Tim O'Connor outlines his tips and strategy for tonight's meeting from Melton Entertainment Park.

R1 – 5.54pm – E L Titan Vicbred Super Series 3yo Silver Trot – 2240m

3 We Can Have It All

12 Prohibited Bid

11 Freight Shaker

8 Midnight Eagle

R2 – 6.28pm – Ecurie D Vicbred Super Series 4yo Silver Trot – 2240m

1 Vici Bloom

3 Minimez

2 Paris Jamilla

8 Izarra

Tricky meeting at HQ, but I’ll start off with a small each-way play on Vici Bloom. She was brave in the Vicbred heats from the death seat when beaten less than 10m to Exalted, but I’m more taken by her form from last preparation when she ran a number of good races before a break. She draws well and should finish strongly.

BACK: 1 Vici Bloom – 1 unit (win)/2 units (place)

R3 – 6.59pm – Classic Connection Vicbred Super Series 2yo Silver Trot – 2240m

8 I Am Hellbound

1 Majic Valley

3 Nipotina

11 Ezra Kai

Taking on favourite Ezra Kai a bit here and leaning towards I Am Hellbound for the Chris Svanosio stable. He didn’t trot that well when fancied in a heat of the Vicbred series on September 4, but produced a big finale to beat the talented Vytis late last preparation. That rival was narrowly defeated in Saturday night’s Group 1 final. It’s solid form in an open event.

BACK: 8 I Am Hellbound – 1 unit (win)/2 units (place)

R4 – 7.34pm – Always Ready Vicbred Super Series 3yo Bronze Trot – 2240m

7 Remus Phoenix

1 Centurion Dream

9 All That Remains

11 Rocky Valley

R5 – 8.09pm – Back Of The Neck Vicbred Super Series 4yo Bronze Trot – 2240m

2 I Dream Of Millie

7 Thats Dudley

10 Macho Maori

3 Dossier

I Dream Of Millie appears to have a handy little class edge on her rivals and that’s backed up by her national rating of 62, which is clearly the highest of this field. She draws nicely in gate two and I think she should be winning.

BACK: 2 I Dream Of Millie – 3 units (win)

R6 – 8.41pm – Betavet Trot – 1720m

5 Ten No Spur

6 My High Peak

2 Boutika

7 Cyclone Kadabramelia

R7 – 9.19pm – Beraldo Coffee Pace – 1720m

9 Black Tuxedo

10 Judes Dude

8 Sasscilian

6 Our True Colours

R8 – 9.54pm – Logical Staffing Solutions Pace – 1720m

4 Betting On Courage

9 Our Kinky Boots

2 I See Iris

5 Lotakevi

R9 – 10.29pm – Pryde's Easifeed 3yo Maiden Pace – 1720m

6 The Steel Dragon

2 Miki Mark

9 Kalkadoon Dreaming

1 Carly Perez

Very open final race on the card, and while I’ve marked The Steel Dragon on top, he is a bit short to back in my opinion. Therefore, I’ll have a little each-way nibble on Miki Mark, who returns to the races on the back of some solid form last campaign.

BACK: 2 Miki Mark – 0.5 unit (each-way)

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** A betting unit is typically a percentage of the total bankroll or the amount of money you are willing to risk on a particular bet – for example 1 unit is 10% of your bankroll, therefore with a $100 bankroll 1 unit equals $10.

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