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Thu, Oct 01 2026

Preview by Bronte Nieuwenburg

10-UNIT GAME PLAN

R4 #5 ALECTRONA – 2 units (win)

R5 #9 GLENLINE – 2 units (win)

R6 #9 SNICKERS EXPRESS – 2 units (win)

R7 #1 NATHANS DREAMER – 2 units (win)

R8 #8 SNOWIN – 2 units (win)

EARLY QUADDIE

1,2,3,4,6/4,6,10/5,6,7,9,11/5,6,7,10

QUADDIE

1,8,9/4,5,6,9/1,7/6,8,9

R1 5:34pm VHRC / RENOWN SILVERWARE PACE
$6,000 NR 48 to 53. PBD/NR(48-50)/NR(51-53) PACERS
1ST LEG EARLY QUADDIE
1710 Mobile
No. Form Horse Trainer Driver Class LPI Rank Odds
1 5s66s3 IM THE REASON  Dr: Ellen Tormey Jefferey Towers Ellen Tormey  24% 6 $9.0
2 s53816 TED BEAR  Dr: Kate Gath Andy Gath Kate Gath  6% 8 $6.7
3 464222 THE BLAZINBOOTS  Dr: Jackie Barker Julie Brimacombe Jackie Barker  13% 4 $3.8
4 577365 SPORTS WRACK  Dr: Ewa Justice John Justice Ewa Justice (C) 13% 2 $3.2
5 148446 BUNGY  Dr: John Caldow Maree Caldow John Caldow  19% 5 $13
6 90s724 ARTIST  Dr: Chris Alford Basil Dooley Chris Alford  19% 9 $8.0
7 169671 ROSBERG NZ  Dr: Michael Bellman Wayne Stebbing Michael Bellman  6% 3 $21
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8 33r672 FIVE CENT  Dr: Jodi Quinlan Peter Manning Jodi Quinlan  7 $31
9 572745 VILLAGE VOICE  Dr: Rod Barker Jim Barker Rod Barker  1 $41
10 356682 MUSELET Em 1 Dr: SCRATCHED Jennifer Douglas SCRATCHED  $101
11 18s765 OUR PINUP GIRL  Dr: Kyle Marshall Kyle Marshall Kyle Marshall  10 $15
SELECTIONS: SPORTS WRACK (4), THE BLAZINBOOTS (3), ARTIST (6), IM THE REASON (1)

OVERVIEW: This is a very competitive opener to the 10-race card, making it hard to narrow it down to just four horses. SPORTS WRACK (4) is an experienced performer who is racing better than his numerical form suggests. He’s had some really tough races recently and has still been performing well. If he maps better here, he finds a race to get back into the winner’s circle. THE BLAZINBOOTS (3) has been quite impressive at his last three starts, finishing second on each occasion. In one of those runs, he flashed home very well from the back of the field, while in the other two he raced in the breeze. All three starts were from barrier five, and he’s versatile enough to handle different scenarios. He gets a better barrier here. ARTIST (6) has been racing well and has the best sectional times in this event, but the barrier is sticky. IM THE REASON (1) is second-up and should improve from his first-up third at this track. The barrier is suitable.