The Road to ID18 has had its highs and lows for the TAB Inter Dominion trotters and Good Form analyst Blake Redden has rolled through every run for the momentous strides and missteps that have given us our Grand Final 12.

48 Points: Tornado Valley (26 out of 30), Gate 6 for the final

Night 1: 9/10 – Copped pressure through the third quarter and was still trucking on the line

Night 2: 8.5/10 – Flexed his muscle after the start and dictated thereafter.

Night 3: 8.5/10 – He had a genuine scare on the final night with the bandage coming loose down the back the final time but it didn’t effect and he continued on his winning ways.

43 Points: Speeding Spur  (25/30), Gate 1 for the final

Night 1: 8/10 – He got a pretty soft time through the middle stages but he staved off a serious challenge from Maori Law and was well clear late.

Night 2: 8/10 – Didn’t find the pegs but brave as ever from the breeze. It’s hard to knock his form as the key danger to the favourite right now.

Night 3: 9/10 – Never given any peace in front but never looked in any sort of danger. He is the clear and present danger to the series favourite.

39 Points: Save Our Pennys (25/30), Gate 3 for the final

Night 1: 9/10 – Came into this second-up from a break and loomed the winner on the bend, magical effort.

Night 2: 8/10 – Had to be driven hard after the start but held the leader's back and produced a most similar run as Night 1 over what probably isn’t his best trip.

Night 3: 8/10 – Landed further back than expected and had to come wider on the track in the straight but hit the line again and he’ll make his presence felt in the final.

35 Points: Big Jack Hammer (22.5/30), Gate 5 for the final

Night 1: 6.5/10 – Didn’t have to work in transit but he hit the line nicely.

Night 2: 8/10 – Ran the gate and landed a lovely spot in the one by one. Looked the winner half way up the straight but his first genuine crack at this level from off the pegs and he stood up.

Night 3: 8/10 – Had the right run with tempo on most of the way but he was strong through the line.

30 Points: Kyvalley Blur (21/30), Gate 11 for the final

Night 1: 4/10 – He was off the bit a long way out and despite trying to rally late he just didn’t come on as expected.

Night 2: 9/10 – Phenomenal is just about the only way to describe his performance. Chris Alford take a bow, sliced through the field and came with his customary turn of speed.

Night 3: 8/10 – Did some work before being shuffled back but he hit the line soundly.

29 Points: Tough Monarch (20.5/30), Gate 9 for the final

Night 1: 6.5/10 – You will find varying opinions on how good this guy’s run was, I wasn’t as taken as some others but he did work to the breeze and apply the pressure to the leader.

Night 2: 7/10 – Came wide on the track and was still finding the line at the end. A nice run to keep him ticking over.

Night 3: 7/10 – Went about as well as could be expected under the circumstances in a slowly run race.

26 Points: Red Hot Tooth (20.5/30), Gate 13 for the final

Night 1: 6.5/10 – Was forced to come wide in the track and not many horses made ground out wide all night so there’s merit to her run.

Night 2: 6.5/10 – Was afforded a pegline run and given the slick last quarter she did as much as possible, she just keeps hanging in there.

Night 3: 7.5/10 – She hadn’t been having much fortune but as Dan pointed out in the call, it was a terrific drive from Zac Phillips to take the initiative early and secure her place in the final.

24 Points: Monty Python (20.5/30), Gate 2 for the final

Night 1: 7/10 – Sat parked and lifted when beaten so a pretty nice effort all things considered.

Night 2: 7/10 – He was forced to start the three-wide train and he loomed dangerously halfway up the lane. Another very nice effort.

Night 3: 6.5/10 – Sat parked through the last lap when they were running and did an OK job to hold on to a spot in the lane.

23 Points: Sky Petite (19/30), Gate 7 for the final

Night 1: 7.5/10 – Superb effort from this girl to make ground wide on the track. She didn’t get heaps of points but it sets her up for a nice series.

Night 2: 7.5/10 – Used her gate speed to full effect before landing behind the speed, just halted for momentum early in the straight and she didn’t shirk the task late.

Night 3: 4/10 – Galloped on the final bend and she looked to be picking up some ground on the post but she was obviously well beaten. Inconclusive run.

