If Sun Tzu had written The Art of Harness Punt rather than the Art of War the one of his guiding principles would have referred to never backing a pacer at very short odds unless you could guarantee they’d find the front and that is the only issue for those wanting to truckload CARLAS PIXEL (5) tonight. On all available measures CARLAS PIXEL (5) lives in a different world to her rivals here and should simply outclass them particularly after a monster run in the Graduate mares FFA last weekend but with that little question mark over where she’ll lob and what work she’ll have to endure small cases can be made for likely early leader CHERRY STRIDE (3), the queen of late-rallyers FLYING MOTH (6) and perhaps even MY VENICE BEACH (11) who would relish a record-breaking lead time and opening split.
Selections
CARLAS PIXEL (5)
CHERRY STRIDE (3)
FLYING MOTH (6)
4th MY VENICE BEACH (11)
Suggested Bet: Flexi Exacta: 5/ 3,6,11 ($30 gets 1000%)
Barrier Stats
Updated 23/8/18
| # | Wins(Starts) | # | Wins(Starts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 113 (731) | 8 | 53 (596) |
| 2 | 89 (731) | 9 | 41 (488) |
| 3 | 79 (730) | 10 | 39 (394) |
| 4 | 86 (729) | 11 | 18 (262) |
| 5 | 91 (716) | 12 | 11 (137) |
| 6 | 73 (644) | 13 | 4 (45) |
| 7 | 35 (353) |
Driver Stats
Last 12 Months @ Melton (Drivers engaged this race) Updated 23/8/18
| Name | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Alford | 453 | 101 | 71 | 51 | 22% |
| Gavin Lang | 277 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 13% |
| Mark Pitt | 117 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 17% |
| David Murphy | 90 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13% |
| Craig Demmler | 62 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10% |
| David Moran | 40 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15% |
| Rebecca Bartley | 38 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11% |
| Joe Pace | 31 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13% |
| Phillip Walters | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13% |
| David Miles | 43 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5% |
| Damian Wilson | 27 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4% |
| Blake Fitzpatrick | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13% |
| Bernie Hewitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Trainer Stats
Last 12 Months @ Melton (Trainers engaged this race) Updated 23/8/18
| Name | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Stewart | 272 | 67 | 60 | 29 | 25% |
| David Aiken | 145 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 15% |
| Dean Braun | 53 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 26% |
| Joe Pace | 44 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| Phillip Walters | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15% |
| Stephen O'Donoghue | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13% |
| Philip Chircop | 44 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7% |
| Danny Mullan | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7% |
| Blake Fitzpatrick | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11% |
| Roy Roots Jnr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Bernie Hewitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Darren Binskin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Market Fluctuations
Price change since market open (Updated 24/8/18 3pm)
| Runner | Name | Open | Current | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.3 | CHERRY STRIDE | 7.5 | 8 | -0.8% |
| No.5 | CARLAS PIXEL | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.2% |
| No.6 | FLYING MOTH | 4.8 | 6 | -4.2% |
| No.7 | ROCK N ROLL CHAPEL | 13 | 21 | -2.9% |