Melton
Wed, Oct 21 2026
Preview by Bronte Nieuwenburg
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #4 MYDEEPESTDESIRE – 2 units (win)
R3 #1 CATCH THE CAPTAIN – 3 units (win)
R5 #6 PASTOR DUNBAR – 2.5 units (win)
R8 #5 REGAL GALA – 2.5 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
2,3,4/1,5,8,9/1,7
QUADDIE
5,6,7,8/5,6,7,9/2,3/5,6
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| R8 9:44pm |
ALDEBARAN PARK GAVIN LANG MEMORIAL 2YO TROTTING COLTS & GELDINGS $20,000 No NR. PBD/NR TROTTERS 4TH LEG QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 594065 | CALLINAN Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Peter Manning | Jodi Quinlan | 29% | 5 | $101 | |
| 2 | 3 | LUXALICIOUS Dr: Alex Ashwood | Alex Ashwood | Alex Ashwood | 5 | $11 | ||
| 3 | s37537 | ORLANDO VEYRON Dr: Chris Alford | Tyrone Abela | Chris Alford | 4 | $9.0 | ||
| 4 | 431432 | INSULATOR Dr: Michael Bellman | Joe Pace | Michael Bellman | 21% | 3 | $4.5 | |
| 5 | 122211 | REGAL GALA Dr: James Herbertson | Chris Angove | James Herbertson | 50% | 1 | $2.4 | |
| 6 | 111254 | PHOENIX REX Dr: Ryan Sanderson | Steven Loftus | Ryan Sanderson (C) | 2 | $2.4 |
SELECTIONS: REGAL GALA (5), PHOENIX REX (6), INSULATOR (4), ORLANDO VEYRON (3)
OVERVIEW: Another terrific field has been assembled for the Aldebaran Park Gavin Lang Memorial for the two-year-old trotting colts and geldings. REGAL GALA (5) was the last-start winner of the Mick Clover Redwood Prelude. He has brilliant gate speed, perfect manners and plenty of toughness. He looks likely to find the front here and will be hard to beat. PHOENIX REX (6) produced one of the best wins I have seen from a young trotter in my career when taking out the Group 2 QBRED 2YO Trotting Final at Albion Park on August 22. He was inconvenienced early, with driver Ryan Sanderson nearly being tipped out, but he recovered, caught the field and proved too good late. His runs since have been a little unlucky, although he has still been slightly below his best. If he brings his best, he is one of the top young trotters in the country. INSULATOR (4) is a smart young trotter who looks to have an exciting future. He recently won a Vicbred Super Series heat, defeating several horses engaged here. He is good enough to be a winning chance but may need some luck. ORLANDO VEYRON (3) was eye-catching when storming home to finish third in the Group 1 Vicbred Super Series Final two starts ago behind Verbici and Regal Gala. Last start, he travelled to Sydney for a feature race but made a mistake with his manners. He is a very fast trotter if he gets the right run. I also would not be surprised to see an improved performance from LUXALICIOUS (2), who was good on debut last start when finishing third at Menangle behind Verbici.
BACK: REGAL GALA (5) – 2.5 units (win)