22 Points: Kingdom Come (20.5/30), Gate 10 for the final

Night 1: 6.5/10 – Didn’t have much luck off a soft run and hit the line well.

Night 2: 7/10 – Was handled beautifully by Kate Gath and he was just struggling to get a full crack at the sprint lane for a stride or two so he has put in another super run.

Night 3: 7/10 – Tried to get something going early by running the gate but ended up in back play and was picking up valuable ground late. Quite a nice effort again.

21 Points: Rompers Monarchy (15/30), Gate 4 for the final

Night 1: 6/10 – Had the right run in transit and made OK ground late.

Night 2: 5.5/10 – Off the pegs this time and did run the gate. Not many made ground and while she got a touch tired late, the run was still sound.

Night 3: 3.5/10 – Got shuffled back with all the mid-race moves and was never able to make ground.

20 Points: Wilmas Mate (15/30), Gate 12 for the final

Night 1: 5/10 – She got further back than expected on the pegs but just a middling effort

Night 2: 6/10 – Played for luck in between horses and she was poking through late, trending in the right direction at least.

Night 3: 4/10 – Had to come wide on the final bend and made some ground early in the straight but flattened out late.

18 Points: Illawong Armstrong (15/30), Emergency (Gate 8) for the final

Night 1: 6/10 – Another that had no luck in the lane, it’s best to forgive his run completely.

Night 2: 3/10 – Had every chance after finding the front and probably just not at his best.

Night 3: 6/10 – The race panned out perfectly for him but his was a much better effort and stuck to his task well.

17 Points: Enrolled (18/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 6/10 – This fella didn’t have much luck late and could have finished a touch closer.

Night 2: 7.5/10 – Worked the breeze and not the worst place to be over the sprint but still went massive to finish where he did.

Night 3: 4.5/10 – Made a few moves in the race and was then forced to come three wide on the track so he was entitled to get tired late.

17 Points: Father Christmas (16.5/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 4.5/10 – Didn’t have the clearest of passages at a crucial stage and finished off quite OK.

Night 2: 6/10 – Unsuited by the distance but he didn’t lose the back of Tough Monarch in the lane so there are signs he is starting to turn it around.

Night 3: 6/10 – Got stopped for a run at a crucial stage and it’s pretty clear he is racing well without luck.

16 Points: Alderbeck (13/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 3.5/10 – Was forced to lead the three-wide train so while you can be somewhat forgiving, he was never in the race.

Night 2: 4/10 – Didn’t have heaps of clear air late and was holding his ground.

Night 3: 5.5/10 – Ended up further back than expected so jumped off the pegs, came three wide when the heat went on and was still holding ground late.

14 Points: Fabrication (15.5/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 5/10 – Had a soft run and probably just held his ground more than made any late.

Night 2: 6/10 – Hard to know what to make of this run. Galloped early but was flashing to the line albeit well beaten. Definitely some merit to the run but he needs points to qualify.

Night 3: 4.5/10 – Worked mid-race before ending up in the one by one but there wasn’t much left in the tank late.

12 Points: Kheiron (12/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 3/10 – He was wide on the track but remained at the tail throughout.

Night 2: 3/10 – Similar to his first run in this series, hard to see him getting involved from here.

Night 3: 6/10 – A much improved run, he doesn’t make the final of this series but it will be interesting to see how he measures up to the better ones in the next 12 months.

11 Points: Kowhai Monarch (11.5/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 2.5/10 – Did some work in the middle stages but looked very tired late.

Night 2: 6/10 – Many horses went about as well as each other in a blanket finish but driven more quietly he was hitting the line pretty strongly.

Night 3: 3/10 – Galloped on the final bend so totally untested.

9 Points: King Denny (15/30), DNQ for the final

Night 1: 6/10 – Another forced to come wide on the track and while he wasn’t rewarded via points, he ran quite well.

Night 2: 5/10 – It was always going to be hard for him from the draw and the sprint trip didn’t suit so he gets a pass mark.

Night 3: 4/10 – He looked to be moving into the race nicely after doing no early work. It just hasn’t been his series.