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1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: DRESSED IN GOLD (10) brings strong formlines to this race, with a good third to the talented Lambro Mach last time despite being parked and a front-running second in a similar 0W/15.0K stake event when nailed late by Keayang Payton with a good margin back to third. He’s narrowly fancied in a wide-open race where there’s a few key winning chances. ROCKELLA (8) sat parked for the last lap and did a great job to win narrowly in a slick 55.9 last half at Ballarat on August 19, KATUNGA EXPRESS (7) charged late to only be beaten 3.8m at Wagga last week and hit the line similarly well at Melton when third prior to that, while BETTOR PUNTER (4) looks pretty progressive and backed up his good wins at Cranbourne and Melton with strong placings at Kilmore and Ballarat.
14-0-4-1
TRACK
7-0-2-0
DISTANCE
7-0-2-0
TRK / DIST
16-2-5-3
LAST SEASON
19-0-3-4
THIS SEASON
12%
WIN
S/RATE
45%
PLACE
S/RATE
77-9-14-12
CAREER
$81,808
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2210
WIN RANGE
22
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 77-9-14-12 | 12% | 45% | 5 |
| Distance | 7-0-2-0 | 0% | 29% | 9 |
| Dist Range | 44-4-7-7 | 9% | 41% | 9 |
| Track | 14-0-4-1 | 0% | 36% | 5 |
| Track / Dist | 7-0-2-0 | 0% | 29% | 7 |
| This Season | 19-0-3-4 | 0% | 37% | 9 |
| Last Season | 16-2-5-3 | 13% | 63% | 1 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.0MS | 3 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:54.0MS | 3 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Chris Alford | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| F Taiba | ||||
| Trained at: | Sunbury | |||
| Owners: | Boots Properties Racing Pty Ltd | |||
| Breeder(s): | S J Reid | |||
| Colours: | Black, Gold Medusa Head & Cuffs | |||
| Age/Sex: | 8 year old bay gelding | |||
| Breeding: | The Gold Ace NZ - Lite Polaris (NZ) (Badlands Hanover USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR63 | |||
| Gear Changes | ||||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 3 of 6 | 13 |
MELTON
(Good)
07/08/2026, 2240m, NR 56 to 64. 1:58.3 (57.8, 28.0)
Finished 3/6
btn 3.5m, $7000, Chris Alford (Fr5), $5.00
out of position at start, outside leader last mile, outside leader at bell
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1st
LAMBRO MACH (Fr6)
2nd
BULLETPROOF KID (Fr3) 1.6m
3rd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr5) 2.0m
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| 2 of 7 | 9 |
MELTON
(Good)
25/07/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:54.1 (57.0, 28.2)
Finished 2/7
btn 3.3m, $10000, Chris Alford (Fr6), $7.50
gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell
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1st
KEAYANG PAYTON (Fr3)
2nd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr6) 3.3m
3rd
ASMILEANDAWINX (Fr2) 5.6m
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| 7 of 8 | 6 |
KILMORE
(Good)
16/07/2026, 2180m, NR up to 75. 2:00.8 (55.6, 27.7)
Finished 7/8
btn 13.7m, $8000, Ewa Justice (Fr3), $19.00
pulled hard, 1 out 2 back at bell, inconvenienced
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1st
CLYMENUS NZ (Sr1)
2nd
SPRINGFIELD AFFAIR (Fr6) NK
3rd
HITCH TO HIS STAR (Fr7) 3.5m
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| 5 of 7 | 9 |
MELTON
(Good)
10/07/2026, 1720m, NR 56 to 64. 1:55.8 (55.0, 27.4)
Finished 5/7
btn 16.0m, $7000, Ewa Justice (Sr2), $7.00
pre race swab, 4 back on the pegs at bell, inconvenienced
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1st
MAAS BETTING AGAIN (Fr2)
2nd
MONTANA PRIDE (Fr5) 6.0m
3rd
WHERE IS WOODY (Fr4) 4.6m
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| 3 of 6 | 8 |
BENDIGO
(Rain Affected)
01/07/2026, 1650m, NR 65 or better. 1:53.6 (54.6, 26.6)
Finished 3/6
btn 15.8m, $8000, Ewa Justice (Fr1), $31.00
gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, 3 back on pegs at bell
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1st
MY ULTIMATE BARNEY (Sr2)
2nd
AMPHIJET (Fr2) 15.2m
3rd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr1) HD
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| 2 of 7 | 3 |
SHEPPTN
(Good)
23/06/2026, 2190m, NR 57 to 67. 1:57.6 (57.0, 29.1)
Finished 2/7
btn 6.7m, $7000, Ewa Justice (Fr5), $4.60
gate speed, led, surrendered lead middle, behind leader at bell, used sprint lane
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1st
WITH IN REASON (Fr6)
2nd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr5) 6.7m
3rd
SHARP INTEREST (Fr7) 1.6m
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| 7 of 11 | 12 |
MELTON
(Rain Affected)
20/06/2026, 1720m, NR 58 to 66. 1:52.9 (55.9, 27.1)
Finished 7/11
btn 30.2m, $10000, Jodi Quinlan (Sr3), $151.00
trainer fined, 1 out 3 back at bell, inconvenienced
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1st
MISS ARI (Fr4)
2nd
MOST EXCITING (Fr5) NK
3rd
GALAXY LASS (Fr2) 21.2m
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| 5 of 8 | 5 |
WARAGUL
(Good)
08/06/2026, 2210m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:59.1 (57.6, 28.7)
Finished 5/8
btn 18.8m, $7000, Ewa Justice (Fr6), $9.00
caught wide early , restrained to rear, 4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
HIGHLANDHARTBREAKA (Sr1)
2nd
HELLOVATIME (Fr5) HFNK
3rd
SCHERGER THAT (Fr4) 2.4m
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| 9 of 9 | 46 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
03/06/2026, 2150m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:56.1 (57.0, 28.6)
Finished 9/9
btn 23.6m, $7000, Ewa Justice (Fr6), $15.00
caught wide early , restrained to rear, 4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
THE STEEL DRAGON (Sr2)
2nd
SPORTSBOU (Fr3) HD
3rd
GUNFORHIRE (Fr7) 4.0m
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| 5 of 12 | N/A |
BENDIGO
(Good)
18/04/2026, 1650m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:52.7 (54.1, 26.6)
Finished 5/12
btn 17.2m, $25000, Ewa Justice (Sr1), $61.00
behind leader at bell
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1st
KEAYANG RENEGADE (Fr5)
2nd
SANCHEZ (Sr5) 6.2m
3rd
INSIDER TRADING (Fr1) 6.3m
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| LAST WIN | |||
| 1 of 11 | N/A |
LNCSTN
(Rain Affected)
15/08/2025, 2200m, NR 57 to 62. 2:00.3 (57.6, 28.6)
Finished 1/11
$8000, Ethan Arnott (Fr4), $2.00
gate speed, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr4)
2nd
BLUE LABEL (Fr2) 5.6m
3rd
REPETITIVE NZ (Fr1) 4.4m
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