Melton
Sat, Oct 17 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #4 NEATNTIDY – 1 unit (each-way)
R2 #4 HALLEBESOFINE – 2 units (win)
R5 #1 I AM WILMA – 2 units (win)
R6 #8 KINGMAN – 2 units (place)
R9 #7 JACCKA EVAN – 1 unit (each-way)
EARLY QUADDIE
4,5,6,10/1,4,8,9/2,4,7,11/1,3,4,9
QUADDIE
1,6,7,9/3/4/5,6
| R3 7:37pm |
HERTZ MELTON LADYSHIP CUP (GROUP 3) $50,000 No NR. RBD PACERS 3RD LEG EARLY QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 831417 | THE NAKED ART Dr: Luke McCarthy | Justin Lane | Luke McCarthy | 8 | $26 | |||
| 2 | 126111 | SWEET IDEAL Dr: Darryl Lawlor | Gary Lawlor | Darryl Lawlor | 22% | 1 | $3.5 | ||
| 3 | 424379 | SCHEMING Dr: Tasmyn Potter | Danny Thackeray | Tasmyn Potter (C) | 9 | $151 | |||
| 4 | s35414 | LET HER ROLL Dr: James Herbertson | Emma Stewart | James Herbertson | 22% | 2 | $4.4 | ||
| 5 | 535867 | NORMS LADY Dr: Ewa Justice | Danny Thackeray | Ewa Justice (C) | 5 | $151 | |||
| 6 | 133s74 | MADRIGAL NZ Dr: Amy Day | Matthew Craven | Amy Day | 28% | 2 | $151 | ||
| 7 | 112326 | WICKED CONFESSION Dr: Tayla French | Alex Ashwood | Tayla French | 28% | 6 | $4.8 | ||
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| 8 | 335634 | WORDS NZ Dr: Chris Alford | Brent Lilley | Chris Alford | 9 | $34 | |||
| 9 | 5s6114 | TOPSIES BLING Dr: Connor Ronan | Wayne Ronan | Connor Ronan | 9 | $151 | |||
| 10 | 347461 | SOAP AND BUBBLES Dr: Kate Gath | Lisa Pitt | Kate Gath | 6 | $51 | |||
| 11 | 111111 | THE ART OF SUCCESS Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 4 | $2.0 | |||
SELECTIONS: THE ART OF SUCCESS (11), SWEET IDEAL (2), LET HER ROLL (4), WICKED CONFESSION (7)
OVERVIEW: THE ART OF SUCCESS (11) is shooting for an amazing 11th successive win in this Group 3 Ladyship Cup, and while I’m not exactly sure how she achieves it, I’m not willing to go against her. Last time out, she sat parked to WICKED CONFESSION (7) in the Vicbred Super Series Final for four-year-old mares and wore her down late to score a brilliant victory. That was over 2240m and this is back to 1720m which makes things much harder, but she’s just such an impressive horse coming through the ranks. I’m probably not willing to bet at $2, but can’t tip against her. SWEET IDEAL (2) is flying for Team Lawlor with wins in her past three and draws to find the pegs so will be hard to hold out, LET HER ROLL (4) ran fourth in that Vicbred final behind THE ART OF SUCCESS (11) but had a horror draw and flat tyre, while WICKED CONFESSION (7) is also very good and would be a chance if she was able to spear across to lead over the sprint trip. Great race!