Melton
Fri, Sep 25 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #3 THESTATESMAN – 1 unit (each-way)
R3 #4 BLAZIN BY – 1 unit (win)
R4 #2 HALLEBESOFINE – 4 units
R8 #6 JUSTLIKEDAVE – 3 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
3,6,8,9/1,4,5,6,7,9,10/2,3,4,7/2,4
QUADDIE
1,8/2,3,8/2,3,7/3,6,7,8
| R8 9:36pm |
SWIFT SIGNS PACE $5,000 NR up to 49. PBD/NR PACERS 4TH LEG QUADDIE |
1720 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 259286 | BETA THAN LOVE NZ Dr: Ricky Duggan | Samantha Gangell | Ricky Duggan | 13% | 5 | $31 | ||
| 2 | 87577s | LAVADA GOLD Dr: Josh Duggan | Rita Burnett | Josh Duggan | 6 | $26 | |||
| 3 | 782332 | CINQUANTA Dr: Daryl Douglas | Rob O'Connell | Daryl Douglas | 13% | 4 | $7.0 | ||
| 4 | 505378 | ALCATRAZ GIRL Dr: Glenn Bull | Glenn Bull | Glenn Bull | 53% | 2 | $9.0 | ||
| 5 | 3s8763 | WOODLEA DIEGO NZ Dr: Ewa Justice | Peter Sant | Ewa Justice (C) | 7% | 1 | $11 | ||
| 6 | 905321 | JUSTLIKEDAVE Dr: Jodi Quinlan | Taylor Ford | Jodi Quinlan | 7% | 7 | $2.3 | ||
| 7 | 316967 | ROSBERG NZ Dr: Michael Bellman | Wayne Stebbing | Michael Bellman | 7% | 3 | $7.5 | ||
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| 8 | 2sn080 | BACKBEACH PETER Dr: Lochie Cook | Matthew Horsnell | Lochie Cook | 8 | $2.7 | |||
SELECTIONS: JUSTLIKEDAVE (6), BACKBEACH PETER (8), CINQUANTA (3), ROSBERG (7)ﾠ
OVERVIEW: JUSTLIKEDAVE (6) rattled home from an impossible position for an eye-catching runner-up placing at Ballarat on August 26, and then worked to the front and bolted in by 18.6m in decent time at Cranbourne latest. He’s the horse in form and I’m very happy his way. BACKBEACH PETER (8) heads across the border from South Australia on the back of a trial win at Mount Gambier, and while he hasn’t beaten a horse home in his last three outings, he has ability and warrants respect, CINQUANTA (3) had every chance last time when leading at Kilmore but is working towards a victory, while ROSBERG (7) won a similar race to this at Melton back on August 7 and has been a bit outclassed in his subsequent assignments. He certainly wouldn’t shock.
BACK: JUSTLIKEDAVE (6) – 3 units (win)