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
| R4 6:42pm |
HYGAIN EDGE PACE $15,000 0W/15.0K stake RBD PACERS 4TH LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 034336 | ROYAL APPOINTMENT Dr: Jack Laugher | Michael Laugher | Jack Laugher | 11% | 1 | $9.0 | ||
| 2 | 327192 | TELERN LOFTY Dr: Liam Older | David Miles | Liam Older (C) | 17% | 7 | $15 | ||
| 3 | s11432 | LE CARDINAL Dr: Amy Day | Matthew Craven | Amy Day | 6% | 8 | $2.2 | ||
| 4 | 31227s | STEEL THE MOMENT Dr: Jordan Leedham | Ashleigh Herbertson | Jordan Leedham (C) | 6% | 4 | $31 | ||
| 5 | 316922 | LEAVEMEOUT Dr: John Caldow | Alison Alford | John Caldow | 22% | 5 | $26 | ||
| 6 | 219473 | KATUNGA EXPRESS Dr: Ellen Tormey | John Tormey | Ellen Tormey | 17% | 2 | $31 | ||
| 7 | 3s1122 | MOST EXCITING Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 21% | 5 | $1.8 | ||
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| 8 | r1s715 | ANGELS WATCHING Dr: Ewa Justice | John Justice | Ewa Justice (C) | 9 | $41 | |||
| 9 | 101748 | TIVOLI Dr: Chris Alford | Colin Duncan | Chris Alford | 3 | $26 | |||
SELECTIONS: LE CARDINAL (3), MOST EXCITING (7), ROYAL APPOINTMENT (1), TALERN LOFTY (2)
OVERVIEW: While he hasn’t been winning, LE CARDINAL (3) is growing on me week by week and this appears a great chance to prove victorious in what is a pretty hot 0/$15k event over the 1720m. Last weekend, he showed really good gate speed to lead before handing up to red-hot favourite Apollostorm. The pair cleared right out from the rest of the field, and LE CARDINAL (3) chased his rival so gallantly in a super slick last quarter of 26.4 to be beaten 1.4m. He has drawn underneath key rival MOST EXCITING (7) here and if he’s able to glide to the top, he’ll be awfully hard to beat. All his form this campaign is outstanding and he’s a smart horse on the rise who appears destined for free-for-all grade in time. MOST EXCITING (7) actually beat home LE CARDINAL (3) when they last clashed in a strong three-year-old contest back on June 6 and was only grabbed late by Miss Ari here a fortnight ago. They appear the two clear winning chances, but plenty of respect has to rest with ROYAL APPOINTMENT (1), who draws well and rarely runs a bad race, and TALERN LOFTY (2), who came with a sustained run at Shepparton last time and worked past the highly-touted Quatro Moth only to be grabbed in the shadows of the post by Okanui Beach.
BACK: LE CARDINAL (3) – 3 units (win)