Melton
Sat, Oct 31 2026
Preview by Ryan Phelan
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #3 RUDY GEE – 2 units (win)
R3 #9 NEW SHUFFLE – 3 units (win)
R4 #9 ENJOY LIFE – 3 units (win)
R7 #9 SEA FURY – 2 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
1,3,6/2,9,10/3,7,9/2,4,9
QUADDIE
3,6,7,8/2,5,9/1,6,7,9/5,6
| R5 8:48pm |
HYGAIN EDGE FREE FOR ALL $22,500 No NR. PBD/NR/L4$ PACERS 1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 693912 | COASTAL DRIVE Dr: Michael Stanley | Michael Stanley | Michael Stanley | 13% | 6 | $16 | ||
| 2 | 547685 | GHOST OF TIME Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Steven Loftus | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 7% | 5 | $51 | ||
| 3 | 259267 | SIR JIMMY Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Emma Stewart | Jodi Quinlan | 27% | 7 | $8.5 | ||
| 4 | 35133s | HES FROM HEAVEN NZ Dr: Chris Svanosio | Chris Svanosio | Chris Svanosio | 13% | 8 | $26 | ||
| 5 | 817763 | TRIPLE EIGHT NZ Dr: Jordan Leedham | Jess Tubbs | Jordan Leedham (C) | 3 | $26 | |||
| 6 | 55s510 | JILLIBY NITRO Dr: Glen Craven | M A Lee, P D Lee | Glen Craven | 13% | 4 | $4.0 | ||
| 7 | 262518 | CATCH A WAVE Dr: Kate Gath | Andy Gath | Kate Gath | 27% | 2 | $4.5 | ||
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| 8 | s32815 | BULLETPROOF BOY Dr: James Herbertson | Scott Ewen | James Herbertson | 1 | $2.2 | |||
SELECTIONS: BULLETPROOF BOY (8), JILLIBY NITRO (6), CATCH A WAVE (7), SIR JIMMY (3)
OVERVIEW: BULLETPROOF BOY (8) comes out of the Victoria Cup, where he had every chance and was fair in finishing 5th. Prior to that, he was terrific in winning the Smoken Up Sprint, but that was over his preferred distance. Even if he may not be at his elite best this preparation, he does bring the A-grade form to be the testing material at this level of FFA.
JILLIBY NITRO (6) was terrific in winning the Geelong Cup two starts back at only his second run from a break. He then had a terrible draw and set-up in the Victoria Cup, so forget he went around. He has the tactical advantage of the three topliners here and has the versatility to command respect.
CATCH A WAVE (7) may be obliged to press forward here, as he has done from the same draw recently, winning on one of those occasions, albeit over the shorter trip. He's going okay, and as an eight-time G1 winner, he can never be dismissed. SIR JIMMY (3) needs to come with one run, and he probably hasn't had much luck getting things to work out of late. He will enjoy this level of FFA, though, and is in the mix. COASTAL DRIVE (1) has been racing well and will look to use the draw to his advantage. It's just whether he's up to these over the trip.