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Melton

Fri, Aug 21 2026

Preview by Tim O'Connor

10-UNIT GAME PLAN

R2 #9 KYVALLEY MICHAEL – 1 unit (win)

R4 #5 MISS MUSCLE – 3 units (win)

R7 #2 LITTLE MISS MORGAN – 3 units (win)

R8 #8 FANTASY FLIGHT – 3 units (win)

EARLY QUADDIE

2,3,4,5,6,8,9/4,7,8,9/2,5,7,8,9/5

QUADDIE

1,3,8,9,10/1,2,5,9/1,2,6,8/8

R5 8:49pm DYNAMIC PRINT GROUP PACE
$7,000 NR 56 to 64. PBD/NR PACERS
1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE
1720 Mobile
No. Form Horse Trainer Driver Class LPI Rank Odds
1 501912 THE FINAL DANCE  Dr: Mark Pitt Emma Stewart Mark Pitt  5% 10 $1.9
2 456874 JUST AS WELL NZ Em 1 Dr: Jordan Leedham Jeff Tabone Jordan Leedham (C) 25% 5 $26
3 565262 ANGELS WATCHING  Dr: Ewa Justice John Justice Ewa Justice (C) 9 $8.0
4 870s33 HES CHARLIES ANGEL  Dr: Liam Older Charlene Gusman Liam Older (C) 20% 3 $13
5 447478 EVILEYE  Dr: David Miles David Miles David Miles  7 $26
6 244418 STARZINHEREYES  Dr: Daryl Douglas Julie Douglas Daryl Douglas  35% 4 $51
7 18112 ISTHISTHEREALLIFE  Dr: Jason Lee M A Lee, P D Lee Jason Lee  15% 11 $5.5
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8 174846 TIVOLI  Dr: Chris Alford Colin Duncan Chris Alford  2 $9.0
9 723814 MONTANA PRIDE  Dr: James Herbertson Ashleigh Herbertson James Herbertson  1 $13
10 83374s FIRE MARSHALL  Dr: Kyle Marshall Kyle Marshall Kyle Marshall  8 $9.0
11 176411 SHAZZA LOVE  Dr: Josh Duggan Alison Alford Josh Duggan  6 $21
SELECTIONS: THE FINAL DANCE (1), FIRE MARSHALL (10), TIVOLI (8), MONTANA PRIDE (9)

OVERVIEW: Looks plenty of speed off the front line here and it won’t be easy for THE FINAL DANCE (1), but he has started odds-on in all four runs since joining the Emma Stewart stable and won two of them in good style. The defeats had excuses, including last time over 1200m when he was crossed at the start and had to do work. He still closed well and was only beaten 5.4m by the handy Insider Trading. He’s no moral, but from the draw he goes on top. FIRE MARSHALL (10) hasn’t been seen at the trials since his last run on June 13, which was a brave death-seat fourth to the seasoned Clymenus. This followed a number of nice efforts on Saturday nights at Melton and he’s certainly a contender first-up from a freshen. TIVOLI (8) should get a nice run in behind THE FINAL DANCE (1) and is very capable in this grade, while MONTANA PRIDE (9) chased down ISTHISTHEREALLIFE (7) on August 3 and then wasn’t beaten far last time out behind Pistol Pearce. Those two are also contenders in a race where you can make a case for plenty of runners.