Melton
Sat, Nov 14 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R4 #11 CHARLESTON AVENUE – 1 unit (each-way)
R6 #4 OUR VINCENT CAN GOGH – 3 units (place)
R9 #2 TWIGSTAR – 5 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
1,2,4,6,10/2,5,6,8,9,11/8/1,4,10,11
QUADDIE
3,4,6,7/4,10,12/1,2/1,2,4,7
| R8 10:30pm |
RENOWN SILVERWARE SAPLING STAKES (2YO COLTS & GELDINGS) $20,000 No NR. RBD PACERS 4TH LEG QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 442531 | LOUS MAMBO Dr: Liam Older | Jason Ainsworth | Liam Older (C) | 37% | 1 | $9.0 | |
| 2 | 12 | CATCH THE CAPTAIN Dr: Kate Gath | Andy Gath | Kate Gath | 9% | 3 | $3.6 | |
| 3 | 32241 | DISPERSION Dr: Amy Day | Amy Day | Amy Day | 9% | 5 | $7.0 | |
| 4 | 1 | WINCHESTER BOY Dr: Nathan Jack | Glenn Hunter | Nathan Jack | 9% | 7 | $3.7 | |
| 5 | 1s348s | ALLOA Dr: Christopher Shinn | Ruth Shinn | Christopher Shinn | 4 | $11 | ||
| 6 | 1s | HUNTER VALLEY RED Dr: Mark Pitt | Lisa Pitt | Mark Pitt | 9% | 6 | $7.0 | |
| 7 | 0s4121 | BETTORBUST Dr: Alex Ashwood | Alex Ashwood | Alex Ashwood | 27% | 2 | $3.8 |
SELECTIONS: LOUS MAMBO (1), WINCHESTER BOY (4), CATCH THE CAPTAIN (2), BETTORBUST (7)
OVERVIEW: What a wide-open edition of the Sapling Stakes for two-year-old colts and geldings this is, with the early market reflecting how difficult and even this field appears. LOUS MAMBO (1) looks set for a nice trip on the fence after coming up with barrier one, and heads into this after scoring easily from the front at St Arnaud on the weekend. He sat parked through the last lap and ran a good race for third – beaten 3.8m – behind Ozzie Tart and CATCH THE CAPTAIN (2) before that and might be the value runner here at around $9 in early fixed odds betting. While he led and was left alone, WINCHESTER BOY (4) won so effortlessly and powerfully on debut at Cranbourne that he appears to have plenty of ability, CATCH THE CAPTAIN (2) won first-up at Melton on October 21 and found the top before being grabbed late in that aforementioned race, while BETTORBUST (7) brings two good Mildura wins and a narrow second to the smart Delizioso at Shepparton to the table. He makes the top four picks in a race where they could all win without surprising one little bit!