Melton
Sat, Jul 04 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R3 #10 HOWDY MATE – 1 unit (win)
R4 #3 LE CARDINAL – 3 units (win)
R7 #1 THE STEEL DRAGON – 1.5 units (each-way)
R8 #7 MISS ARI – 3 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
7,9/1,4,8,9/5,7,10,11/3,7
QUADDIE
7,8,9/2/1,3,9/1,7
| R2 5:42pm |
HIP POCKET CASTLEMAINE TROT $15,000 0W/15.0K stake RBD TROTTERS 2ND LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36s991 | IJUSTCALLEDTOSAY Dr: Mark Pitt | Kylie Sugars | Mark Pitt | 18% | 8 | $3.2 | ||
| 2 | 586806 | FAITH FULL Dr: Matthew Gath | Matthew Gath | Matthew Gath | 22% | 9 | $51 | ||
| 3 | 33s171 | SPIRITED LASS Dr: Scott Ewen | Scott Ewen | Scott Ewen | 18% | 5 | $13 | ||
| 4 | 621418 | PRETTYBOY HARRY Dr: Ashley Manton | Ashley Manton | Ashley Manton | 24% | 10 | $3.6 | ||
| 5 | 105648 | DOSSIER Dr: Ellen Tormey | Ross Graham | Ellen Tormey | 3 | $41 | |||
| 6 | 419185 | KARBINE Dr: Jack Laugher | John Tormey | Jack Laugher | 6 | $11 | |||
| 7 | 60614n | JACK SPRAT Dr: Emmett Brosnan | E Brosnan, R J Brosnan | Emmett Brosnan | 18% | 7 | $21 | ||
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| 8 | 023126 | NAKEDTRUTH Dr: Chris Alford | Alison Alford | Chris Alford | 1 | $6.5 | |||
| 9 | s81123 | CARLA PIXIE NZ Dr: Tristan Larsen | Brent Lilley | Tristan Larsen (C) | 4 | $4.2 | |||
| 10 | 5s0671 | ROCKY VALLEY Dr: John Caldow | Maree Caldow | John Caldow | 2 | $21 | |||
| 11 | 11048s | EZRA KAI Dr: SCRATCHED | Courtney Laker | SCRATCHED | $15 | ||||
SELECTIONS: IJUSTCALLEDTOSAY (1), CARLA PIXIE (9), PRETTYBOY HARRY (4), NAKEDTRUTH (8)
OVERVIEW: IJUSTCALLEDTOSAY (1) showed a major turnaround in form when he sprinted sharply from off the pace to win impressively at Melton last week and this shapes as another suitable assignment from the good draw. He has good gate speed and should either lead or sit leader’s back on quick beginner PRETTYBOY HARRY (4), and from there will take plenty of holding out based on his most recent effort. I’m a big fan of CARLA PIXIE (9) this preparation, and she continued her good run of form with a closing third from three back the fence in a good race at Melton last start. She should get a nice trip here and will give this a real shake if the tempo is genuine. PRETTYBOY HARRY (4) couldn’t lead last time and was trapped parked before dropping out, but his prior form from the front was very good, while NAKEDTRUTH (8) is running well of late and looks set to get a nice position on the pegs to be dangerous in the straight.