Geelong (VIC)
1 2 3 4 5 6
7
R6
15h6m
Hoyts Food Geelong Rocket Pace
1609m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 9:04pm
TRACK INFORMATION
Max 7 across front
Sprint lane
RACE CONDITIONS
No NR. PBD/NR
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$20,000
 
 
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R6
2 - HITTHEROADJACK NZ
  • 2 Hittheroadjack NZ (FR2)
  • D: Taylor Youl (C)
  • T: D J Mullan
  • 7-7-2-5-7-4-1-8-6-6
151.0 151.0
$151.00 $151.00 - - - $151.00
RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: Cracking edition of the Geelong Rocket where I’m siding with FIGHTER COMMAND (7). He’s come back a beast this campaign, with a brilliant first-up win over Bulletproof Boy followed by a super runner-up effort last time when he did well to finish so close to that aforementioned rival given the early sectionals. He’s flying, the small field suits and I think he can round up the field late to score. MY ULTIMATE BARNEY (5) is back from a NSW hit-and-run mission, looks the likely leader and from there will be hard to run down, top mare BEACH DIAMOND (6) returns from a ripping three-year-old season where she won a number of big features and JUSTALITTLESIP (4) is going well but is probably a place chance at best. BACK: FIGHTER COMMAND (7) – 3 units (win)
TODAY'S STATISTICS
7-2-1-0
TRACK
5-1-1-0
DISTANCE
5-1-1-0
TRK / DIST
35-3-1-5
LAST SEASON
15-2-3-0
THIS SEASON
CAREER STATISTICS
13%
WIN S/RATE
32%
PLACE S/RATE
149-20-14-13
CAREER
$173,117
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 149-20-14-13 13% 32% 7
Distance 5-1-1-0 20% 40% 6
Dist Range 54-7-4-4 13% 28% 7
Track 7-2-1-0 29% 43% 2
Track / Dist 5-1-1-0 20% 40% 1
This Season 15-2-3-0 13% 33% 2
Last Season 35-3-1-5 9% 26% 6
1st up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Career Best MR 1:54.7MS 6
Distance Best MR 1:54.7MS 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Driver 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Taylor Youl
Trainer 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
D J Mullan
Trained at: Melton
Owners: D J Mullan, A T Mullan
Breeder(s): P D Bagrie, A G Bagrie, R R J Storer
Colours: Yellow, Green Shamrock
Age/Sex: 9 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Terror to Love NZ - Blackjacky (NZ) (Falcon Seelster USA)
National Rating: NR71
Gear Changes
Removed: ; Added:
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
6 of 12 6
MELTON (Good) 10/04/2026, 2240m, NR 60 to 69. 1:55.1 (55.1, 27.2)
Finished 6/12 btn 31.3m, $10000, Taylor Youl (Sr4), $151.00
3 wide early with trail, worked forward, outside leader at bell, hung in, driver cautioned tightening, Gave ground over concluding stages
1st CARDIGAN DAN (Fr2)
2nd FEARLESS WRITER (Fr1) 26.5m
3rd IN AN IDEAL WORLD (Sr1) HFHD
6 of 10 7
MELTON (Good) 04/04/2026, 2240m, NR 75 to 88. 1:57.8 (57.2, 28.3)
Finished 6/10 btn 9.0m, $17500, Taylor Youl (Fr2), $26.00
gate speed, 3 back on pegs at bell
1st ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr1)
2nd ALWAYSBEALADY (Fr6) 1.4m
3rd TEN DA TOUCH NZ (Fr3) HFNK
8 of 8 7
MELTON (Good) 28/03/2026, 2240m, NR 72 to 82. 1:55.6 (55.6, 27.8)
Finished 8/8 btn 15.9m, $17500, Taylor Youl (Fr4), $71.00
outside leader at bell
1st NEW SHUFFLE (Sr1)
2nd VINCENZO (Fr7) 1.2m
3rd HES NO ROMEO NZ (Fr5) 3.1m
1 of 10 7
MELTON (Good) 21/03/2026, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:54.9 (57.0, 27.9)
Finished 1/10 $10000, Taylor Youl (Fr5), $15.00
gate speed, caught wide early , worked forward, outside leader at bell, shifted out under pressure, swabbed
1st HITTHEROADJACK NZ (Fr5)
2nd DELIGHTFUL CHARM (Fr2) 2.6m
3rd MONTANA PRIDE (Sr2) HFNK
4 of 8 7
MELTON (Good) 14/03/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:57.7 (55.7, 27.5)
Finished 4/8 btn 5.2m, $10000, Chris Alford (Fr1), $26.00
gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell
1st SON OF MAC NZ (Sr1)
2nd SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr5) 1.5m
3rd TEN DA TOUCH NZ (Fr6) 1.3m
7 of 7 6
MELTON (Good) 07/03/2026, 1720m, NR 67 to 75. 1:54.4 (55.4, 27.2)
Finished 7/7 btn 9.9m, $15000, Sean O'Sullivan (Fr2), $126.00
gate speed, 1 out 2 back at bell
1st ROLINGINTHEDEEP (Fr3)
2nd EASTBRO CHRISSY (Fr1) 1.1m
3rd ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr1) NK
5 of 8 3
BOORT (Rain Affected) 01/03/2026, 2250m, NR 56 to 64. 2:00.3 (59.8, 30.1)
Finished 5/8 btn 16.6m, $10000, Taylor Youl (Sr3), $8.50
1 out 1 back at bell
1st LEWIELEWIS (Fr1)
2nd WITH IN REASON (Fr2) 2.0m
3rd IDEAL BANDIT (Fr5) HFNK
2 of 11 5
KILMORE (Good) 26/02/2026, 2180m, NR 57 to 64. 1:57.6 (61.4, 32.3)
Finished 2/11 btn HD, $7000, Taylor Youl (Sr2), $16.00
behind leader at bell, used sprint lane
1st RONNIE THE HAMMER (Fr4)
2nd MARTYR (Fr5) HD
2nd HITTHEROADJACK NZ (Sr2) HD
7 of 12 7
MELTON (Good) 21/02/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:56.3 (57.4, 28.2)
Finished 7/12 btn 21.9m, $10000, Sean O'Sullivan (Fr3), $34.00
gate speed, 3 wide early, worked forward, 1 out 1 back at bell
1st ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr1)
2nd SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr6) 1.1m
3rd RICK REILLY NZ (Fr1) 3.4m
7 of 8 N/A
MELTON (Good) 14/02/2026, 2240m, No NR. 1:54.5 (55.7, 27.6)
Finished 7/8 btn 28.8m, $22500, Sean O'Sullivan (Fr1), $81.00
gate speed, 3 back on pegs at bell
1st CHASE A DREAM NZ (Fr6)
2nd MACH DAN (Fr7) 7.4m
3rd OPERATIVE LINE (Fr5) 1.4m