Melton
Sat, Aug 15 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #10 LOUGLE – 1 unit (win)
R2 #3 VICI BLOOM – 2 units (win)
R3 #8 CARLA PIXIE – 1 unit (each-way)
R6 #7 LA CANTATRICE – 2 units (win)
R9 #3 INSULATOR – 3 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
1,5,9,10/3,4,6,9/2,4,5,7,8,9/2
QUADDIE
2,5,6,8/1,5,7/6,7/6
| R5 7:59pm |
BENSTUD STANDARDBREDS YOUTHFUL STAKES (2YO COLTS & GELDINGS) $20,000 No NR. PBD/NR PACERS 1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSO MAGIC Dr: Ewa Justice | Geoff Webster | Ewa Justice (C) | 7 | $31 | ||||
| 2 | 3322s1 | FARROH JOE Dr: Chris Alford | Peter Fiscalini | Chris Alford | 29% | 5 | $7.5 | ||
| 3 | 734582 | THEMIDNIGHTEXPRESS Dr: Damien Burns | Damien Burns | Damien Burns | 29% | 4 | $26 | ||
| 4 | 1 | LAKE COMO Dr: James Herbertson | Jess Tubbs | James Herbertson | 6 | $4.6 | |||
| 5 | 131 | SOME HIGH Dr: Kerryn Manning | Emma Stewart | Kerryn Manning | 14% | 3 | $2.3 | ||
| 6 | 129523 | BAYSTYLE Dr: Lochie Cook | Geoff Webster | Lochie Cook | 28% | 2 | $6.5 | ||
| 7 | 1s21 | FULLY RECKLESS NZ Dr: SCRATCHED | Shane Sanderson | SCRATCHED | $51 | ||||
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| 8 | 1411 | CARDIGAN SNIPER Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 1 | $3.1 | |||
SELECTIONS: SOME HIGH (5), CARDIGAN SNIPER (8), FARROH JOE (2), BAYSTYLE (6)
OVERVIEW: This is the Youthful Stakes for the two-year-old colts and geldings, where powerhouse trainer Emma Stewart has a pair of runners in the race. Hard to split them, but SOME HIGH (5) does get the front-line draw and did beat home stablemate CARDIGAN SNIPER (8) in the Rising Star at Ballarat in mid-June. He led and won somewhat unimpressively at Melton in an easier race than this on June 26 and is narrowly favoured in a wide-open event. CARDIGAN SNIPER (8) claimed the rich APG series final at his most recent start and has won three of his four outings, FARROH JOE (2) now gets the services of Chris Alford after breaking his maiden at Kilmore a month ago, while BAYSTYLE (6) has been getting home nicely in recent starts and is a contender.