Melton
Sat, Oct 04 2025
Expert Analysis by Craig Rail
Best Bet: R3 No.7 Gatesys Gem
Best Value: R2 No.7 Rakajed
Best Roughie: R6 No.2 Hoppy
Early Quaddie: 7,9,11/ 5,6,7,8,9,10,11/ 6,7,8/ 1,3,6,8,9
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Early Quaddie Races 1 – 4 for 15.87%
Quaddie: 2,9/ 2,5,7,9,10,11/ 1,3,7/ 7
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Quaddie Races 5 – 8 for 138%
| R6 8:32pm |
WESTERN SYRUPS AUSTRALASIAN TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIP (GROUP 3) $30,000 No NR. PBD/NR TROTTERS 2ND LEG QUADDIE |
2760 Stand |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64s598 | AVANT GUARD Dr: James Herbertson | Ross Graham | James Herbertson | 4% | 4 | $41.00 | ||
| 2 | s23112 | HOPPY NZ Dr: Matthew Craven | Matthew Craven | Matthew Craven | 4% | 10 | $16.00 | ||
| 3 | 12530s | HEPHAESTUS PHOENIX Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Chris Svanosio | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 30% | 7 | $26.00 | ||
| 4 | 210376 | GOTFEELINGSYOUKNOW Dr: Ross Payne | Chris Svanosio | Ross Payne | 22% | 11 | $21.00 | ||
| 5 | 238711 | REMUS PHOENIX Dr: Taylor Youl | Chris Svanosio | Taylor Youl (C) | 5 | $11.00 | |||
| 6 | 3017s3 | PINNIE Dr: Kate Gath | Andy Gath | Kate Gath | 22% | 3 | $21.00 | ||
| 7 | s51636 | KEAYANG STUKA Dr: Glen Craven | M A Lee, P D Lee | Glen Craven | 7% | 7 | $9.00 | ||
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| 8 | s44507 | VIRGINIA CLOWERS NZ Dr: Chris Alford | Brent Lilley | Chris Alford | 5 | $34.00 | |||
| 9 | 11111s | DEREK THE JET Dr: Nathan Jack | Russell Jack | Nathan Jack | 9 | $6.50 | |||
| 10 | 131511 | JILLIBY BALLERINI Dr: Jason Lee | M A Lee, P D Lee | Jason Lee | 2 | $2.40 | |||
| 11 | 1321s6 | ARCEE PHOENIX Dr: Chris Svanosio | Chris Svanosio | Chris Svanosio | 11% | 1 | $2.80 | ||
SELECTIONS: JILLIBY BALLERINI (10), ARCEE PHOENIX (11), DEREK THE JET (9), REMUS PHOENIX (5)
OVERVIEW: JILLIBY BALLERINI (10) is making her standing start debut but she has been in outstanding form and will take beating if she begins safely. She finished off in outstanding final sectionals when she scored by a large margin at Melton last outing. The Inter Dominion champion ARCEE PHOENIX (11) commenced from a handicap of 30m and couldn’t work into the race when sixth in the Menangle Cup. He should strip fitter from that performance and he is clearly the class runner of the field so he must be given another chance. DEREK THE JET (9) is resuming since winning the Need For Speed Prince in October 2024. He remains undefeated in nine starts and will be reaching his peak form after having three recent trials, the latest being a victory at Cobram, so he must be respected. REMUS PHOENIX (5) and KEAYANG STUKA (7) are both racing well enough to finish and HOPPY (2) is facing his toughest test but is suited to competing from the standing start.
EARLY SPEED: 2 (possible early leader), 6,7
RATINGS: 10,11/ 5,9/ 7/ 2