Melton R3 BENSTUD STANDARDBREDS 3YO PACE

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3  

Race comment

  OVERVIEW: This 3YO may be light-on for numbers, but it makes up for that with progressive, gifted and evenly matched contestants. Indeed, when races are as tightly wound as this, positional advantage means more than ever, which is why  tonight’s likely leader, BRUTALLY HANDSOME (4) rates narrowly on top. Last season’s Group 1 placegetter produced an unusual first-up success. After flying the gate faster than ever before, he led, was matched and headed before the turn, then kicked valiantly for an ultimately dominant success. The fight he displayed there was the biggest take-home form that race, however, and if he’s improved off that effort then – you’ve heard this one before – whatever beats him wins. The one most likely to beat him is LOCHINVAR JAG (8). Always a horse of obvious ability, his last start effort against older rivals in tough grade will serve him very well back to his own age tonight so he’s a must-include for Early Quads as is former Kiwi commodity JUSTALITTLESIP (5) who has dominantly won both his efforts on Australian soil. The only other knockout chances are Geoff Webster-trained duo COBBER (7) and IRA POOLE (6) though which is actually better isn’t easy to determine.   EARLY SPEED: 4 (Likely Leader) + 1,3,5 + 6 RATINGS: 4/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 1/ 2/ 3