Ballarat
Wed, Aug 26 2026
| R3 6:29pm |
7+ CONCESSION DRIVERS PACE $7,000 NR up to 45. PBD/NR PACERS 3RD LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1710 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 522862 | ESPERANZA Dr: Olivia Jardine | Nick Youngson | Olivia Jardine (C) | 6 | $9.0 | |||
| 2 | 067743 | FIRESIDE Dr: Nicholas O'Connor | Nicholas O'Connor | Nicholas O'Connor (C) | 10% | 7 | $26 | ||
| 3 | 667782 | CINQUANTA Dr: Louis Emerson | Rob O'Connell | Louis Emerson (C) | 10% | 7 | $26 | ||
| 4 | 343731 | THE IRISHMAN NZ Dr: Hannah Parish | Chris Walsh | Hannah Parish (C) | 5 | $8.5 | |||
| 5 | 426212 | THE DEMOCRAT Dr: Trent Fiscalini | Ashley Ainsworth | Trent Fiscalini (C) | 20% | 1 | $5.5 | ||
| 6 | 226161 | PICKLE IT Dr: Jack Barton | Joanne Pengelly | Jack Barton (C) | 60% | 3 | $3.2 | ||
| 7 | 70s79s | RETRO FIT Dr: Stacie Carbone | Jodie Justice | Stacie Carbone (C) | 10 | $101 | |||
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| 8 | 123243 | KIMCHI Dr: Luke Sutherland | Derrick Krafft | Luke Sutherland (C) | 2 | $5.5 | |||
| 9 | 787449 | MAGIC MIKE NZ Dr: Joey Sharp | Joanne Justice | Joey Sharp (C) | 4 | $18 | |||
| 10 | 849053 | JUSTLIKEDAVE Dr: Riley Pace | Taylor Ford | Riley Pace (C) | 9 | $5.5 | |||
SELECTIONS: KIMCHI (8), JUSTLIKEDAVE (10), THE DEMOCRAT (5), ESPERANZA (1)
OVERVIEW: Concession drivers race here where plenty have a chance, but I’ll side with the consistent KIMCHI (8), who has run well in this grade or slightly better races in recent weeks. He has led and been run down late in his last three starts but might be well suited off the back row in a clash where there could be plenty of tempo up top. He’s a 12-time winner and is sure to run well if the breaks come his way for Luke Sutherland. JUSTLIKEDAVE (10) looped the field and charged late to be beaten just 2.9m into third last start at Cranbourne in a terrific performance and is another that will be storming home. THE DEMOCRAT (5) won very impressively in easier grade here on July 29 and finished second either side of that at Albury, while ESPERANZA (1) has been defeated as a short-priced favourite a number of times but is still racing well and must be a chance from the pole draw.