Ballarat
Thu, Jun 25 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R2 #11 ALCOMBZ – 1 unit (each-way)
R3 #10 ESCOBAR – 0.5 units (each-way)
R4 #2 POPPY POPSTAR – 2 units (win)
R7 #4 REIGN EM IN – 3 units (win)
R8 #6 IFYOULOVEMELETMEGO – 2 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
1,3,4,5,12/2,3,6,7,8,10,11,12/1,2,5,8,9,10/2,5
QUADDIE
3,4,7,9/2,4,5,6,7/2,4,6/4,5,6
| R3 6:39pm |
BLACK HORSE NATURALS PACE $4,000 NR up to 49. PBD/NR/L4$ PACERS 3RD LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
2200 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 488774 | AVEIRO Dr: Lauren White | Arthur Wood | Lauren White (C,5) | 8% | 2 | $6.0 | ||
| 2 | 476683 | WICHITA KANSAS Dr: Leilani Justice | Leilani Justice | Leilani Justice (C,5) | 25% | 1 | $7.5 | ||
| 3 | 714350 | HURRICANE HOOLY Dr: Jackie Barker | Dianne Giles | Jackie Barker | 17% | 10 | $15 | ||
| 4 | 0s2687 | YNOBE NOVA Dr: Josh Duggan | Ian Slater | Josh Duggan | 8% | 9 | $9.0 | ||
| 5 | 841245 | THE MOUNTAIN Dr: Adrian Pace | G M Moss, D M Wicks-Moss | Adrian Pace | 3 | $5.5 | |||
| 6 | 709835 | SUPER CODE Dr: Brett Holloway | Colin Holloway | Brett Holloway | 8% | 6 | $7.5 | ||
| 7 | 446370 | MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE Dr: Karen Kendall | John Kendall | Karen Kendall | 34% | 5 | $21 | ||
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| 8 | 633307 | BLUE MIKI Dr: Brent Murphy | David Murphy | Brent Murphy | 4 | $5.0 | |||
| 9 | 643849 | JUSTLIKEDAVE Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Taylor Ford | Jodi Quinlan | 7 | $5.0 | |||
| 10 | 06674s | ESCOBAR NZ Dr: Ellen Tormey | Vince Vallelonga | Ellen Tormey | 7 | $9.0 | |||
SELECTIONS: ESCOBAR (10), JUSTLIKEDAVE (9), BLUE MIKI (8), WICHITA KANSAS (2)
ANALYSIS: ESCOBAR (10) is first-up for new trainer Vince Vallelonga and warmed up for this with a third placing to Soho Hudson – a subsequent victor at Melton – and Inter Dominion-winning trotter Arcee Phoenix at the Kilmore trials. That reads well for this, and he might be worth a play at likely each-way odds in a wide-open event. JUSTLIKEDAVE (9) couldn’t work into things when out the back at Cranbourne last time, but I loved the finale from last when fourth to in-form pair Talkbabytalk and Shiffrin two runs back at Geelong, BLUE MIKI (8) won a tune-up trial following his last outing and has some form to like, while WICHITA KANSAS (2) would be a winning hope if he pushed forward and found the front.
BACK: ESCOBAR (10) – 0.5 units (each-way)