He may not be the most gifted juvenile squaregaiter in recent memory but few baby trotters in the past decade have been so tactically-minded and outright professional as ALWAYS READY (5). A brilliant beginner with faultless manners he should ping straight to the front tonight and once he gets there only an unforeseen error or perhaps KYVALLEY CLICHY (2) could beat him., As referenced above KYVALLEY CLICHY (2) looms as the obvious assassin particularly if you believe he can find the pegs and trail the fave in transit. Of the rest the only ones capable of having a case mounted in their favour are ARCHLEO (4) on the score of pure consistency and DREAM MASTAR (9) who has a tidy trailing draw and figuratively grew wings late in his heat for this series last time out.
Selections
ALWAYS READY (5)
KYVALLEY CLICHY (2)
ARCHLEO (4)
4th DREAM MASTAR (9)
Suggested Bet: Flexi Trifecta: 5/ 2,4,9/ 2,3,4,9 ($30 gets 333.33%)
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% |
| Kate Gath | 242 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 20% |
| Nathan Jack | 253 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 16% |
| Gavin Lang | 277 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 13% |
| Jason Lee | 133 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 20% |
| Mark Pitt | 117 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 17% |
| Anthony Butt | 167 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10% |
| Michael Bellman | 178 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 8% |
| Rodney Petroff | 128 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 9% |
| Glen Craven | 51 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 22% |
| Jackie Barker | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22% |
| Blake Fitzpatrick | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13% |
| Grant Forrest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Trainer Stats
Last 12 Months @ Melton (Trainers engaged this race) Updated 23/8/18
| Name | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Gath | 259 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 17% |
| Anton Golino | 190 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 18% |
| Brent Lilley | 219 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 14% |
| Brad Angove | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9% |
| Paddy Lee | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29% |
| Blake Fitzpatrick | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11% |
| Barry Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Grant Forrest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ben Aubron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |