Melton
Sat, Aug 08 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R4 #1 ROYAL APPOINTMENT – 2 units (each-way)
R5 #8 ALDEBARAN ABEL – 2 units (win)
R7 #8 MISS ARI – 2 units (win)
R8 #1 PERUN – 1 unit (each-way)
EARLY QUADDIE
1,3,4,5,6,8/9,11/8,9,10/1,3,6,8
QUADDIE
1,5,6,8/5,6,7,9/7,8/1,3
| R7 9:01pm |
AUSTRALIAN PACING GOLD PACE $15,000 NR up to 79. PBD/L4$ PACERS 2ND LEG DAILY DOUBLE, 3RD LEG QUADDIE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | s08666 | TARA VICTORY NZ Dr: Michael Bellman | Scott Ewen | Michael Bellman | 6% | 5 | $51 | ||
| 2 | 165s70 | TWISTING BY NZ Dr: Adrian Pace | Joe Pace | Adrian Pace | 3 | $17 | |||
| 3 | 16450s | FOLLOWTHEACE Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Stephen O'Donoghue | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 32% | 8 | $21 | ||
| 4 | 160445 | ALWAYS BE BLAKEY Dr: James Herbertson | Kelly Stuart-Mitchell | James Herbertson | 17% | 4 | $15 | ||
| 5 | 323837 | THESTATESMAN Dr: Chris Alford | Alison Alford | Chris Alford | 2 | $11 | |||
| 6 | 605221 | HITTHEROADJACK NZ Dr: Sean O'Sullivan | Danny Mullan | Sean O'Sullivan | 11% | 1 | $41 | ||
| 7 | 112231 | MOST EXCITING Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 28% | 6 | $1.6 | ||
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| 8 | 0s3111 | MISS ARI Dr: Jodi Quinlan | G J Quinlan, D J Quinlan | Jodi Quinlan | 6% | 7 | $2.4 | ||
SELECTIONS: MISS ARI (8), MOST EXCITING (7), THESTATESMAN (5), TWISTING BY (2)
OVERVIEW: MISS ARI (8) was able to nail MOST EXCITING (7) in the shadows of the post here at Melton back on June 20 thanks to a wonderful Chris Alford drive and since then she’s won again at HQ in gritty style from the chair and also at Menangle when sprinting too fast to score decisively on July 18. She’s a very good mare and I’ll remain in her corner, thinking she can round up her rivals and make it four-straight triumphs. MOST EXCITING (7) is the obvious danger and likely favourite based off his outstanding form this campaign and front-line draw. Since his defeat from MISS ARI (8), he’s run third to Le Cardinal and scored a big victory back here at Melton a fortnight ago. If he can find the front – and it’s a big if given the speed underneath him – he looks hard to beat. THESTATESMAN (5) continued his good form with another strong-finishing effort for seventh – beaten just 8.8m – last weekend behind I Am The Storm and just needs luck in running to be a factor, while TWISTING BY (2) hasn’t had the draws to do much in two runs this time in, but can improve sharply from barrier two.
BACK: MISS ARI (8) – 2 units (win)