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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)
19-4-1-0
TRACK
17-4-0-0
DISTANCE
17-4-0-0
TRK / DIST
14-1-0-3
LAST SEASON
19-5-1-1
THIS SEASON
18%
WIN S/RATE
33%
PLACE S/RATE
84-15-3-10
CAREER
$85,820
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 1790
WIN RANGE
49
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 84-15-3-10 | 18% | 33% | 6 |
| Distance | 17-4-0-0 | 24% | 24% | 5 |
| Dist Range | 61-15-2-6 | 25% | 38% | 4 |
| Track | 19-4-1-0 | 21% | 26% | 2 |
| Track / Dist | 17-4-0-0 | 24% | 24% | 6 |
| This Season | 19-5-1-1 | 26% | 37% | 4 |
| Last Season | 14-1-0-3 | 7% | 29% | 10 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:53.5MS | 1 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:53.5MS | 1 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Chris Alford | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| A M Alford | ||||
| Trained at: | Bolinda | |||
| Owners: | A M (Alison) Alford | |||
| Breeder(s): | Estate of John Neville Munnerley | |||
| Colours: | White, Red Yoke, Waistband & Braces, White Diamonds, Silver Outline, White Sleeves, Red A & Cuffs | |||
| Age/Sex: | 7 year old brown/black mare | |||
| Breeding: | Betting Line USA - Maastricht (Blissfull Hall USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR67 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 8 of 9 | 7 | MELTON(Good)08/08/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:53.6 (57.2, 28.5) Finished 8/9btn 14.5m, $15000, Chris Alford (Fr2), $11.00 gate speed, led, surrendered lead middle, behind leader at bell, used sprint lane | 1stWITH IN REASON (Fr5) 2ndSHARP INTEREST (Sr2) 3.9m 3rdHIGHLANDHARTBREAKA (Fr3) 1.7m |
| 11 of 11 | 14 | MELTON(Good)01/08/2026, 1720m, NR up to 75. 1:52.3 (56.3, 28.1) Finished 11/11btn 25.3m, $15000, Hannah Parish (Sr2), $41.00 1 out 1 back at bell, run queried | 1stI AM THE STORM (Sr1) 2ndMY UNCLE STAN (Fr5) 2.1m 3rdDANCE AFFAIR (Fr2) HD |
| 1 of 10 | 8 | MELTON(Good)18/07/2026, 1720m, NR 58 to 66. 1:53.5 (55.6, 27.7) Finished 1/10 $10000, Chris Alford (Fr4), $3.90 gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell, swabbed | 1stMAAS BETTING AGAIN (Fr4) 2ndSEASIDE BOY (Sr4) 1.1m 3rdKATUNGA EXPRESS (Fr5) 11.5m |
| 1 of 7 | 26 | MELTON(Good)10/07/2026, 1720m, NR 56 to 64. 1:55.8 (55.0, 27.4) Finished 1/7 $7000, Chris Alford (Fr2), $2.60 gate speed, led, leader at bell | 1stMAAS BETTING AGAIN (Fr2) 2ndMONTANA PRIDE (Fr5) 6.0m 3rdWHERE IS WOODY (Fr4) 4.6m |
| 1 of 9 | 8 | CRANBRN(Good)14/06/2026, 1609m, NR 53 to 58. 1:53.9 (56.4, 28.2) Finished 1/9 $7000, Chris Alford (Fr6), $3.80 gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell, swabbed | 1stMAAS BETTING AGAIN (Fr6) 2ndIM WESLEY (Fr4) 1.4m 3rdPISTOL PEARCE (Fr3) 3.1m |
| 8 of 11 | 11 | MELTON(Good)06/06/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:52.9 (55.7, 28.0) Finished 8/11btn 15.4m, $15000, Hannah Parish (Sr3), $151.00 1 out 3 back at bell | 1stHOORAH PHILTRA (Fr5) 2ndOZZIE CORKA (Fr3) NK 3rdSEASIDE BOY (Sr2) HD |
| 5 of 12 | 10 | SHEPPTN(Good)26/05/2026, 1690m, NR 55 to 60. 1:56.0 (56.8, 28.7) Finished 5/12btn 3.4m, $6000, Chris Alford (Fr6), $10.00 gate speed, unsuccessfully contested lead, 1 out 1 back at bell | 1stSHARP INTEREST (Fr2) 2ndJUST AS WELL NZ (Fr4) HFHD 3rdNUGGET ROGERS (Sr2) HD |
| 9 of 12 | 14 | MELTON(Good)16/05/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:54.1 (56.6, 27.9) Finished 9/12btn 13.2m, $15000, Chris Alford (Sr3), $126.00 5 back on the pegs at bell, held up early, used sprint lane, held up late | 1stGOOD TOBE LOCKSLEY (Fr1) 2ndHOORAH PHILTRA (Fr5) HFHD 3rdROYAL APPOINTMENT (Fr4) 6.0m |
| 6 of 6 | 7 | MELTON(Good)02/05/2026, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:54.2 (57.5, 29.4) Finished 6/6btn 61.5m, $10000, Chris Alford (Fr3), $11.00 gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell, tired latter stages, warning issued, vets examination after race, no abnormalities rep., run queried | 1stHOORAH PHILTRA (Fr4) 2ndHEZ ALL ROCK (Fr5) 2.8m 3rdFIRE MARSHALL (Fr2) HD |
| 4 of 11 | N/A | MELTON(Good)25/04/2026, 1720m, NR up to 75. 1:53.4 (56.1, 27.8) Finished 4/11btn 14.2m, $15000, Josh Duggan (Sr1), $26.00 pre race swab, 3 back on pegs at bell, held up early, used sprint lane | 1stTHE ART OF SUCCESS (Sr2) 2ndFEARLESS WRITER (Fr5) 8.2m 3rdKEAYANG SWEETHEART (Sr4) NK |