Doomben Racecourse

Doomben racecourse, Brisbane QUEENSLAND.

Doomben race track is run by the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club, Brisbane QLD.  It has a circumference of 1,715 metres with a straight 350 metres long.  Doomben is another of those tracks with tight turns making it hard for horses out wide in the run to win.  Front runners and on pace runners again have an advantage.

• 1010 metres:  Starts on the course proper providing a straight run of
  110 metres before a sweeping double bend. Inside barriers have a big
  advantage.

• 1110 metres:  Located on the course proper with a short run of about
  210 metres to the sweeping double bend out of the back straight.  Inside
  barriers are a major advantage.

• 1200 metres:  Situated on the course proper in the back of the straight.
  There is a straight run of only about 300 metres to the sweeping double
  bend. Inside barriers are an advantage from this start.

• 1350 metres:  Situated in a chute off the course proper at the end of
  the back straight.  This start gives runners a straight run of almost 400
  metres to the first corner.  Despite this, inside barriers are favoured.

• 1615 metres:  This start is located in a chute off the course proper.
  Runners only have a short run of about 50 metres before a sweeping turn.
  Wide barriers are a big disadvantage.

• 2020 metres:  Starts on the course proper in the home straight.  It
  provides runners with only 230 metres of straight before the sweeping
  turn into the back straight.  Inside barriers are favoured.

• 2200 metres:  This barrier starts in a chute at the top of the home
  straight. There is a straight run of more than 400 metres to the first
  sweeping double bend. Inside barriers are a slight advantage.

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