Melton
Fri, Oct 09 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #6 LOLLY – 2 units (win)
R3 #10 HANDLER – 0.5 units (each-way)
R6 #6 THUNDERFIRE – 3 units (win)
R7 #8 SOAP AND BUBBLES – 2 units (win)
R10 #6 SWEET FLORABEL – 2 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
5,6/1,5,6,8,9/3,4,7,8,10/2,6,7,8,10,11
QUADDIE
1,2,4,8,10/3,6,9/4,5,7,8/1,3,4,7
| R3 7:03pm |
AUSTRALIAN PACING GOLD PACE $6,000 NR up to 59. PBD/NR/L4$ PACERS 3RD LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 544743 | YNOBE NOVA Dr: Josh Duggan | Ian Slater | Josh Duggan | 6% | 6 | $26 | ||
| 2 | 0177s6 | BLACKINDEED Em 1 Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Craig Demmler | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 32% | 5 | $6.0 | ||
| 3 | 6s6024 | BRINGSUSJOY Dr: Jack Laugher | Bradley Barnes | Jack Laugher | 6% | 10 | $4.0 | ||
| 4 | 874525 | JUST AS WELL NZ Dr: Chris Alford | Jeff Tabone | Chris Alford | 25% | 1 | $7.5 | ||
| 5 | 122177 | DELIGHTFUL MIKI Dr: Ewa Justice | Kari Males | Ewa Justice (C) | 25% | 8 | $31 | ||
| 6 | 6s1421 | BLAZIN BY Dr: Riley Pace | Darren Pace | Riley Pace (C,5) | 9 | $8.0 | |||
| 7 | 642542 | CELESTIAL ZODIAC Dr: Hannah Lewis | Tori Hutchins | Hannah Lewis (C,5) | 6% | 4 | $5.5 | ||
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| 8 | 3613s2 | POPCORNFRIDAY Dr: Blake Pace | Kevin Sandiford | Blake Pace (C,5) | 2 | $5.0 | |||
| 9 | 250616 | ANGELS WATCHING Dr: Liam Older | John Justice | Liam Older (C,3) | 7 | $13 | |||
| 10 | 0041s7 | HANDLER Dr: Daryl Douglas | Rob O'Connell | Daryl Douglas | 11 | $9.0 | |||
| 11 | 812319 | OWEN THE SAINTS Dr: Ellen Tormey | John Tormey | Ellen Tormey | 3 | $31 | |||
SELECTIONS: HANDLER (10), POPCORNFRIDAY (8), CELESTIAL ZODIAC (7), BRINGSUSJOY (3)
OVERVIEW: Think he will go around decent odds HANDLER (10), but I’ve always liked this lightly-raced pacer from the Rob O’Connell yard. I reckon the first-up run was more than satisfactory from an impossible position on straightening in a stronger race than what he meets here and he only got beaten 10m under little driving. There looks genuine tempo with some go-forward horses off the front and I’m hoping he can be hitting the line hard late. POPCORNFRIDAY (8) draws behind one of the quick beginners in YNOBE NOVA (1) and was very good first-up from a break when second at Kilmore on September 30. He ran up dead ends a couple of times and closed hard to be beaten 7.4m. Key chance. CELESTIAL ZODIAC (7) has a horror gate but is running in great form and is rarely beaten far, while BRINGSUSJOY (3) was outclassed last weekend at Geelong but went very close at big odds in the Vicbred consolation for four-year-old mares prior to that. The chances don’t stop there and include JUST AS WELL (4), strong last-start winner BLAZIN BY (6) and ANGELS WATCHING (9).
BACK: HANDLER (10) – 0.5 units (each-way)