Melton
Sat, Aug 08 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R4 #1 ROYAL APPOINTMENT – 2 units (each-way)
R5 #8 ALDEBARAN ABEL – 2 units (win)
R7 #8 MISS ARI – 2 units (win)
R8 #1 PERUN – 1 unit (each-way)
EARLY QUADDIE
1,3,4,5,6,8/9,11/8,9,10/1,3,6,8
QUADDIE
1,5,6,8/5,6,7,9/7,8/1,3
| R1 5:54pm |
HYGAIN EDGE FREE FOR ALL $22,500 No NR. RBD PACERS 1ST LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 837472 | ULTIMATE VINNIE Dr: Allan McDonough | Sam Barker | Allan McDonough | 4% | 6 | $26 | ||
| 2 | s76s13 | SERG BLANCO NZ Dr: Leigh Sutton | Steven Duffy | Leigh Sutton | 4% | 8 | $51 | ||
| 3 | 212222 | HOORAH PHILTRA Dr: James Herbertson | Ashleigh Herbertson | James Herbertson | 22% | 7 | $9.0 | ||
| 4 | 9s1511 | SOME AMERICAN Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Emma Stewart | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 27% | 5 | $1.7 | ||
| 5 | 18229s | METEOR MOTH Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Emma Stewart | Jodi Quinlan | 22% | 9 | $7.0 | ||
| 6 | 7140s2 | STORMS COLLIDE Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 17% | 10 | $5.0 | ||
| 7 | 354627 | JUSTALITTLESIP NZ Dr: Adrian Pace | Joe Pace | Adrian Pace | 4% | 4 | $71 | ||
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| 8 | 682s42 | CATCH A WAVE Dr: Kate Gath | Andy Gath | Kate Gath | 1 | $5.0 | |||
| 9 | 583510 | DIAMOND ECLIPSE Dr: Matt Newberry | John Newberry | Matt Newberry | 3 | $101 | |||
| 10 | 947544 | TRIPLE EIGHT NZ Dr: Glen Craven | Jess Tubbs | Glen Craven | 2 | $31 | |||
SELECTIONS: SOME AMERICAN (4), ULTIMATE VINNIE (1), CATCH A WAVE (8), HOORAH PHILTRA (3)
OVERVIEW: SOME AMERICAN (4) has started the campaign in flying fashion, with his three wins from four starts all from the front in good style here at Melton. Last time, he led and gave a good kick to defeat CATCH A WAVE (8) and TRIPLE EIGHT (10), who finished strongly but couldn’t bridge the gap. The position in running looks the same for the Emma Stewart-trained speedster, who is expected to find the top and be hard to run down over the 1720m. While Stewart stablemates STORMS COLLIDE (6) and METEOR MOTH (5) are major players, I’ll work around them for the minor placings. I fancy ULTIMATE VINNIE (1) has the speed to boot up and settle leader’s back, which would give him a great chance of finishing in the money. He was trapped parked last time at Horsham and was very brave in second, and ran a good third a while back in FFA grade here at Melton behind Oliver Dan. CATCH A WAVE (8) has a tough draw to overcome if ULTIMATE VINNIE (1) doesn’t lead, but is a brilliant pacer with a devastating turn of foot, while HOORAH PHILTRA (3) is crying out to win a race like this after cutting ground off four Stewart-trained pacers when runner-up in recent weeks.