Melton
Fri, Jul 24 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #9 ALL THINGS SPICY – 1 unit (each-way)
R4 #8 ROSBERG – 2 units (each-way)
R7 #3 PHOENIX REX – 3 units (win)
R9 #3 STEADY DREAM – 1 unit (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
2,3,4,9,10/5,6/3,4,6,8/1,3,4,8,9
QUADDIE
1,4,5,6/4,5,8/1,3,8/1,6
| R4 7:02pm |
FORTY WINKS MELTON PACE $5,000 NR up to 45. PBD/NR PACERS 4TH LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 197322 | PICKLE IT Dr: Taylor Ford | Joanne Pengelly | Taylor Ford | 42% | 3 | $7.0 | ||
| 2 | 8s8667 | CINQUANTA Dr: Daryl Douglas | Rob O'Connell | Daryl Douglas | 8% | 8 | $51 | ||
| 3 | 319s72 | HAVADASH JOH Dr: James Herbertson | Julie Brimacombe | James Herbertson | 7 | $6.5 | |||
| 4 | 746425 | AVEIRO Dr: Lauren White | Arthur Wood | Lauren White (C) | 17% | 2 | $5.0 | ||
| 5 | 7529s6 | WAR ZONE Dr: Ewa Justice | Joseph Galea | Ewa Justice (C) | 8% | 9 | $51 | ||
| 6 | s59706 | BLAZIN HEAVEN NZ Dr: Michael Bellman | Scott Ewen | Michael Bellman | 17% | 5 | $11 | ||
| 7 | 746481 | TEX GOES BANG Dr: Liam Older | Ross Graham | Liam Older (C,3) | 8% | 1 | $4.2 | ||
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| 8 | 60379s | ROSBERG NZ Dr: Leilani Justice | Wayne Stebbing | Leilani Justice (C,5) | 4 | $3.8 | |||
| 9 | 525759 | REALLY SMARTIE Dr: Joey Sharp | Freddy Taiba | Joey Sharp (C,5) | 6 | $4.5 | |||
SELECTIONS: ROSBERG (8), AVEIRO (4), REALLY SMARTIE (9), PICKLE IT (1)
OVERVIEW: ROSBERG (8) hasn’t been seen at the races since late March, but had been competitive in stronger events than this last campaign and I’ll take a chance on him first-up from a break. He won his most recent trial at Bacchus Marsh in late May, and the inside second row draw might work out well given pole-marker PICKLE IT (1) has good gate speed and looks the likely early leader. AVEIRO (4) rattled late to just miss two runs back at Melton and is a key chance, REALLY SMARTIE (9) made up good ground when second last after bombing the start at Kilmore on July 2 and can win on his best behaviour, while last-start runner-up place-getters HAVADASH JOH (3) and PICKLE IT (1) are next best.
BACK: ROSBERG (8) – 2 units (each-way)