Melton Race 10

Hygain Edge Pace

Prize Money: $17,500

THE ART OF SUCCESS (3) continued her terrific progress and extended her winning run to five when she led and kept going to score by 4.7 metres at this venue last time. Draws low enough to push forward again so can add to the picket fence. Stalemate STORMS COLLIDE (7) looks the danger. Draws wide and hasn't raced since the Vicbred final in November but he flies fresh with three wins and a placing from four attempts and he should be ready to go again after two nice trials. SOAP AND BUBBLES (1) continued her consistent form when she won at this circuit and distance two back before a second from much wider last week. The ace draw should see her make an impact again. LE BELLE BIJOUX (2) has been solid from the back row of late and draws to be competitive.

Distance: 1720m
Class: NR 78 to 89
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Soap And Bubbles (Fr1) 6342253212
Trainer: Lisa Pitt (Girgarre)
Driver: Kerryn Manning
Prize Money: $74,600
Win / Place: 30% / 78%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: LATHER UP (USA)

Dam: SCARLETT BREW (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 7-6-5

Distance

8: 3-4-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-4-0

Track

14: 2-4-5

Season

18: 3-6-5

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-1

Metro

14: 2-4-5

Non-Metro

9: 5-2-0

Mobile

23: 7-6-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

23: 7-6-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.82

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

3: 1-2-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-9-6

Comments

Last start good run despite getting well back, when 2nd (Fr7) over 1720m at this track, beaten 2.75 m by Cigano (2:00.70) on June 13 at $13. Two runs back won by 3.5 m after showing early speed, (Fr2) at this track (2:02.50) beating Keayang Wasabi in on May 30 at $2.60 at the bell was 3rd-4.35. Has a nice draw and expected to figure prominently again.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	13/6/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Mark Pitt	2:00.70	1:52.9	2.8m	$13	14	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$2,625	1. Cigano 2. Soap And Bubbles 3. Maxnjax
1st of 8	30/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kerryn Manning	2:02.50	1:54.6	3.5m	$2.60	14	NR 80 to 90	$17,500	$9,975	1. Soap And Bubbles 2. Keayang Wasabi 3. Sweet Ideal
2nd of 10	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Kerryn Manning	1:59.60	1:51.9	0.3m	$8.00	7	NR up to 105	$17,500	$2,625	1. Sweet Ideal 2. Soap And Bubbles 3. Our Luciano
3rd of 9	9/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Mark Pitt	2:41.90	1:56.3	2.2m	$6.00	14	NR 65 to 75	$15,000	$1,500	1. Intrusion 2. Sea Fury NZ 3. Soap And Bubbles
5th of 11	25/4/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Pitt	2:42.70	1:56.9	7.2m	$4.00f	7	NR 72 to 82	$15,000	$450	1. Ten Da Touch NZ 2. Keayang Wasabi 3. Son Of Mac NZ
2nd of 11	18/4/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Kerryn Manning	2:37.70	1:58.1	1.6m	$16	14	NR 67 to 77	$15,000	$2,250	1. Maxnjax 2. Soap And Bubbles 3. Cardigan Dan

Le Belle Bijoux (Fr2) 5134325425
Trainer: K M Males (Bolinda)
Driver: Ellen Tormey
Prize Money: $163,695
Win / Place: 10% / 37%

8 yo Bay Mare

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: BELLAS DELIGHT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

121: 13-21-11

Distance

44: 8-9-3

Trk/Dst

26: 4-5-2

Track

59: 6-9-5

Season

18: 1-3-3

1st Up

7: 0-1-1

2nd Up

7: 1-3-1

3rd Up

7: 0-1-1

Metro

66: 7-10-5

Non-Metro

55: 6-11-6

Mobile

121: 13-21-11

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

121: 13-21-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.32

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

15: 1-4-3

Driver Last 50

50: 4-7-7

Comments

Last start 5th (Sr1) over 1720m at this track, beaten 13 m by Cigano (2:00.70) on June 13 at $34. Before that, a solid effort when 2nd (Sr1) over 2240m at this track, at the bell was 4th-6.66 beaten 4.5 m by The Art Of Success (2:41.30) on June 6 at $19. Expected to be competitive from this barrier.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 8	13/6/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ellen Tormey	2:00.70	1:52.9	13.8m	$34	7	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$525	1. Cigano 2. Soap And Bubbles 3. Maxnjax
2nd of 8	6/6/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ellen Tormey	2:41.30	1:55.9	4.7m	$19	14	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$2,625	1. The Art Of Success 2. Le Belle Bijoux 3. Komodo
4th of 8	23/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:39.20	1:54.4	14.1m	$19	7	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$875	1. Some American 2. Day Two 3. Keayang Renegade
5th of 10	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ewa Justice	1:59.60	1:51.9	15.3m	$41	14	NR up to 105	$17,500	$525	1. Sweet Ideal 2. Soap And Bubbles 3. Our Luciano
2nd of 9	2/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Ellen Tormey	2:01.30	1:53.5	7.8m	$31	14	NR 70 to 85	$17,500	$2,625	1. Keayang Renegade 2. Le Belle Bijoux 3. Blake Bolac
3rd of 12	18/4/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	1:59.40	1:56.4	4.9m	$71	14	NR 78 to 89	$17,500	$1,750	1. New Shuffle 2. Arrhythmia 3. Le Belle Bijoux

