Melton
Sat, Aug 23 2025
Expert Analysis by Craig Rail
Best Bet: R7 No.6 Cyclone Jenni
Best Value: R3 No.6 Our Marvella
Best Roughie: R9 No.9 Mitzi Said
Early Quaddie: 4,5,6,8,9/ 4,5,6,7,11,12,13/ 4,6,9,10,11,12/ 11
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Early Quaddie Races 1 – 4 for 23.81%
Quaddie: 3,5,6/ 2,3,6,7/ 6,8/ 4,5,7,9
Spend: $50.00 Flexi Quaddie Races 5 – 8 for 52.08%
| R5 8:13pm |
SHARPS BAKERY TROTTERS FREE FOR ALL $22,500 No NR. PBD/SEX TROTTERS 1ST LEG QUADDIE, 1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 461s23 | VIOLET STANFORD Dr: Nathan Jack | Russell Jack | Nathan Jack | 19% | 7 | $7.00 | ||
| 2 | 527223 | ALDEBARAN VERA Dr: Glen Craven | M A Lee, P D Lee | Glen Craven | 13% | 3 | $12.00 | ||
| 3 | 111131 | JILLIBY BALLERINI Dr: Jason Lee | M A Lee, P D Lee | Jason Lee | 19% | 4 | $2.40 | ||
| 4 | 09s624 | MUFASA METRO NZ Dr: Ewa Justice | John Justice | Ewa Justice (C) | 13% | 2 | $16.00 | ||
| 5 | 311111 | IM BOBBY Dr: James Herbertson | Eddie Tappe | James Herbertson | 23% | 1 | $2.20 | ||
| 6 | 243s51 | KEAYANG STUKA Dr: Lochie Cook | M A Lee, P D Lee | Lochie Cook (C) | 13% | 8 | $6.00 | ||
| 7 | 16270s | LITTLE YANKEE Dr: SCRATCHED | Lindsay Rogers | SCRATCHED (C) | |||||
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| 8 | 796145 | SEBASTIANS BOY Dr: Brent Thomson | Brent Thomson | Brent Thomson | 5 | $26.00 | |||
SELECTIONS: IM BOBBY (5), JILLIBY BALLERINI (3), ALDEBARAN STUKA (6), VIOLET STANFORD (1)
OVERVIEW: IM BOBBY (5) is shooting for six straight victories and is a good chance of completing the task. He was a runaway winner at Menangle two starts ago then began quickly from the standing start and worked to the lead from the handicap of 30m when he scored softly last week. JILLIBY BALLERINI (3) looms as the logical threat. She has won six of her seven starts for the season and dashed home in a sensational last quarter of 27.2 seconds when she completely dominated her rivals at Melton last outing. ALDEBARAN STUKA (6) should be reaching his peak form after having two starts since a third in the 2024 Inter Dominion series. He led out then took cover when he scored at Melton last outing and he should go well again. VIOLET STANFORD (1) is a classy mare and is perfectly drawn so she is worth thought along with ALDEBARAN VERA (2).
EARLY SPEED: 5 (possible leader), 1,3,4
RATINGS: 3,5/ 6/ 1,2/ 4/ 8