Sign up for access to FREE TIPS
| Melton (VIC) |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
R5
|
Dynamic Print Group Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
8:49pm
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Calculated by an average of Bookmaker prices
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Flucs | Open | Today | Fluc -3 | Fluc -2 | Fluc -1 | Win | ||||||||||||
|
R5
|
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: Looks plenty of speed off the front line here and it won’t be easy for THE FINAL DANCE (1), but he has started odds-on in all four runs since joining the Emma Stewart stable and won two of them in good style. The defeats had excuses, including last time over 1200m when he was crossed at the start and had to do work. He still closed well and was only beaten 5.4m by the handy Insider Trading. He’s no moral, but from the draw he goes on top. FIRE MARSHALL (10) hasn’t been seen at the trials since his last run on June 13, which was a brave death-seat fourth to the seasoned Clymenus. This followed a number of nice efforts on Saturday nights at Melton and he’s certainly a contender first-up from a freshen. TIVOLI (8) should get a nice run in behind THE FINAL DANCE (1) and is very capable in this grade, while MONTANA PRIDE (9) chased down ISTHISTHEREALLIFE (7) on August 3 and then wasn’t beaten far last time out behind Pistol Pearce. Those two are also contenders in a race where you can make a case for plenty of runners.
14-2-0-2
TRACK
4-1-0-1
DISTANCE
4-1-0-1
TRK / DIST
7-2-0-1
LAST SEASON
12-2-0-4
THIS SEASON
1/11
OUR RANKING
22%
WIN
S/RATE
48%
PLACE
S/RATE
23-5-1-5
CAREER
$35,260
PRIZE MONEY
1650 - 2240
WIN RANGE
69
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 23-5-1-5 | 22% | 48% | 2 |
| Distance | 4-1-0-1 | 25% | 50% | 1 |
| Dist Range | 9-2-1-2 | 22% | 56% | 2 |
| Track | 14-2-0-2 | 14% | 29% | 1 |
| Track / Dist | 4-1-0-1 | 25% | 50% | 1 |
| This Season | 12-2-0-4 | 17% | 50% | 4 |
| Last Season | 7-2-0-1 | 29% | 43% | 1 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.5MS | 5 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:55.9MS | 7 | ||
| 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, B L James, J T Wilkinson, S J Salter | |||
| Breeder(s): | B C Edward, V A Edward | |||
| Colours: | ||||
| Age/Sex: | 4 year old bay horse | |||
| Breeding: | American Ideal USA - My Double Dream NZ (Dream Away USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR63 | |||
| Gear Changes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removed: ; Added: | ||||
RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 of 11 | 7 |
MELTON
(Good)
13/06/2026, 2240m, NR 60 to 69. 1:54.3 (56.2, 28.0)
Finished 4/11
btn 9.5m, $10000, Kyle Marshall (Fr2), $8.50
gate speed, outside leader throughout, outside leader at bell
|
1st
CLYMENUS NZ (Sr2)
2nd
HUGO ROCKS (Fr5) 8.5m
3rd
THESTATESMAN (Sr1) HFNK
|
| 7 of 8 | 28 |
MELTON
(Good)
06/06/2026, 2240m, NR 58 to 66. 1:57.1 (55.0, 26.7)
Finished 7/8
btn 16.3m, $10000, Kyle Marshall (Fr7), $21.00
reared at the start, pulled hard, 1 out 3 back at bell, 3 wide latter
|
1st
DYNAMITEDAN (Fr2)
2nd
KEAYANG SWEETHEART (Fr5) 6.5m
3rd
MISS ARI (Fr6) 3.1m
|
| 3 of 10 | 7 |
MELTON
(Good)
09/05/2026, 2240m, NR 58 to 66. 1:56.7 (57.3, 28.3)
Finished 3/10
btn 2.4m, $10000, Kyle Marshall (Fr6), $9.50
caught wide early , 3 wide early, 3 wide middle, worked forward, outside leader at bell
|
1st
ALL BLAZING GUNS (Fr4)
2nd
STAR TO FALL (Fr3) 1.7m
3rd
FIRE MARSHALL (Fr6) HFNK
|
| 3 of 6 | 7 |
MELTON
(Good)
02/05/2026, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:54.2 (57.5, 29.4)
Finished 3/6
btn 3.2m, $10000, Kyle Marshall (Fr2), $3.60
pre race swab, gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell, inconvenienced, held up early
|
1st
HOORAH PHILTRA (Fr4)
2nd
HEZ ALL ROCK (Fr5) 2.8m
3rd
FIRE MARSHALL (Fr2) HD
|
| 8 of 11 | 21 |
MELTON
(Good)
25/04/2026, 2240m, NR 60 to 71. 1:56.3 (56.2, 27.5)
Finished 8/11
btn 8.4m, $15000, James Herbertson (Fr4), $6.50
pre race swab, gate speed, 3 wide early, worked forward, unsuccessfully contested lead, 1 out 1 back at bell
|
1st
BROOKLYN DAN (Fr5)
2nd
ZANDA MAN (Fr2) HFHD
3rd
GALAXY LASS (Fr1) 5.8m
|
| 9 of 9 | 14 |
MELTON
(Good)
04/04/2026, 2240m, NR 58 to 66. 2:00.3 (55.6, 26.6)
Finished 9/9
btn 27.8m, $10000, James Herbertson (Sr2), $5.00
pulled hard, 1 out 3 back at bell, vets examination after race, endoscopic exam, no abnormalities rep., run queried, Follow Up Report
|
1st
CARDIGAN DAN (Fr2)
2nd
LOU WILL NZ (Fr1) 14.6m
3rd
TALLARAS SHADOW (Sr1) SHFHD
|
| 1 of 11 | 6 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/03/2026, 2240m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:55.0 (57.1, 28.6)
Finished 1/11
$15000, James Herbertson (Fr4), $1.45
gate speed, led, leader at bell, swabbed
|
1st
FIRE MARSHALL (Fr4)
2nd
SEA FURY NZ (Fr3) 1.6m
3rd
WRITTEN IN SILK (Sr1) 11.6m
|
| 1 of 12 | 7 |
CHARLTN
(Good)
15/03/2026, 2100m, NR 56 to 64. 1:54.5 (56.6, 27.8)
Finished 1/12
$7000, James Herbertson (Fr2), $1.35
gate speed, led, leader at bell, new track record
|
1st
FIRE MARSHALL (Fr2)
2nd
SPIRIT OF SAHARA (Fr1) 11.3m
3rd
INTERPRETATION (Sr1) 2.1m
|
| 3 of 10 | 17 |
SHEPPTN
(Good)
08/03/2026, 2190m, NR up to 65. 1:55.9 (58.6, 30.4)
Finished 3/10
btn 8.5m, $12000, Kyle Marshall (Fr6), $5.50
3 wide early, hung in, 1 out 4 back at bell, inconvenienced
|
1st
SEA FURY NZ (Sr1)
2nd
WITH IN REASON (Fr2) HD
3rd
FIRE MARSHALL (Fr6) 8.0m
|
| 6 of 10 | N/A |
BALARAT
(Good)
19/02/2026, 1710m, NR 56 to 64. 1:53.4 (57.1, 28.6)
Finished 6/10
btn 11.1m, $7000, Kyle Marshall (Fr5), $3.90
broke gear, caused false start, no action taken, broke gear, outside leader at bell, hung in
|
1st
TARA VICTORY NZ (Fr4)
2nd
THE STEEL DRAGON (Sr2) NK
3rd
WILD BULL NZ (Sr3) 1.0m
|