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Wed, Aug 26 2026

Preview by Ryan Phelan

10-UNIT GAME PLAN

R5 #9 CHAMPAGNES – 2.5 units (win)

R8 #5 IM HAVINTOTROT – 3 units (win)

R9 #4 SAMBEZIA – 2.5 units (win)

R10 #2 DANCE FIGHTER – 2 units (win)

 

EARLY QUADDIE

1,3,4,5,6,7/1,3,5,9/1,4,5,6,8,10/6,9

 

QUADDIE

6,8,10/3,4,6,7/1,2,4,5,6,7/4,5

 

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
 ------------------------------ Second Row ------------------------------ 
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.