Melton
Sat, Sep 20 2025
Expert Analysis by Craig Rail
Best Bet: R2 No.4 Calexico
Best Value: R4 No.5 Forty Love
Best Roughie: R1 No.9 Kings Guard
Early Quaddie: 3,5,6,7,9,10,11/ 2,4/ 2,3,4,5,7,9/ 5,9
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Early Quaddie Races 1 – 4 for 29.76%
Quaddie: 3,4,5,7,9/ 4,7,8/ 1,2,4,6,7,8/ 6
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Quaddie Races 5 – 8 for 55.55%
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HYLAND RACING COLOURS PACE $15,000 1W/15.0K stake PBD/MW PACERS 2ND LEG QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 419533 | STRAPPING RED Dr: Ewa Justice | John Justice | Ewa Justice (C) | 20% | 6 | $16.00 | ||
| 2 | s00045 | BIG BOY MAL Dr: Jackie Barker | Peter Fiscalini | Jackie Barker | 15% | 8 | $21.00 | ||
| 3 | 551731 | LOU WILL NZ Dr: Ellen Tormey | Julie Douglas | Ellen Tormey | 15% | 4 | $14.00 | ||
| 4 | 224113 | RUFF NUT Dr: Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | Aaron Dunn | 15% | 3 | $3.20 | ||
| 5 | 411722 | ALL DA RAGE Dr: Luke Dunne | Tori Hutchins | Luke Dunne (C) | 25% | 1 | $11.00 | ||
| 6 | 559851 | MAXY WANTS TO PLAY Dr: | Aaron Dunn | 10% | 2 | $11.00 | |||
| 7 | s35s2s | HEZA PUNK ROCKER NZ Dr: Mark Pitt | Emma Stewart | Mark Pitt | 7 | $2.50 | |||
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| 8 | 14331s | CROCODILE SOCKS Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Isabel Walsh | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 5 | $3.80 | |||
SELECTIONS: RUFF NUT (4), HEZA PUNK ROCKER (7), CROCODILE SOCKS (8), STRAPPING RED (1)
OVERVIEW: RUFF NUT (4) followed successive Melton victories prior to a close third behind Forty Love, where he led and set up a hectic speed. He is a tough 3yo pacer and should prove hard to beat again. HEZA PUNK ROCKER (7) won the Super Series Final last season so he has the class to test this field if he is somewhere near his peak. His only start since March was a second at Melton on June 20 so he lacks recent racing but he is too good to dismiss. CROCODILE SOCKS (8) is resuming since a victory at Melton in July but he won a trial at Bendigo on Monday night. He tends to perform best when he is able to lead so being drawn on the second line is a disadvantage but he still looms as one of the leading chances. STRAPPING RED (1) is perfectly drawn to suit his racing pattern and has place claims along with ALL DA RAGE (5) and MAXY WANTS TO PLAY (6).
EARLY SPEED: 4 (possible leader), 1,5,7
RATINGS: 4,7/ 8/ 1/ 5,6