm; rating update 7:23am

Saturday 7 November · BOM forecast

Maximum

30°C

Rain chance

40%

Rain amount

0–1mm

Partly cloudy; showers possible late morning and afternoon, with a late thunderstorm risk. N–NE winds 15–25km/h in the afternoon.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology — Eagle Farm forecast, issued Friday 6 November.

Friday weather: Clear Friday evening; daytime maximum 27°C, 5% rain chance, 0mm; north-easterly 15–20km/h easing.

Course outlook

The Friday 4:05pm report retains Soft 5, with the rail +3m for the entire circuit.

Flemington

Good 4

Flemington is a Good 4 on Friday evening, but forecast showers and a strong south-westerly could change the going significantly before Champions Day racing.

Current track conditions	Reading
Overall Track Rating	Good 4
Rail Position	+9m circle course
Surface / Grass	Turf
Rainfall	0mm — current VRC live meteorological reading (reporting period not specified)
Irrigation	0mm (24h) · 4mm (7d) — current VRC live reading
Going Stick	9.5
Track temperature	21.41°C
Humidity	52.81%
Moisture loss	1.76mm

Track update: Liam O’Keeffe · VRC, Friday 6 November, 12:40pm

Saturday 7 November · BOM forecast

Maximum

14°C

Rain chance

90%

Rain amount

1–8mm

Showers, mainly morning and afternoon; possible early thunderstorm. South-westerly winds increasing to 25–35km/h, then southerly.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology — Flemington forecast, issued Friday 6 November.

Friday weather: Friday maximum 22°C; 80% chance of showers, 0–4mm, most likely evening; W–NW winds turning SW.

Official track manager update

“It's been a big week. Day five for us tomorrow, so it's been a big effort from the team to get the track up for each and every race day, but we're looking forward to finishing off in style on Champions Day.”

“The surface is a Good 4 on Friday morning. It was upgraded from a Soft 5 to a Good 4 yesterday for Oaks Day, so it was good to get that upgrade.”

“It had a nice little bit of cut in the ground throughout the day yesterday. The sun came out, the track dried out a little bit, which was good, and leaves us on a good track today, but there is rain forecast for tomorrow morning, around 10 or 11mm, with most of that expected to fall prior to racing.”

“Hopefully that can blow through, and we'll be on a nice soft or heavy track to kick off.”

“It's tipped to ease off during the afternoon, so hopefully most of the rain arrives earlier in the day and it shouldn't be too bad for racing.”

“It's going to be quite cold with a strong south-westerly wind during the day. Certainly rug up, bring a jacket and stay nice and warm, but hopefully with no rain it shouldn't be too bad during the afternoon.”

“I think the straight will be similar to yesterday, using that middle to outside part of the course. There were a couple of close finishes in the straight-course racing yesterday, so hopefully we see more of the same tomorrow.”

“For the circle course, we've moved the rail out to the 9m position. That covers all the wear and tear from yesterday's racing around the home bend, with some consistent marking across the straight.”

“It's pretty similar to last year, and going into Champions Day, the weather forecast looks similar again.”

“I'd expect the circle-course racing to start on the inside before edging off on the rain-affected ground, while the straight-course racing should use that middle to outside part of the course, similar to last year.”

“Full credit to the team. They've worked very hard in wet conditions on a lot of the days, with most of the racing taking place on rain-affected ground.”

“For the track to have pulled up as well as it has and raced well at the next meeting, it's been a credit to the team.”

— Liam O’Keefe, Flemington Track Manager, via Victoria Racing Club release, Friday 12:40pm.

Flemington measurements: current VRC live meteorological data supplied Friday. Soil moisture has no displayed numerical value. The VRC advises that its wind tracker is undergoing an upgrade.

Morphettville Parks

Good 4

Morphettville Parks resumes after seven weeks with very good grass coverage, a Good 4 and the rail moved out three metres from the 1000m to the winning post.

Current track conditions	Reading
Overall Track Rating	Good 4
Rail Position	+3m 1000m–winning post; true remainder
Surface / Grass	Turf · Very good grass coverage
Rainfall	Nil (24h) · 6mm (7d)
Irrigation	Nil (24h) · 26mm (7d)

Track update: Racing SA track walk · Thursday 5 November, 11am

Saturday 7 November · BOM forecast

Maximum

20°C

Rain chance

10%

Rain amount

0mm

Partly cloudy; southerly 15–25km/h turning south-easterly 20–30km/h in the morning.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology — Morphettville Parks forecast, issued Friday 6 November.

Friday weather: Partly cloudy Friday evening; 20% chance of rain, 0mm; W–SW winds 15–25km/h turning southerly 20–30km/h.

Official track manager update

“The Parks track presents in very good order coming off a 7 week break. Track currently walks in the Good 4 range with irrigation being applied at the time of walking. The track walks consistent, with an excellent cover of grass on it across the entire circumference. Weather forecast looks favourable through to Saturday with only a minor chance of a shower on Friday, paving the way for a good day Saturday.”

— Racing SA track walk, Thursday 11am.

Previous meeting — Saturday 19 September 2026: Two winners settled forward, five midfield and two towards the rear. The track has had seven weeks between meetings.

Rosehill Gardens

Good 4

Rosehill has improved to Good 4 by Friday evening after 38.8mm of rain earlier in the week, but showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop on Saturday afternoon.

Current track conditions	Reading
Overall Track Rating	Good 4
Rail Position	True
Surface / Grass	Turf
Rainfall	38.8mm in Wednesday report; 42mm seven-day total as at 4 Nov
Irrigation	Nil (24h) · 8mm (7d), as at 4 Nov

Track update: David Morrison · ATC, Thursday 5 November, 10:30am; 6pm Friday rating Good 4

Saturday 7 November · BOM forecast

Maximum

31°C

Rain chance

90%

Rain amount

2–10mm

Sunny morning, showers likely afternoon/evening, possible severe thunderstorm and damaging winds. Winds shifting southerly 25–40km/h late.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology — Rosehill Gardens forecast, issued Friday 6 November.

Friday weather: Clear Friday evening; daytime maximum 27°C, 5% rain chance, 0mm; E–NE winds 15–25km/h easing.

Official track manager update

“Currently, our track is rated a Soft 6 this morning. Yesterday, after 38.8mm of rainfall, it pushed us into the Soft 7, but pleasantly, this morning as we went around, we went back to a Soft 6.”

“So for this Saturday, we've got our rail in the true position. Last time we raced on the 10th and the 14th of October, we've done a little bit of a light renovation, doing some VertiDrain work to the track, which is going to continue to make it race very fairly.”

“Looking at the weather today, we're looking at 25 degrees and sunny weather. The winds are up around 20km/h today.”

“Tomorrow, the winds are dropping down, mostly sunny and 26 degrees. On race day, we've got a nice start to the day, 30 degrees, and there's a chance of some light rainfall in the afternoon.”

“With the weather we've got today, we'll give it a nice little trim, and then we'll look at putting a pattern in it tomorrow.”

“I think we'll get some improvement in the soft range, and we're looking at a nice track on Saturday.”

— David Morrison, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Manager, via Australian Turf Club release, Thursday 10:30am.

Measurement timing: Rainfall and irrigation totals shown above are from the independently accessible Wednesday 4 November track update, not a new Friday measurement. The later Friday rating is Good 4.

Track ratings are the supplied Friday 6pm readings. Forecasts are Bureau of Meteorology Friday 6 November issues and may change. Rosehill rainfall and irrigation measurements are timestamped to the latest independently verifiable report. Recheck official ratings before betting.