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R3 | Hygain Edge Vicbred Voucher Pace 1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 7:07pm |
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: SOHO PIASTRI (6) produced a sizzling last half to win the Vicbred Super Series Bronze last Friday night at Melton, breaking 55sec for the final 800m while racing away to score by 15.7m. If he is able to work over and take the front off likely early leader DANCE AFFAIR (4) – a horse that usually likes to take a trail in his races – then he could prove hard to chase down. MOST EXCITING (10) won a semi-final of the Vicbred series and placed third in the Group 1 final from a good draw, has the obvious class and will likely run a deserved favourite, TO THE NINES (9) brought good form to Melton last weekend and ran really well from the breeze for third in a race five of these horses contested, while DANCE AFFAIR (4) should find the fence and did finish second in that aforementioned race behind Gunforhire with a similar trip. PICK UP ELVIS (11) and BIZZNESS CLASS (12) look the other leading contenders in a clash with lots of depth.
18-2-1-4
TRACK
11-1-0-3
DISTANCE
11-1-0-3
TRK / DIST
10-2-0-2
LAST SEASON
10-1-1-2
THIS SEASON
23%
WIN S/RATE
40%
PLACE S/RATE
30-7-1-4
CAREER
$41,390
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2240
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 30-7-1-4 | 23% | 40% | 9 |
| Distance | 11-1-0-3 | 9% | 36% | 8 |
| Dist Range | 16-4-0-3 | 25% | 44% | 7 |
| Track | 18-2-1-4 | 11% | 39% | 6 |
| Track / Dist | 11-1-0-3 | 9% | 36% | 8 |
| This Season | 10-1-1-2 | 10% | 40% | 10 |
| Last Season | 10-2-0-2 | 20% | 40% | 9 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.6MS | 10 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:54.6MS | 9 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| James Herbertson | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| P Chircop | ||||
| Trained at: | Bunding | |||
| Owners: | D M Hehir, R D Hehir, J S Jones, G P Freestone, C Chircop, P A Hehir | |||
| Breeder(s): | D M Hehir, R D Hehir, J S Jones, G P Freestone, S D Weller, P A Hehir | |||
| Colours: | White, Blue 'Pcfa' Logo | |||
| Age/Sex: | 5 year old bay gelding | |||
| Breeding: | A Rocknroll Dance USA - Blacktie Affair (Presidential Ball USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR65 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 2 of 11 | 35 | MELTON(Good)19/09/2026, 2240m, NR up to 70. 1:55.4 (55.6, 27.9) Finished 2/11btn 6.9m, $15000, James Herbertson (Fr2), $6.00 gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell | 1stGUNFORHIRE (Fr4) 2ndDANCE AFFAIR (Fr2) 6.9m 3rdTO THE NINES (Sr4) HD |
| 7 of 10 | 7 | MELTON(Good)15/08/2026, 2240m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:55.4 (56.7, 28.3) Finished 7/10btn 14.3m, $10000, Jordan Leedham (Fr6), $26.00 gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell | 1stTHE NAKED ART (Fr5) 2ndATUA MAGIC NZ (Fr1) HD 3rdLOUGLE (Sr3) HD |
| 7 of 9 | 7 | MELTON(Good)08/08/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:53.6 (57.2, 28.5) Finished 7/9btn 13.7m, $15000, James Herbertson (Sr1), $11.00 4 back on the pegs at bell, held up | 1stWITH IN REASON (Fr5) 2ndSHARP INTEREST (Sr2) 3.9m 3rdHIGHLANDHARTBREAKA (Fr3) 1.7m |
| 3 of 11 | 7 | MELTON(Good)01/08/2026, 1720m, NR up to 75. 1:52.3 (56.3, 28.1) Finished 3/11btn 2.6m, $15000, James Herbertson (Fr2), $23.00 pre race swab, gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, 3 back on pegs at bell, held up early, used sprint lane, tightened, contact marker pegs | 1stI AM THE STORM (Sr1) 2ndMY UNCLE STAN (Fr5) 2.1m 3rdDANCE AFFAIR (Fr2) HD |
| 7 of 10 | 28 | MELTON(Good)25/07/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:52.4 (55.3, 28.1) Finished 7/10btn 15.7m, $15000, James Herbertson (Fr5), $8.00 gate speed, led, leader at bell | 1stENJOY LIFE (Sr3) 2ndROYAL APPOINTMENT (Fr1) 6.7m 3rdHIGHLANDHARTBREAKA (Fr2) 1.3m |
| 5 of 11 | 7 | MELTON(Good)27/06/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:54.2 (56.1, 27.5) Finished 5/11btn 8.4m, $15000, Jordan Leedham (Fr6), $10.00 pre race swab, gate speed, unsuccessfully contested lead, raced roughly, 1 out 1 back at bell, raced roughly under pressure | 1stKEAYANG SWEETHEART (Fr4) 2ndSTARZZZ DESTINY (Sr1) 4.1m 3rdLILLY LOTUS (Fr2) 3.7m |
| 10 of 12 | 9 | MELTON(Rain Affected)20/06/2026, 2240m, No NR. 1:55.9 (56.2, 28.4) Finished 10/12btn 13.0m, $20000, Chris Alford (Sr1), $31.00 4 back on the pegs at bell, held up, no clear run | 1stMAJOR BLITZ (Fr6) 2ndHIGHLANDHARTBREAKA (Fr4) 1.3m 3rdROYAL APPOINTMENT (Fr7) 1.4m |
| 1 of 9 | 19 | BALARAT(Good)11/06/2026, 2200m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:57.1 (56.5, 28.1) Finished 1/9 $7000, Chris Alford (Fr5), $9.50 gate speed, led, raced roughly, leader at bell, raced roughly under pressure | 1stDANCE AFFAIR (Fr5) 2ndKEAYANG SWEETHEART (Sr1) HFHD 3rdRANGER RICK NZ (Fr6) 2.2m |
| 11 of 11 | 14 | MELTON(Good)23/05/2026, 2240m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:56.4 (57.0, 28.4) Finished 11/11btn 179.3m, $15000, Daryl Douglas (Fr5), $41.00 gate speed, unsuccessfully contested lead, raced greenly, broke, last chance to race truly, pulled hard, sulky contacted, flat tyre, 1 out 3 back at bell, tired latter stages, vets examination after race, no abnormalities rep., run queried | 1stKARTIARE (Sr4) 2ndALL BLAZING GUNS (Fr7) HFNK 3rdHEATSEEKER (Sr1) NK |
| 3 of 12 | N/A | MELTON(Good)09/05/2026, 2240m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:56.9 (56.2, 28.0) Finished 3/12btn 8.3m, $15000, Chris Alford (Fr4), $15.00 gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell | 1stIDEAL BANDIT (Fr1) 2ndTHE STEEL DRAGON (Fr2) 5.0m 3rdDANCE AFFAIR (Fr4) 3.3m |