Melton
Sat, Jul 04 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R3 #10 HOWDY MATE – 1 unit (win)
R4 #3 LE CARDINAL – 3 units (win)
R7 #1 THE STEEL DRAGON – 1.5 units (each-way)
R8 #7 MISS ARI – 3 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
7,9/1,4,8,9/5,7,10,11/3,7
QUADDIE
7,8,9/2/1,3,9/1,7
| R5 7:14pm |
FORTY WINKS MELTON PACE $17,500 NR 75 to 88. PBD/NR PACERS 1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 534137 | CLYMENUS NZ Dr: Daryl Douglas | Julie Douglas | Daryl Douglas | 6% | 2 | $11 | ||
| 2 | 3030s1 | BIG SLEDGE HAMMER Dr: Chris Alford | Ricky Debono | Chris Alford | 19% | 5 | $41 | ||
| 3 | 146235 | KOMODO Dr: Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | 4 | $21 | |||
| 4 | 321604 | ALWAYS BE BLAKEY Dr: Jackie Barker | Kelly Stuart-Mitchell | Jackie Barker | 19% | 6 | $51 | ||
| 5 | 5s1013 | MAXNJAX Dr: Jordan Leedham | Philip Chircop | Jordan Leedham (C) | 19% | 8 | $26 | ||
| 6 | 168371 | SON OF MAC NZ Dr: SCRATCHED | Kyle Marshall | SCRATCHED (C) | 19% | $11 | |||
| 7 | 1134s1 | CIGANO Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 18% | 7 | $1.4 | ||
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| 8 | s51361 | SWEET IDEAL Dr: Darryl Lawlor | Gary Lawlor | Darryl Lawlor | 1 | $7.0 | |||
| 9 | 25113s | LET HER ROLL Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Emma Stewart | Jodi Quinlan | 3 | $5.5 | |||
SELECTIONS: CIGANO (7), SWEET IDEAL (8), LET HER ROLL (9), SON OF MAC (6)
OVERVIEW: CIGANO (7) was super impressive winning first-up as a four-year-old at Melton on June 13 when he settled back in the field and let rip with a sweeping final lap to score decisively. That was 1720m and this is over 2240m, so driver Mark Pitt might elect to work forward with fast beginner MAXNJAX (5) in a bid to find the lead. Either way, he clearly goes on top as a likely short-priced favourite. SWEET IDEAL (8) led and won a good race at Melton latest, and while she has the sticky inside back row gate this time, the Lawlor family’s mare possesses blistering speed and should be storming late with even luck. LET HER ROLL (9) is first-up from a long spell but brings top form to the table and heads here following two trials, while SON OF MAC (6) had a tick-over trial at Melton during the week following a last-start victory from the breeze at Melton on May 9.