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R4
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Greg Sugars Always in Our Hearts Trot
1720m | Mobile Start | Trotters |
7:19pm
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: This race honours the late, great Greg Sugars 12 months on from his devastating passing and the sentimental result would be for his wife Jess Tubbs and close mate James Herbertson to combine for victory with HOWDY MATE (10). He beat five rivals that he meets here first-up back on March 21, but has been a little disappointing his last couple. That includes last weekend when he galloped in the final lap and dropped out to run last as favourite. While his best might be good enough, it is a wide-open event. HEZA GUN (5) has good gate speed and has been racing well of late, CLAUDYS HERO (8) was runner-up to HOWDY MATE (10) and KYVALLEY JETSTREAM (9) before leading and finishing fourth in a clash a number of these contested on April 4, while the latter charged late and just missed Iron Women last time out at Melton and is racing very consistently this campaign. Most of the others can win, too!
14-1-0-4
TRACK
4-0-0-1
DISTANCE
4-0-0-1
TRK / DIST
12-4-1-2
LAST SEASON
9-0-1-4
THIS SEASON
18%
WIN
S/RATE
50%
PLACE
S/RATE
28-5-3-6
CAREER
$40,700
PRIZE MONEY
1690 - 2240
WIN RANGE
15
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 28-5-3-6 | 18% | 50% | 4 |
| Distance | 4-0-0-1 | 0% | 25% | 9 |
| Dist Range | 8-1-1-1 | 13% | 38% | 6 |
| Track | 14-1-0-4 | 7% | 36% | 8 |
| Track / Dist | 4-0-0-1 | 0% | 25% | 9 |
| This Season | 9-0-1-4 | 0% | 56% | 6 |
| Last Season | 12-4-1-2 | 33% | 58% | 1 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | TR2:00.4MS | 9 | ||
| Distance Best MR | TR2:00.4MS | 6 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Chris Lang | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| C W Lang, S L Mahar | ||||
| Trained at: | Riddells Creek | |||
| Owners: | S L Mahar, N.E. Syndicate, M Shaw, R H Shaw, C A Cook, R E Thompson, B J Thompson | |||
| Breeder(s): | Staffordshire Park | |||
| Colours: | Green, Yellow Sash & Armbands | |||
| Age/Sex: | 5 year old bay/brown gelding | |||
| Breeding: | Majestic Son CA - Gloriadon (Sundon USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR67 | |||
| Gear Changes | ||||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 3 of 11 | 6 |
MELTON
(Good)
10/04/2026, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:58.4 (58.4, 29.1)
Finished 3/11
btn 10.9m, $10000, Chris Lang (Fr7), $15.00
1 out 1 back at bell
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1st
IRON WOMEN (Fr3)
2nd
KYVALLEY JETSTREAM NZ (Fr4) HFHD
3rd
HEZA GUN (Fr7) 10.7m
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| 3 of 11 | 7 |
MELTON
(Good)
04/04/2026, 2240m, NR 60 to 69. 1:59.9 (60.4, 30.4)
Finished 3/11
btn 5.5m, $10000, John Caldow (Fr5), $14.00
gate speed, led, surrendered lead middle, behind leader at bell
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1st
MAC FLICK (Fr1)
2nd
RAPID RETURN (Fr2) 1.5m
3rd
HEZA GUN (Fr5) 4.0m
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| 5 of 11 | 7 |
MELTON
(Good)
28/03/2026, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:58.4 (58.5, 29.0)
Finished 5/11
btn 6.3m, $10000, Chris Lang (Sr4), $13.00
1 out 5 back at bell
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1st
BENNIE AND THE JETS NZ (Sr3)
2nd
MITCHELL WRAP (Sr2) SHFHD
3rd
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (Fr2) 1.8m
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| 3 of 12 | 21 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/03/2026, 2240m, NR 60 to 69. 1:59.5 (58.9, 28.8)
Finished 3/12
btn 10.7m, $10000, Chris Lang (Sr5), $41.00
1 out 5 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
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1st
HOWDY MATE (Sr1)
2nd
CLAUDYS HERO (Sr2) 1.4m
3rd
HEZA GUN (Sr5) 9.3m
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| 7 of 8 | 7 |
MELTON
(Good)
28/02/2026, 1720m, NR 70 to 85. 1:55.8 (57.2, 28.6)
Finished 7/8
btn 26.9m, $17500, Chris Lang (Fr1), $16.00
3 back on pegs at bell, held up early
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1st
QUIRKY CHARACTER (Fr3)
2nd
KYVALLEY MAVEN (Fr4) 1.1m
3rd
CRUSHER CLYDE NZ (Sr1) 1.4m
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| 5 of 8 | 17 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/02/2026, 1720m, NR 65 to 75. 1:56.7 (58.0, 28.7)
Finished 5/8
btn 17.4m, $15000, Chris Lang (Fr3), $13.00
1 out 3 back at bell
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1st
KYVALLEY MAVEN (Fr4)
2nd
QUIRKY CHARACTER (Sr1) 10.8m
3rd
MYSTERY FRED (Fr7) 2.6m
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| 4 of 8 | 7 |
MARYBRO
(Good)
04/02/2026, 2190m, NR 55 or better. 2:02.1 (56.8, 28.9)
Finished 4/8
btn 11.2m, $8000, John Caldow (20 Fr1), $5.50
5 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
RUBYS DREAM (20 Fr2)
2nd
MAESTRO (10 Fr1) HFHD
3rd
TRIPOD NZ (FT Fr1) 4.0m
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| 3 of 7 | 12 |
MARYBRO
(Good)
28/01/2026, 2690m, No NR. 2:03.1 (59.8, 31.4)
Finished 3/7
btn 1.9m, $8000, John Caldow (20 Fr2), $4.00
outside leader at bell
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1st
ROMANTIC NINA (FT Fr1)
2nd
RUBYS DREAM (20 Fr3) HFNK
3rd
HEZA GUN (20 Fr2) 1.3m
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| 2 of 9 | 20 |
GEELONG
(Good)
16/01/2026, 2100m, 1W/15.0K stake 2:01.8 (58.5, 28.9)
Finished 2/9
btn 5.4m, $15000, John Caldow (Fr7), $21.00
hung in score up, out of position at start, warning issued, restrained after start, 1 out 2 back at bell
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1st
MYSTERY FRED (Fr6)
2nd
HEZA GUN (Fr7) 5.4m
3rd
MAJESTIC TOOTH (Fr5) 2.9m
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| 6 of 10 | N/A |
MELTON
(Good)
27/12/2025, 2240m, NR 58 to 68. 1:59.2 (58.0, 29.1)
Finished 6/10
btn 20.4m, $10000, Chris Lang (Sr1), $6.00
4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
FREIGHT SHAKER (Fr1)
2nd
TICTOK (Fr7) 2.3m
3rd
MAJESTIC TOOTH (Fr5) 5.1m
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| LAST WIN | |||
| 1 of 11 | N/A |
MELTON
(Good)
08/03/2025, 2240m, 0W/15.0K stake 2:01.4 (59.2, 29.2)
Finished 1/11
$15000, Chris Lang (Fr6), $3.40
3 wide early, worked forward, 1 out 1 back at bell, swabbed
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1st
HEZA GUN (Fr6)
2nd
TICTOK (Sr4) 2.0m
3rd
PICKET WIRE (Fr7) 4.2m
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