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R1 | Benstud Standardbreds Free for All 2240m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 6:02pm |
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| Flucs | Open | Today | Fluc -3 | Fluc -2 | Fluc -1 | Win | |||||||||||||
R1 
| $31.00 | $31.00 | $34.00 | $31.00 | $26.00 | $21.00 | |||||||||||||
RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: Fast class pace to start AFL Grand Final night at Melton where I’m tipping FIGHTER COMMAND (8) on top from inside the back row. He was huge winning two starts back in a race six of these horses clashed in and was so brave trapped parked in a sizzling free-for-all back here at Melton won by SMOKEN ACE (9) on September 12. He did a great job to only be beaten 5.1m as a $1.55 favourite and I think he draws to trail the likely leader METEOR MOTH (1). Jason Lee has options, but if he’s leader’s back, I fancy he will be too slick in the lane. METEOR MOTH (1) is a talented pacer from the Emma Stewart stable who gets the draw to be really competitive and did a great job to only be beaten 3.7m by Catch A Wave last weekend from the chair, FORTY LOVE (5) ran a cracker from the breeze when fourth to TRIPLE EIGHT (10) before competing well through the Vicbred Super Series, while SMOKEN ACE (9) must be respected after beating six of these rivals from three back the fence here on September 12 and draws for a good trip. UBETCHA TIGERPIE (11), MY ULTIMATE BARNEY (12) and SIR JIMMY (13) are the other key runners in a tricky start to the card.
12-6-2-1
TRACK
4-2-0-0
DISTANCE
4-2-0-0
TRK / DIST
14-5-3-2
LAST SEASON
11-2-0-0
THIS SEASON
3/13
OUR RANKING
34%
WIN S/RATE
55%
PLACE S/RATE
38-13-6-2
CAREER
$436,767
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2300
WIN RANGE
16
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 38-13-6-2 | 34% | 55% | 4 |
| Distance | 4-2-0-0 | 50% | 50% | 3 |
| Dist Range | 16-5-0-1 | 31% | 38% | 9 |
| Track | 12-6-2-1 | 50% | 75% | 1 |
| Track / Dist | 4-2-0-0 | 50% | 50% | 3 |
| This Season | 11-2-0-0 | 18% | 18% | 10 |
| Last Season | 14-5-3-2 | 36% | 71% | 2 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:51.2MS | 5 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:53.0MS | 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 |
| K J Marshall | ||||
| Trained at: | Balliang | |||
| Owners: | M J (Mick) Harvey | |||
| Breeder(s): | D J Burns, S A Petrie | |||
| Colours: | Fluorescent Yellow | |||
| Age/Sex: | 4 year old bay/brown horse | |||
| Breeding: | Sportswriter USA - Village Tango (Village Jasper USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR111 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 6 of 11 | 54 | KILMORE(Good)10/09/2026, 2180m, No NR. 1:56.7 (54.6, 27.6) Finished 6/11btn 11.2m, $10000, Luke McCarthy (Fr3), $6.50 gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell | 1stFAIRPLAY (Fr5) 2ndNEW SHUFFLE (Sr2) 3.9m 3rdAPOLLOSTORM (Sr3) 3.6m |
| 6 of 12 | 7 | ALBPARK(Good)18/07/2026, 2138m, No NR. 1:52.2 (54.5, 27.1) Finished 6/12btn 14.9m, $53040, Luke McCarthy (Fr6), $34.00 pre race urine, caught wide early , 1 out 3 back at bell, 3 wide latter | 1stFINAL DEADLINE NZ (Sr1) 2ndFATE AWAITS (Fr3) NK 3rdALWAYS B COOL NZ (Fr5) 10.9m |
| 5 of 5 | 7 | ALBPARK(Good)11/07/2026, 2138m, No NR. 1:53.7 (54.9, 26.1) Finished 5/5btn 25.5m, $26578, Luke McCarthy (Fr1), $26.00 pre race urine, shifted in, contact marker pegs, 3 back on pegs at bell | 1stCAPTAINS MISTRESS NZ (Fr3) 2ndFATE AWAITS (Fr5) 7.8m 3rdFOX DAN (Fr2) 2.2m |
| 10 of 12 | 7 | ALBPARK(Good)04/07/2026, 2138m, No NR. 1:50.3 (54.4, 26.9) Finished 10/12btn 24.2m, $300000, Jason Lee (Fr7), $151.00 pre race urine, out of position at start, restrained after start, 1 out 7 back at bell, driver reprimanded, out of position at start | 1stCAPTAINS MISTRESS NZ (Fr3) 2ndMARKETPLACE NZ (Fr6) 7.1m 3rdHOLLYWOOD STRIP (Fr2) 2.7m |
| 1 of 10 | 7 | ALBPARK(Good)27/06/2026, 1660m, Band 5 No NR. 1:52.8 (54.0, 26.6) Finished 1/10 $14500, Luke McCarthy (Fr4), $1.20 gate speed, led, hung in, leader at bell, swabbed | 1stHESITATE (Fr4) 2ndBRAVENTREACHEROUS (Sr1) 4.5m 3rdCREDULOUS (Fr1) 4.9m |
| 8 of 8 | 77 | MENANGL(Fast)20/06/2026, 1609m, No NR. 1:49.2 (54.6, 26.9) Finished 8/8btn 20.0m, $20400, Jack Callaghan (Fr7), $8.00 caught wide early , 8 back on the pegs at bell, 8 back on the pegs at bell, broke gear, last | 1stDON HUGO (Fr8) 2ndNYACK (Fr3) SHFHD 3rdLUX AETERNA (Fr1) 7.3m |
| 12 of 12 | 8 | RIVERIN(Fast)04/04/2026, 2270m, No NR. 1:53.6 (54.4, 28.0) Finished 12/12btn 17.8m, $100000, Luke McCarthy (Sr3), $8.50 inconvenienced, 3 wide middle with trail, 800 metres, 3 wide and 1 back at bell, Gave ground over concluding stages, query performance, last | 1stSEASIDER (Fr4) 2ndWAR DAN BUDDY (Sr5) 2.2m 3rdDOUBLE LOU (Sr4) 4.1m |
| 6 of 8 | 13 | RIVERIN(Fast)27/03/2026, 2270m, No NR. 1:54.0 (56.2, 28.2) Finished 6/8btn 14.8m, $11832, Luke McCarthy (Fr7), $1.95 gate speed, worked forward, led, 800 metres, leader at bell, query performance, vets examination after race, no abnormalities rep., Follow Up Report | 1stSWEET ON LEXY (Fr5) 2ndSINALOA (Fr6) HD 3rdDOUBLE LOU (Fr8) 7.3m |
| 4 of 10 | 7 | MENANGL(Fast)14/03/2026, 1609m, NR up to 95. 1:49.7 (54.1, 26.5) Finished 4/10btn 9.4m, $20400, Luke McCarthy (Fr7), $2.90 restrained after start, 1 out 2 back at bell, 1 out 2 back at bell | 1stDOUBLE LOU (Fr4) 2ndNERANO NZ (Fr9) 3.7m 3rdRIPP (Fr5) 1.5m |
| 4 of 10 | N/A | MENANGL(Fast)07/03/2026, 1609m, No NR. 1:49.8 (53.8, 25.9) Finished 4/10btn 8.6m, $250000, Luke McCarthy (Fr9), $51.00 1 out 2 back at bell, 3 wide and 1 back at bell | 1stCAPTAINS MISTRESS NZ (Fr3) 2ndFINAL DEADLINE NZ (Fr8) 7.1m 3rdSINALOA (Fr10) 1.3m |