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Melton

Fri, Aug 28 2026

Preview by Tim O'Connor

10-UNIT GAME PLAN

R1 #9 LENARD ESS – 1 unit (win)

R8 #8 MAJESTIC MONARCH – 2 units (win)

R9 #7 SWEET FLORABEL – 7 units (win)

EARLY QUADDIE

2,3,4,5,7,9/2,3,6/5,6,7/3

QUADDIE

1,2,5,6,7/4/1/2,4,5,8

R6 8:21pm APG VICBRED SUPER SERIES (2YO FILLIES) (2ND HEAT)
$10,000 No NR. RBD PACERS
2ND LEG QUADDIE
2240 Mobile
No. Form Horse Trainer Driver Class LPI Rank Odds
1 DAYSOFWINEN ROSES  Dr: Kate Gath John Yeomans Kate Gath  5 $26
2 7s SOHO SPARKLE  Dr: Michael Stanley Michael Stanley Michael Stanley  4 $5.0
3 SHES CAPTIVATING  Dr: James Herbertson Kelly Stuart-Mitchell James Herbertson  5 $13
4 1119 IDEAL FRANKIE  Dr: Mark Pitt Allan McDonough Mark Pitt  100% 1 $1.1
5 3 CARTIMANDUA  Dr: Chris Alford Mark Gledhill Chris Alford  2 $21
6 HEAVENLY GEM  Dr: John Justice Robert McCartney John Justice  5 $21
7 6567 OZZIE DIAMOND  Dr: Daryl Douglas Julie Douglas Daryl Douglas  3 $101
SELECTIONS: IDEAL FRANKIE (4), SOHO SPARKLE (2), SHES CAPTIVATING (3), HEAVENLY GEM (6)

OVERVIEW: IDEAL FRANKIE (4) stamped herself as a star of her age group with massive 21.8m, 46.9m and 42.6m wins in her first three race starts, which included victory in the rich APG series at Melton in late June. That earned her a place in the Group 1 Protostar slot race at Albion Park, where she ultimately failed and finished towards the back of the field. She’s been freshened and looks clearly the horse to beat. SOHO SPARKLE (2) galloped out of play as favourite in a heat of the Gold Tiara on debut in March and heads here on the back of a good second placing at the Menangle trials recently, while SHES CAPTIVATING (3) won a trial at Ballarat over HEAVENLY GEM (6) on August 19 but there was no vision of that hit-out so it’s hard to weigh up the performances. CARTIMANDUA (5) wasn’t overly fancied by punters on debut at Shepparton, but ran well for third and can be included for the back end of trifectas and First 4s.