Melton (VIC)
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R7
16h47m
Vicbred Voucher Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 9:17pm
TRACK INFORMATION
Max 7 across front
Sprint lane
RACE CONDITIONS
NR 80 to 89. PBD/NR
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$17,500
 
 
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R7
1 - ALWAYS BE BLAKEY
  • 1 Always Be Blakey (FR1)
  • D: James Herbertson
  • T: K A Stuart-Mitchell
  • 1-1-7-5-1-7-4-x-1-3
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: FOLLOWTHEACE (2) showed great gate speed to lead and control a 2240m race here at Melton on March 7, which he ended up winning in dominant fashion with a slick last half of 55.5. He easily held off Vincenzo there and that horse has come out and won impressively since. If he leads here, he will be awfully hard to run down over the 1720m. METEOR MOTH (8) hasn’t thrived on the tight tracks at Ararat and Birchip his last two, but is a classy customer who narrowly missed top free-for-aller Hi Manameisjeff in the Mercury80 prior and ran well in the hot 4YO and 5YO Championship at Cranbourne before that. ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (1) won well on resumption, chased hard for third latest and will get a nice trip, while ROCKNROLL WALLA (7) charged home nicely for fourth in a good first-up display and he’s a good value runner for trifectas and First 4s. BACK: FOLLOWTHEACE (2) – 3 units (win)
TODAY'S STATISTICS
13-5-1-2
TRACK
10-4-0-2
DISTANCE
10-4-0-2
TRK / DIST
10-3-1-0
LAST SEASON
2-1-0-1
THIS SEASON
3/8
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
35%
WIN S/RATE
62%
PLACE S/RATE
26-9-4-3
CAREER
$53,845
PRIZE MONEY
1660 - 2240
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 26-9-4-3 35% 62% 3
Distance 10-4-0-2 40% 60% 3
Dist Range 17-7-1-2 41% 59% 4
Track 13-5-1-2 38% 62% 3
Track / Dist 10-4-0-2 40% 60% 3
This Season 2-1-0-1 50% 100% 1
Last Season 10-3-1-0 30% 40% 4
1st up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Career Best MR 1:52.8MS 1
Distance Best MR 1:52.8MS 1
Win distances: 1660m (1), 1700m (2), 1720m (4), 2160m (1), 2240m (1)
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Driver 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
James Herbertson
Trainer 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
K A Stuart-Mitchell
Trained at: Wickliffe
Owners: T Peacock, K A Stuart-Mitchell
Breeder(s): P G Hayes
Colours: Navy Blue And Green Diagonal Stripes, Navy Blue Sleeves, Green Stars, White Cuffs
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Always B Miki USA - Gorgeous an Divine (Pacific Fella USA)
National Rating: NR77 (A80)
Gear Changes
Removed: ; Added:
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
3 of 7 14
MELTON (Good) 07/03/2026, 1720m, NR 67 to 75. 1:54.4 (55.4, 27.2)
Finished 3/7 btn 1.9m, $15000, Ewa Justice (Sr1), $6.50
behind leader at bell, used sprint lane
1st ROLINGINTHEDEEP (Fr3)
2nd EASTBRO CHRISSY (Fr1) 1.1m
3rd ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr1) NK
1 of 12 175
MELTON (Good) 21/02/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:56.3 (57.4, 28.2)
Finished 1/12 $10000, Jackie Barker (Sr1), $11.00
3 back on pegs at bell, swabbed
1st ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr1)
2nd SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr6) 1.1m
3rd RICK REILLY NZ (Fr1) 3.4m
4 of 12 7
MELTON (Good) 30/08/2025, 1720m, NR 65 to 75. 1:53.9 (56.7, 27.9)
Finished 4/12 btn 5.2m, $17500, James Herbertson (Sr3), $6.00
pre race swab, 3 wide early with trail, 3 wide middle with trail, worked forward, outside leader at bell
1st CIGANO (Sr5)
2nd PLAINS IN HEAVEN (Sr1) 4.7m
3rd JUST AS WELL NZ (Fr5) HD
7 of 11 14
MELTON (Good) 23/08/2025, 2240m, NR 60 to 75. 1:55.7 (55.9, 27.9)
Finished 7/11 btn 19.2m, $15000, James Herbertson (Sr5), $19.00
6 back on the pegs at bell, held up
1st GO MIKI (Fr4)
2nd MITZI SAID (Sr2) 11.4m
3rd CENTOFELLIE (Fr1) 3.3m
1 of 12 21
MELTON (Good) 09/08/2025, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:52.8 (56.2, 28.3)
Finished 1/12 $15000, James Herbertson (Fr1), $2.25
pre race swab, gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell, used sprint lane, swabbed
1st ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Fr1)
2nd FERRIGNO (Fr7) 4.5m
3rd HIGH FLUX (Fr2) HD
5 of 12 14
MELTON (Good) 19/07/2025, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:55.2 (56.1, 28.0)
Finished 5/12 btn 3.5m, $15000, Michael Bellman (Sr3), $12.00
1 out 3 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
1st SWEET IDEAL (Sr6)
2nd NEATNTIDY (Sr4) 1.9m
3rd DANCE AFFAIR (Sr2) HFHD
7 of 12 15
MELTON (Good) 05/07/2025, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:53.3 (57.1, 28.5)
Finished 7/12 btn 18.1m, $15000, Ewa Justice (Sr1), $10.00
pre race swab, 3 wide middle, three wide without cover at bell, 3 wide latter
1st ITS CONFIDENTIAL (Sr3)
2nd THE IRON DUKE (Fr6) 3.1m
3rd ALL DA RAGE (Fr5) 5.5m
1 of 11 14
MELTON (Good) 20/06/2025, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:54.3 (56.9, 28.3)
Finished 1/11 $10000, James Herbertson (Sr2), $23.00
1 out 2 back at bell, swabbed
1st ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr2)
2nd HEZA PUNK ROCKER NZ (Fr3) 1.2m
3rd MAGIC MIKE NZ (Sr1) 4.1m
1 of 12 21
MELTON (Good) 06/06/2025, 1720m, NR 56 to 64. 1:55.8 (57.9, 29.7)
Finished 1/12 $7000, Chris Alford (Sr4), $3.90
3 wide middle with trail, 3 wide late with trail, 3 wide and 1 back at bell, swabbed
1st ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr4)
2nd GUNFORHIRE (Fr6) HD
3rd GIVE DAVE A WAVE (Sr5) 9.8m
8 of 10 N/A
GEELONG (Good) 16/05/2025, 1609m, NR 56 to 64. 1:54.6 (56.7, 28.1)
Finished 8/10 btn 21.8m, $7000, Kerryn Manning (Sr2), $1.85
1 out 4 back at bell, vets examination after race, no abnormalities rep., query poor performance, Follow Up Report
1st DANCE AFFAIR (Fr5)
2nd POPCORNFRIDAY (Fr1) 3.6m
3rd IMA TERMINATOR (Fr7) 2.4m