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R4 | Hip Pocket Castlemaine Pace 1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 7:35pm |
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: PLATINUM JIVE (9) won from an impossible position thanks to an incredible drive from William Pace first-up at Cranbourne on September 13 and must rate as a great chance here based off that display. He looks to draw for a nice trip off the back row and should be hard to hold out late. MONTANA PRIDE (4) settled in front of PLATINUM JIVE (9) in that aforementioned race and could only manage fourth, but I suspect there’s a chance James Herbertson presses forward for the top and he’d be hard to beat if he got there. EASTBRO KOZZY (1) won narrowly at Maryborough last time after an unlucky second at Terang behind the smart Tactically Perfect prior and is a contender from the good draw, while WILD CARD (8) won at Cranbourne last start after being grabbed late when leading at Melton by emergency SCOOTER LOU (5). BACK: PLATINUM JIVE (9) – 2 units (win)
29-2-5-5
TRACK
17-0-5-4
DISTANCE
17-0-5-4
TRK / DIST
29-4-8-6
LAST SEASON
26-3-3-4
THIS SEASON
12%
WIN S/RATE
44%
PLACE S/RATE
147-18-29-18
CAREER
$119,285
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2240
WIN RANGE
13
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 147-18-29-18 | 12% | 44% | 8 |
| Distance | 17-0-5-4 | 0% | 53% | 7 |
| Dist Range | 73-8-16-9 | 11% | 45% | 7 |
| Track | 29-2-5-5 | 7% | 41% | 6 |
| Track / Dist | 17-0-5-4 | 0% | 53% | 8 |
| This Season | 26-3-3-4 | 12% | 38% | 9 |
| Last Season | 29-4-8-6 | 14% | 62% | 2 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:56.5MS | 9 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:56.5MS | 7 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| James Herbertson | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| A A Herbertson | ||||
| Trained at: | Lexton | |||
| Owners: | K L (Karen) Burrows | |||
| Breeder(s): | Montana Park Pty Ltd | |||
| Colours: | White, Blue 'Pcfa' Logo | |||
| Age/Sex: | 8 year old bay/brown gelding | |||
| Breeding: | Bettors Delight USA - Courageous Annie NZ (Courage Under Fire NZ) | |||
| National Rating: | NR61 | |||
| Gear Changes | ||||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 4 of 9 | 15 | CRANBRN(Good)13/09/2026, 2080m, NR 56 to 64. 1:56.6 (57.6, 29.2) Finished 4/9btn 4.0m, $7000, James Herbertson (Fr4), $4.00 1 out 1 back at bell | 1stPLATINUM JIVE NZ (Fr5) 2ndISTHISTHEREALLIFE (Fr3) 1.1m 3rdKOSIMO (Sr2) 1.0m |
| 7 of 10 | 8 | MELTON(Good)29/08/2026, 1720m, NR 57 to 66. 1:55.3 (56.5, 27.6) Finished 7/10btn 8.5m, $10000, James Herbertson (Fr6), $6.00 gate speed, 3 wide early, worked forward, outside leader at bell | 1stSCOOTER LOU (Fr1) 2ndWILD CARD NZ (Fr4) 3.1m 3rdTIVOLI (Fr5) 1.6m |
| 2 of 10 | 9 | MELTON(Good)21/08/2026, 1720m, NR 56 to 64. 1:53.3 (56.2, 28.6) Finished 2/10btn 4.7m, $7000, James Herbertson (Sr2), $8.50 gear failure, delayed start, 1 out 3 back at bell | 1stTHE FINAL DANCE (Fr1) 2ndMONTANA PRIDE (Sr2) 4.7m 3rdEVILEYE (Fr4) 4.3m |
| 4 of 8 | 9 | MELTON(Good)12/08/2026, 1720m, NR 55 to 64. 1:55.7 (57.1, 29.1) Finished 4/8btn 3.3m, $7000, James Herbertson (Fr6), $5.50 1 out 1 back at bell | 1stPISTOL PEARCE (Fr2) 2ndANGELS WATCHING (Fr1) NK 3rdKATUNGA EXPRESS (Fr4) NK |
| 1 of 10 | 11 | MARYBRO(Good)03/08/2026, 1690m, NR 56 to 64. 1:56.5 (56.4, 27.6) Finished 1/10 $6000, James Herbertson (Fr2), $17.00 gate speed, 3 back on pegs at bell, swabbed | 1stMONTANA PRIDE (Fr2) 2ndISTHISTHEREALLIFE (Fr6) HFNK 3rdKATUNGA EXPRESS (Fr5) 1.8m |
| 8 of 8 | 8 | BALARAT(Good)23/07/2026, 1710m, NR 56 to 64. 1:54.4 (55.7, 28.4) Finished 8/8btn 83.9m, $7000, James Herbertson (Fr5), $3.10 restrained after start, 1 out 3 back at bell, broke, last chance to race truly | 1stTELEMACHUS (Fr1) 2ndANGELS WATCHING (Sr1) 3.8m 3rdKATUNGA EXPRESS (Fr6) 1.3m |
| 3 of 9 | 5 | MELTON(Good)15/07/2026, 1720m, NR 55 to 59. 1:54.9 (56.9, 28.1) Finished 3/9btn 5.9m, $6000, James Herbertson (Fr7), $11.00 restrained after start, 1 out 4 back at bell | 1stNUGGET ROGERS (Fr2) 2ndKING SAINT (Fr6) 3.2m 3rdMONTANA PRIDE (Fr7) 2.7m |
| 2 of 7 | 15 | MELTON(Good)10/07/2026, 1720m, NR 56 to 64. 1:55.8 (55.0, 27.4) Finished 2/7btn 6.0m, $7000, James Herbertson (Fr5), $15.00 restrained early stages, 1 out 1 back at bell | 1stMAAS BETTING AGAIN (Fr2) 2ndMONTANA PRIDE (Fr5) 6.0m 3rdWHERE IS WOODY (Fr4) 4.6m |
| 7 of 7 | 8 | BALARAT(Good)25/06/2026, 1710m, NR 55 to 64. 1:55.5 (55.3, 27.8) Finished 7/7btn 16.6m, $7000, James Herbertson (Fr5), $7.50 pre race swab, outside leader at bell | 1stKISS ME MINI NZ (Fr3) 2ndLEAVEMEOUT (Fr2) HFNK 3rdKATUNGA EXPRESS (Fr7) 1.2m |
| 10 of 11 | N/A | BENDIGO(Good)17/06/2026, 1650m, NR 55 to 64. 1:53.6 (55.6, 28.3) Finished 10/11btn 9.9m, $7000, Liam Older (Fr6), $71.00 restrained after start, 5 back on the pegs at bell, held up, no clear run | 1stOKANUI BEACH (Sr3) 2ndTELERN LOFTY (Sr4) HFHD 3rdQUATRO MOTH (Fr5) 1.9m |