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Melton

Sat, May 02 2026

Preview by Tim O'Connor

10-UNIT GAME PLAN

R2 #8 MUSKEE – 2 units (win)

R4 #8 KEAYANG RENEGADE – 4 units (win)

R5 #1 GOTFEELINGSYOUKNOW – 1 unit (each-way)

R8 #5 LAMBRO MACH – 1 unit (win)

R9 #4 HOORAH PHILTRA – 1 unit (win)

EARLY QUADDIE

1,5,9,11/3,4,8,9/1,2,3,5,7,9/8

QUADDIE

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

The odds quoted on the fields page are a GoodForm computer generated price based on a range of key form factors with occasional analyst input and are not necessarily the odds that may be offered by a licenced bookmaker.

R6 8:08pm MELTON CITY MUCH MORE STAMPEDE
$22,500 No NR. PBD/NR PACERS
2ND LEG QUADDIE
1200 Mobile
No. Form Horse Trainer Driver Class LPI Rank Odds
1 221497 SOHO DARKNSTORMY  Dr: SCRATCHED Andy Gath SCRATCHED  22% $21
2 566666 BUBBA SCRUB NZ Em 1 Dr: Jackie Barker Paul Parsons Jackie Barker  7% 7 $41
3 971683 SON OF MAC NZ  Dr: Kyle Marshall Kyle Marshall Kyle Marshall  15% 6 $12
4 423521 TEN DA TOUCH NZ  Dr: Jack Laugher Julie Douglas Jack Laugher  11% 8 $9
5 376787 OUR VINCENT CAN GOGH NZ Em 2 Dr: SCRATCHED Julie Douglas SCRATCHED  $51
6 651182 METEOR MOTH  Dr: Mark Pitt Emma Stewart Mark Pitt  19% 4 $2.5
7 535r71 OPERATIVE LINE  Dr: James Herbertson Rebecca East James Herbertson  3 $7
8 s374s5 ULTIMATE VINNIE  Dr: Ellen Tormey Sam Barker Ellen Tormey  11% 5 $26
9 302341 MY ULTIMATE BARNEY  Dr: Kate Gath Andy Gath Kate Gath  15% 2 $2.5
10 568015 TRIPLE EIGHT NZ  Dr: Jordan Leedham Jess Tubbs Jordan Leedham (C) 1 $10
SELECTIONS: METEOR MOTH (6), MY ULTIMATE BARNEY (9), SOHO DARKNSTORMY (1), TEN DA TOUCH (4)

OVERVIEW: Puzzling map for this year’s edition of The Stampede, with a number of potential early leaders over the flying 1200m trip. SOHO DARKNSTORMY (1) and TEN DA TOUCH (4) look likely to press forward, as does METEOR MOTH (6) from a little wider on the arm. Last time he drew the front, he was able to lead and win a good race at Melton and would be awfully hard to chase down if he worked to the top here. Last weekend, he peeled out from the 1x2 position and was narrowly beaten by a horse in form up the sprint lane. While MY ULTIMATE BARNEY (9) almost certainly won’t be finding the early lead, he is racing so well that he must be regarded as a winning chance. He worked forward and held off Fighter Command and Justalittlesip to win the Geelong Rocket last time out and looks a progressive horse for trainer Andy Gath. Stablemate SOHO DARKNSTORMY (1) chased home TEN DA TOUCH (4) last weekend, but can reverse that result given the draw, while SON OF MAC (3), last start 1200m winner OPERATIVE LINE (7) and TRIPLE EIGHT (10) are others with genuine claims.