Melton
Fri, Aug 28 2026
Preview by Tim O'Connor
10-UNIT GAME PLAN
R1 #9 LENARD ESS – 1 unit (win)
R8 #8 MAJESTIC MONARCH – 2 units (win)
R9 #7 SWEET FLORABEL – 7 units (win)
EARLY QUADDIE
2,3,4,5,7,9/2,3,6/5,6,7/3
QUADDIE
1,2,5,6,7/4/1/2,4,5,8
| R8 9:21pm |
DES BENGER - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TROT $6,000 NR up to 55. PBD/NR TROTTERS 4TH LEG QUADDIE |
2240 Mobile |
| No. | Form | Horse | Trainer | Driver | Class | LPI | Rank | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 267386 | STEADY DREAM Dr: Craig Demmler | Jess Tubbs | Craig Demmler | 6 | $71 | |||
| 2 | 820391 | SHAQ THE ANVIL Dr: Ross Payne | Shane Hoban | Ross Payne | 7% | 7 | $5.0 | ||
| 3 | 893843 | EL TORNADO Dr: Damien Burns | Damien Burns | Damien Burns | 7% | 8 | $15 | ||
| 4 | 6s1275 | STRAIGHT TO THETOP Dr: Cameron Maggs | Cameron Maggs | Cameron Maggs | 51% | 3 | $5.0 | ||
| 5 | 724214 | BUSLIN BRODY Dr: Joe Attard | Tony Xiriha | Joe Attard | 7% | 2 | $4.2 | ||
| 6 | 254965 | SHES SKY HIGH Dr: Chris Alford | Tyrone Abela | Chris Alford | 21% | 4 | $31 | ||
| 7 | 7s2536 | FLOATING MOUNTAIN Dr: Matthew Whittle | Graeme Whittle | Matthew Whittle | 7% | 1 | $8.0 | ||
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| 8 | 7s7s31 | MAJESTIC MONARCH Dr: Nathan Jack | Graham Lyon | Nathan Jack | 5 | $2.1 | |||
SELECTIONS: MAJESTIC MONARCH (8), BUSLIN BRODY (5), SHAQ THE ANVIL (2), STRAIGHT TO THETOP (4)
OVERVIEW: MAJESTIC MONARCH (8) caught the eye with a good third behind BUSLIN BRODY (5) first-up after more than a year away from the races at Kilmore on August 13, then was backed off the map before leading and turning the tables on that horse with a dominant victory at the same track last week. Harder here from the back row, but he looks very tough to hold out based off that recent effort. The old boy BUSLIN BRODY (5) is in great form and has obvious claims given he beat the on-top selection and ran well from the back of the field subsequent to that, SHAQ THE ANVIL (2) led and defeated Joe Lou in easier grade at Ballarat last week and that horse has won again since, and while STRAIGHT TO THETOP (4) was a little disappointing from behind the leader at Shepparton on Tuesday, she was only beaten by a neck to BUSLIN BRODY (5) in that recent race and had won prior to that. She looks a chance of finding the front and would be a major player if she found it.
BACK: MAJESTIC MONARCH (8) – 2 units (win)