Melton
Sat, Oct 11 2025
Expert Analysis by Craig Rail
Best Bet: R8 No.7 Remus Phoenix
Best Value: R3 No.3 Go Miki
Best Roughie: R2 No.9 Kings Guard
Early Quaddie: 3,5/ 1,2,7,8,12/ 2,3,8,9/ 2,3,7,8
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Early Quaddie Races 1 – 4 for 31.25%
Quaddie: 2,3,4,7,9,10/ 6/ 4,7/ 1,2,3,7
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Quaddie Races 5 – 8 for 104%
| R5 8:16pm |
WOODLANDS STUD VICTORIA DERBY (3RD HEAT) $20,000 No NR. RBD PACERS 1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE |
2760 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | BOULEVARD BART Dr: Luke McCarthy | Damien Burns | Luke McCarthy | 10 | $51.00 | |||
| 2 | s34211 | SAO PAULO SIMBA Dr: Michael Stanley | Michael Stanley | Michael Stanley | 14% | 1 | $5.00 | ||
| 3 | 0s1113 | CIGANO Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Emma Stewart | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 14% | 4 | $2.80 | ||
| 4 | 5s1391 | SILVER PISTOL Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 23% | 5 | $3.50 | ||
| 5 | 331s57 | CROCODILE SOCKS Dr: Chris Alford | Isabel Walsh | Chris Alford | 30% | 7 | $34.00 | ||
| 6 | 831221 | STRIKEM NZ Dr: Shane Graham | Shane Graham | Shane Graham | 5% | 6 | $16.00 | ||
| 7 | 252111 | FINAL DEADLINE NZ Dr: Adam Sanderson | Shannon Price | Adam Sanderson | 14% | 3 | $6.50 | ||
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| 8 | 111s11 | PICK UP ELVIS Dr: Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | 9 | $21.00 | |||
| 9 | 137021 | ITS CONFIDENTIAL Dr: Leigh Sutton | Russell Jack | Leigh Sutton | 1 | $12.00 | |||
| 10 | 813115 | VINEY Dr: | Emma Stewart | 8 | $8.00 | ||||
SELECTIONS: FINAL DEADLINE (7), CIGANO (3), SAO PAULO SIMBA (2), SILVER PISTOL (4)
OVERVIEW: FINAL DEADLINE (7) is poorly drawn but he has been in outstanding form in Queensland with his latest victory being over Fate Awaits in a sizzling mile rate of 1.52.6 with his last quarter being 25.7 seconds! He continues to improve with the benefit of experience and should go well again. CIGANO (3) was held up for a run at a vital stage and finished off quickly when an eye-catching third behind ITS CONFIDENTIAL (9) last week. He won at his previous three attempts and he moves to the front line now so he must be respected. SAO PAULO SIMBA (2) is stepping up to the staying trip of 2760m but his past two victories at Menangle have been first class considering he has posted miles of 1.48.9 and 1.49.9. He possesses early speed and should be prominent throughout. SILVER PISTOL (4) won a heat of the New South Wales Derby earlier in the season and is worth thought along with STRIKEM (6), PICK UP ELVIS (8), ITS CONFIDENTIAL (9) and VINEY (10) in a very strong heat.
EARLY SPEED: 2 (likely leader), 3,4,5,6,7
RATINGS: 7/ 3/ 2,4/ 9,10/ 8