Melton (VIC)
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R1
13h42m
Hyland Racing Colours Pace
2240m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 5:29pm
TRACK INFORMATION
Max 7 across front
Sprint lane
RACE CONDITIONS
0W/15.0K stake RBD
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$15,000
 
 
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R1
6 - BLACKJACK WHACKO
  • 6 Blackjack Whacko (FR6)
  • D: Chris Svanosio
  • T: C D Svanosio
  • 0-0-8-1-1-1-5-8-2-1
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: BIZZNESS CLASS (2) has been crying out for a good barrier draw here at Melton and he finally gets one in a race where he looks well suited. He has run some cracking races across recent months, including two starts ago behind Ideal Bandit and against four horses that reoppose here. There, he had the best last half of the race despite covering stacks of extra ground three and four wide through the last lap. He should be able to find the pegs here and is expected to give this a real shake. That said, there’s plenty of talent in the opening event on the card. ROYAL APPOINTMENT (1) will likely get the run of the race from gate one and has been going well for a long time now, HEATSEEKER (8) led and won at Melton last time out and maps to run a forward race, while it’s great to see Sunraysia top-liner DALLAS MIKI (10) in town. From a front row draw, where Ros Rolfe could adopt the free-rolling tactics that have proven so fruitful at Mildura, he’d be a huge winning chance. Gate 10 is tricky, but he should perform well. BACK: BIZZNESS CLASS (2) – 1.5 units (each-way)
TODAY'S STATISTICS
2-0-0-0
TRACK
2-0-0-0
DISTANCE
2-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
4-1-1-0
LAST SEASON
9-4-1-0
THIS SEASON
CAREER STATISTICS
38%
WIN S/RATE
54%
PLACE S/RATE
13-5-2-0
CAREER
$23,600
PRIZE MONEY
2190
WIN RANGE
11
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 13-5-2-0 38% 54% 2
Distance 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Dist Range 9-5-1-0 56% 67% 1
Track 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
This Season 9-4-1-0 44% 56% 2
Last Season 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 3
1st up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Career Best MR 1:57.2MS 9
Distance Best MR 1:57.2MS 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Driver 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Chris Svanosio
Trainer 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
C D Svanosio
Trained at: Romsey
Owners: S N Weeks, H J Weeks
Breeder(s): S N Weeks, H J Weeks
Colours: White, Red Braces & Stars, White Sleeves With Red Stripe & Black Star
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Rock N Roll Heaven USA - Alta Mach NZ (Mach Three CA)
National Rating: NR67
Gear Changes
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RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 8 14
SHEPPTN (Good) 12/05/2026, 2190m, NR 56 to 66. 1:57.8 (57.5, 29.6)
Finished 1/8 $7000, Chris Svanosio (Fr6), $3.50
pre race warm up, restrained after start, 1 out 3 back at bell, swabbed
1st BLACKJACK WHACKO (Fr6)
2nd HITCH TO HIS STAR (Fr7) HD
3rd MICHEN ROY (Fr3) 4.3m
2 of 6 10
SHEPPTN (Good) 28/04/2026, 2190m, NR 57 to 67. 1:58.0 (57.5, 29.0)
Finished 2/6 btn SHFHD, $7000, Taylor Youl (Fr4), $3.60
pre race warm up, behind leader at bell
1st GOOD TOBE LOCKSLEY (Fr6)
2nd BLACKJACK WHACKO (Fr4) SHFHD
3rd THUNDERFIRE (Fr5) 5.2m
8 of 12 14
BENDIGO (Good) 18/04/2026, 1650m, NR 58 to 66. 1:55.3 (57.1, 27.4)
Finished 8/12 btn 6.9m, $10000, Taylor Youl (Sr3), $19.00
pre race warm up, 1 out 5 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
1st WILLOWS GIRL (Fr7)
2nd IM DOWNBYTHEBEACH NZ (Fr6) 1.7m
3rd KIA ORA BEAUTY (Sr1) HD
5 of 8 11
MELTON (Good) 04/04/2026, 2240m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:57.5 (56.8, 28.3)
Finished 5/8 btn 15.2m, $15000, Taylor Youl (Fr6), $7.50
pre race warm up, restrained after start, 5 back on the pegs at bell, used sprint lane
1st ZANDA MAN (Fr4)
2nd INTRUSION (Sr1) 4.5m
3rd NEATNTIDY (Fr2) 4.3m
1 of 12 16
SHEPPTN (Good) 24/03/2026, 2190m, NR 55 to 64. 1:58.3 (59.0, 29.4)
Finished 1/12 $7000, Taylor Youl (Sr2), $3.50
3 wide middle, worked forward, outside leader at bell
1st BLACKJACK WHACKO (Sr2)
2nd TELERN LOFTY (Sr3) SHFHD
3rd SOHO HUDSON (Fr7) 4.0m
1 of 11 5
SHEPPTN (Good) 08/03/2026, 2190m, NR up to 51. 1:57.2 (56.5, 28.7)
Finished 1/11 $8000, Taylor Youl (Fr3), $2.20
pre race warm up, 3 wide early, worked forward, outside leader last mile, outside leader at bell
1st BLACKJACK WHACKO (Fr3)
2nd LORD VERDE NZ (Fr4) HD
3rd KRAKEY (Fr1) 14.5m
1 of 8 34
SHEPPTN (Good) 03/03/2026, 2190m, NR up to 51. 2:00.3 (58.7, 29.6)
Finished 1/8 $6000, Taylor Youl (Fr7), $10.00
pre race warm up, restrained after start, 1 out 3 back at bell, swabbed
1st BLACKJACK WHACKO (Fr7)
2nd LUVERBOY (Sr1) 1.5m
3rd FLOPPA (Fr6) 7.1m
8 of 8 14
MARYBRO (Good) 28/01/2026, 1690m, NR 50 to 55. 1:54.7 (56.6, 29.4)
Finished 8/8 btn 80.9m, $6000, Chris Svanosio (Sr1), $8.50
broke, last chance to race truly, 4 back on the pegs at bell
1st LORIMERMAJOR (Sr2)
2nd IMAGINATION ORO (Fr2) 1.9m
3rd MICHEN ROY (Fr4) SHFHD
10 of 10 14
BENDIGO (Good) 14/01/2026, 2150m, NR 49 to 54. 1:56.3 (57.1, 29.2)
Finished 10/10 btn 84.7m, $6000, Taylor Youl (Fr7), $7.00
pre race warm up, restrained after start, 1 out 6 back at bell, contacted sulky, broke, no action taken, run queried
1st KARUMA KEV (Fr3)
2nd INTERPRETATION (Fr6) 2.3m
3rd FIANO (Sr3) HD
10 of 10 N/A
MELTON (Good) 31/12/2025, 2240m, NR 50 to 55. 1:58.9 (57.8, 29.5)
Finished 10/10 btn 374.2m, $8000, Ryan Backhouse (Sr3), $5.00
slow to score up, out of position at start, warning issued, contacted sulky, broke, no action taken, tailed off at bell
1st LAMBRO MACH (Fr6)
2nd GOOD DAY (Fr3) HFHD
3rd MONSIEUR FLAMEL (Sr4) 2.5m