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
| R3 6:12pm |
APG TROT $10,000 NR 58 to 68. PBD/NR TROTTERS 3RD LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110s21 | OFF YOUR FACESKI Dr: Ewa Justice | John Hurrell | Ewa Justice (C) | 32% | 6 | $21 | ||
| 2 | 664s14 | RARITY ROCK Dr: Nick Beale | Phillip Ellery | Nick Beale (C) | 13% | 11 | $19 | ||
| 3 | 6324s0 | TRIPOD NZ Dr: Austin Mifsud | Julie Mifsud | Austin Mifsud | 8% | 5 | $101 | ||
| 4 | 212596 | THE SKY IS THE LIMIT Dr: John Caldow | Maree Caldow | John Caldow | 13% | 1 | $15 | ||
| 5 | 636923 | PROHIBITED GRACE Dr: Matthew Whittle | Graeme Whittle | Matthew Whittle | 17% | 4 | $4.8 | ||
| 6 | 051488 | WALLIS Dr: Chris Alford | Bill Milner | Chris Alford | 4% | 7 | $41 | ||
| 7 | s02111 | ARTIGAS Dr: Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | 13% | 9 | $2.2 | ||
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| 8 | 733484 | TWEEDLEDEE NZ Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Steve Alexandrou | Jodi Quinlan | 2 | $21 | |||
| 9 | 66s622 | MY BAD HABITS Dr: Jackie Barker | Matt Maguire | Jackie Barker | 10 | $41 | |||
| 10 | 662837 | HOWDY MATE Dr: Glen Craven | Jess Tubbs | Glen Craven | 8 | $3.8 | |||
| 11 | 510623 | IRON WOMEN Dr: Jordan Leedham | Andy Gath | Jordan Leedham (C) | 3 | $7.0 | |||
SELECTIONS: HOWDY MATE (10), ARTIGAS (7), PROHIBITED GRACE (5), IRON WOMEN (11)
OVERVIEW: HOWDY MATE (10) never really got much room to launch when settling last on the fence and racing in restricted room up the straight last weekend behind Hoppy. It was his first run for close to a month and he did appear to have plenty left in the tank, so his 14.2m defeat might be a little misleading. He’s a progressive type that has won five of 19 starts, and looks well placed in this race where you can make a case for quite a few. ARTIGAS (7) appears the obvious danger given his triumphant stretch of three, which includes a last-start front-running success over three rivals that reoppose here on June 20. He was able to work over and find the front from PROHIBITED GRACE (5) and gripped on to win by a neck. It won’t be as easy from gate seven this time, but Aaron Dunn has him ticking over nicely and he’s every chance of leading, where he’d prove hard to beat. PROHIBITED GRACE (5) led and was run down by Ijustcalledtosay and Aldebaran Abel last weekend, but is performing very consistently of late and is the likely speed influence here, while IRON WOMEN (11) found the top and was swamped by Hoppy and co. last Saturday, however did finish third in what was another solid effort.
BACK: HOWDY MATE (10) – 1 unit (win)