Melton (VIC)
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R8
17h8m
Hyland Racing Colours Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 9:48pm
TRACK INFORMATION
Max 7 across front
Sprint lane
RACE CONDITIONS
NR up to 105. PBD/NR
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$17,500
 
 
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R8
5 - SON OF MAC NZ
  • 5 Son Of Mac NZ (FR5)
  • D: Kyle Marshall
  • T: K J Marshall
  • 9-1-2-1-2-3-x-9-7-1
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: Super race here where last Friday night’s Geelong Pacing Cup champion JILLIBY NITRO (8) is narrowly fancied to secure back-to-back wins. His victory there at Beckley Park was quite brilliant, needing just part of the straight to reel in his rivals from last. His runs in some of the state’s big features prior were good and he’s quick enough to round up his opposition given the expected genuine tempo. CAPTAIN PERFECT (6), a top three-year-old in 2025, makes his first appearance of the season here. He was narrowly beaten by star stablemate Loucasso in a recent trial and heads to this race on the back of a triumph in the Breeders Crown final in December. He’s classy and can resume in winning fashion. MY ULTIMATE BARNEY (7) produced a great run in the Paleface Adios Stakes to qualify for the Chariots of Fire at Menangle, but made a mistake and basically took no part in that feature on March 7. His best is very good, but the gate is awkward. SON OF MAC (5) bounced back to winning form with a top performance last weekend and he won’t be far away based off that. BACK: JILLIBY NITRO (8) – 2 units (win)
TODAY'S STATISTICS
13-6-1-1
TRACK
5-1-0-1
DISTANCE
5-1-0-1
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
LAST SEASON
3-1-0-0
THIS SEASON
3/8
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
38%
WIN S/RATE
62%
PLACE S/RATE
26-10-4-2
CAREER
$129,018
PRIZE MONEY
1690 - 2240
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 26-10-4-2 38% 62% 3
Distance 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 4
Dist Range 10-3-0-1 30% 40% 4
Track 13-6-1-1 46% 62% 1
Track / Dist 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 3
This Season 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 1
Last Season 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Career Best MR 1:54.2MS 7
Distance Best MR 1:54.2MS 7
Win distances: 1690m (1), 1700m (1), 1980m (1), 2200m (1), 2240m (5)
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Driver 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Kyle Marshall
Trainer 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
K J Marshall
Trained at: Mount Wallace
Owners: K J Marshall, S M Bowles
Breeder(s): K H Bowles, I Bowles, S M Bowles, M A Bowles
Colours: Black, Red Star & Sleeves
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay horse
Breeding: American Ideal USA - Lusty Mac (NZ) (Mcardle USA)
National Rating: NR85
Gear Changes
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RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 8 14
MELTON (Good) 14/03/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:57.7 (55.7, 27.5)
Finished 1/8 $10000, Kyle Marshall (Sr1), $10.00
trainer fined, 1 out 2 back at bell, swabbed
1st SON OF MAC NZ (Sr1)
2nd SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr5) 1.5m
3rd TEN DA TOUCH NZ (Fr6) 1.3m
7 of 7 7
MELTON (Good) 28/02/2026, 2240m, No NR. 1:53.2 (54.3, 27.6)
Finished 7/7 btn 78.4m, $22500, Kyle Marshall (Fr5), $34.00
restrained after start, 1 out 1 back at bell, tired latter stages, vets examination after race, endoscopic exam, no abnormalities rep., run queried, last chance to race competitively, Follow Up Report
1st TRIPLE EIGHT NZ (Fr4)
2nd CATCH A WAVE (Fr2) 5.6m
3rd LOUIE LOU I NZ (Fr1) HFNK
9 of 9 513
MELTON (Good) 21/02/2026, 1720m, NR 75 to 90. 1:53.9 (56.8, 27.0)
Finished 9/9 btn 14.0m, $17500, Kyle Marshall (Fr6), $8.00
vets examination before race, restrained after start, 5 back on the pegs at bell, vets examination after race
1st GHOST OF TIME (Fr7)
2nd ISTHISJUSTFANTASY (Sr2) HD
3rd ALOT LIKE LOUIE (Sr1) HFNK
3 of 10 13
MELTON (Good) 26/09/2024, 1720m, 1W/15.0K stake 1:53.4 (55.4, 27.0)
Finished 3/10 btn 17.7m, $15000, Kyle Marshall (Sr4), $3.00
1 out 3 back at bell
1st TIGER BAND WAGON (Sr2)
2nd ROCKELLA (Fr1) 14.6m
3rd SON OF MAC NZ (Sr4) 3.1m
2 of 10 27
GEELONG (Good) 13/09/2024, 2100m, NR 70 to 85. 1:56.0 (57.3, 28.4)
Finished 2/10 btn 4.1m, $17500, Kyle Marshall (Sr3), $4.20
3 wide early, worked forward, led, leader at bell
1st HES A MEISTER NZ (Fr4)
2nd SON OF MAC NZ (Sr3) 4.1m
3rd CLASSIC ANGELINA (Fr5) 4.7m
1 of 10 42
MELTON (Good) 17/08/2024, 1720m, 1W/15.0K stake 1:54.2 (56.1, 27.1)
Finished 1/10 $15000, Kyle Marshall (Fr2), $3.00
pre race swab, gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell
1st SON OF MAC NZ (Fr2)
2nd EARL OF PEMBROKE NZ (Sr4) HD
3rd HOT DEAL (Fr3) 2.0m
2 of 11 14
MELTON (Good) 06/07/2024, 2240m, 1W/15.0K stake 1:56.3 (57.0, 28.5)
Finished 2/11 btn 1.5m, $17500, Kyle Marshall (Sr2), $4.40
1 out 4 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
1st ANGUS INDIANA (Fr6)
2nd SON OF MAC NZ (Sr2) 1.5m
3rd THE BEACH FANTASY NZ (Fr4) 1.2m
1 of 12 7
MELTON (Good) 22/06/2024, 2240m, NR up to 89. 1:56.6 (56.7, 28.2)
Finished 1/12 $10000, Kyle Marshall (Fr6), $4.00
gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell, swabbed
1st SON OF MAC NZ (Fr6)
2nd JACCKA CONNOR NZ (Sr1) 5.1m
3rd CLYMENUS NZ (Fr2) 1.8m
9 of 10 35
MELTON (Good) 15/06/2024, 1720m, NR 70 to 79. 1:52.7 (55.1, 26.9)
Finished 9/10 btn 24.6m, $12000, Kyle Marshall (Fr7), $5.50
restrained after start, 1 out 4 back at bell
1st ROADMASTER (Fr2)
2nd THE BEACH FANTASY NZ (Fr4) 12.5m
3rd THE CHANCER (Sr1) HFHD
9 of 9 N/A
MELTON (Good) 11/05/2024, 1720m, NR 65 to 77. 1:53.4 (55.3, 27.4)
Finished 9/9 btn 16.1m, $15000, Chris Alford (Sr2), $1.85
pre race swab, 1 out 2 back at bell, hung in, run queried, vets examination after race, endoscopic exam, Follow Up Report
1st SHANLOU NZ (Fr3)
2nd YOUNG BLUEY (Fr6) HFNK
3rd CLYMENUS NZ (Fr1) 1.4m