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
| R5 7:59pm |
WASTE SENSE TROT $10,000 NR 60 to 69. PBD/NR(60-65)/NR(66-69) TROTTERS 1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 117231 | ALDEBARAN ZANE Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Brooke McPherson | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 12% | 8 | $4.2 | ||
| 2 | 671459 | ROCKY VALLEY Dr: John Caldow | Maree Caldow | John Caldow | 12% | 3 | $17 | ||
| 3 | 194813 | ROMANTIC NINA Dr: Liam Older | Ray Cross | Liam Older (C) | 12% | 2 | $21 | ||
| 4 | s32705 | SAM NIEN Dr: Darren Pace | Darren Pace | Darren Pace | 12% | 4 | $9.0 | ||
| 5 | 243114 | PARIS KAY Dr: Josh Duggan | Kari Males | Josh Duggan | 12% | 1 | $7.5 | ||
| 6 | 4s2167 | RINGER WELLS Dr: Alex Ashwood | Michael Cole | Alex Ashwood | 28% | 6 | $15 | ||
| 7 | 317s96 | HEZA GUN Dr: Nathan Jack | C W Lang, S L Mahar | Nathan Jack | 12% | 5 | $31 | ||
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| 8 | 422680 | ALDEBARAN ABEL Dr: James Herbertson | Geoff Webster | James Herbertson | 7 | $3.6 | |||
| 9 | s00s81 | NO MONEY NO HONEY Dr: SCRATCHED | Antti Ruokonen | SCRATCHED | $2.6 | ||||
SELECTIONS: ALDEBARAN ABEL (8), ALDEBARAN ZANE (1), PARIS KAY (5), RINGER WELLS (6)
OVERVIEW: Tipping an Aldebaran quinella here, with ALDEBARAN ABEL (8) marked marginally ahead of New South Wales visitor ALDEBARAN ZANE (1). Plenty has gone wrong for ALDEBARAN ABEL (8) in recent weeks, including last Saturday night when he was trapped wide when making a mid-race move. Before that, he broke early but still did a good job to only be defeated 10.4m by Keayang Gypsy. So while he’s only beaten one runner home in his last two outings, he’s going much better than that and looks a huge chance if ALDEBARAN ZANE (1) holds the lead. The four-year-old was an impressive winner at Menangle on July 28 and was unlucky not to win when third – beaten just 1.1m by Farrokh – at Kilmore prior to that. Key chance. PARIS KAY (5) won twice in-a-row before being well held in a good race behind the scratched NO MONEY NO HONEY (9) last time, while RINGER WELLS (6) has ability but the draw makes it tough to consider him a winning hope.
BACK: ALDEBARAN ABEL (8) – 2 units (win)