The Art Of Success (Fr3) 1x2211111
Trainer: Emma Stewart (Cardigan)
Driver: Mark Pitt
Prize Money: $40,375
Win / Place: 75% / 100%

Unbeaten Driver / Horse Combo

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

Driver Flying

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: JO LOULEONIE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 6-2-0

Distance

4: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

3: 3-0-0

Season

7: 5-2-0

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

3: 3-0-0

Non-Metro

5: 3-2-0

Mobile

8: 6-2-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

8: 6-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

5: 5-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 16-13-8

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Posted a big 4.5 m win as favourite after showing early speed, (Fr1) at this track (2:41.30) beating Le Belle Bijoux in on June 6 at $1.25 at the bell was leading 4.17. Two runs back posted a big 12 m win as favourite (Sr1) at this track (2:01.10) beating Our Ultimate Gracy in M on May 16 at $1.15 at the bell was leading 2.7. Can add to the winning streak.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	6/6/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Pitt	2:41.30	1:55.9	4.7m	$1.25f	21	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$9,975	1. The Art Of Success 2. Le Belle Bijoux 3. Komodo
1st of 8	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Mark Pitt	2:01.10	1:53.3	12.9m	$1.15f	21	NR up to 75	$15,000	$8,550	1. The Art Of Success 2. Our Ultimate Gracy NZ 3. Tizzy Lizzie
1st of 11	25/4/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Mark Pitt	2:01.20	1:53.4	8.2m	$1.45f	14	NR up to 75	$15,000	$8,550	1. The Art Of Success 2. Fearless Writer 3. Keayang Sweetheart
1st of 10	11/4/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Mark Pitt	2:09.80	1:56.7	4.7m	$1.08f	4	NR 49 to 53	$8,000	$4,560	1. The Art Of Success 2. Royal Saxon 3. Apology Accepted
1st of 8	7/4/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Mark Pitt	2:11.10	1:57.8	9.4m	$1.07f	11	NR 49 to 53	$6,000	$3,320	1. The Art Of Success 2. Royal Saxon 3. Rocknroll Lenny
2nd of 11	27/3/26	Terang	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Jackie Barker	1:59.60	1:54.5	5.0m	$1.55f	14	NR up to 55	$8,000	$1,200	1. Morris Brown 2. The Art Of Success 3. Keayang Sweetheart

Repelling (Fr4) 9465104494
Trainer: I Walsh (Kialla)
Driver: Leigh Sutton
Prize Money: $120,292
Win / Place: 11% / 41%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: REPELEM (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

80: 9-14-10

Distance

27: 5-4-1

Trk/Dst

13: 3-0-1

Track

35: 5-5-4

Season

23: 1-1-3

1st Up

7: 1-0-0

2nd Up

7: 1-1-1

3rd Up

7: 0-1-1

Metro

41: 5-5-4

Non-Metro

39: 4-9-6

Mobile

80: 9-14-10

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

80: 9-14-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.26

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

24: 4-3-2

Driver Last 50

50: 4-1-8

Comments

Has been mixing his form of late, most recently 4th (Fr6) over 1720m after showing early speed at this track was 2nd-0.42 at the bell, beaten 7 m by Keayang Wasabi (2:03.70) on May 16 at $11. Before that 9th (Fr3) over 2240m after showing early pace at this track was 3rd-6.12 at the bell, beaten 12 m by Son Of Mac (2:41.00) on May 9 at $11. Hard to have.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 5	11/6/26	Shepparton	2190m			-	Leigh Sutton	2:41.90	-	0.3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Telern Lofty 2. Repelling 3. Parisian Artiste
4th of 9	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Leigh Sutton	2:03.70	1:55.7	7.8m	$11	7	NR 70 to 82	$15,000	$750	1. Keayang Wasabi 2. Clymenus NZ 3. Springfield Affair
9th of 12	9/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Leigh Sutton	2:41.00	1:55.6	12.7m	$11	7	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$350	1. Son Of Mac NZ 2. Thestatesman 3. Ten Da Touch NZ
4th of 9	2/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Leigh Sutton	2:01.30	1:53.5	10.2m	$21	7	NR 70 to 85	$17,500	$875	1. Keayang Renegade 2. Le Belle Bijoux 3. Blake Bolac
4th of 11	25/4/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Leigh Sutton	2:42.70	1:56.9	6.5m	$23	7	NR 72 to 82	$15,000	$750	1. Ten Da Touch NZ 2. Keayang Wasabi 3. Son Of Mac NZ
10th of 12	18/4/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Leigh Sutton	1:59.40	1:56.4	16.2m	$81	14	NR 78 to 89	$17,500	$350	1. New Shuffle 2. Arrhythmia 3. Le Belle Bijoux

Soho Darknstormy (Fr5) x129221497
Trainer: Andy Gath (Long Forest)
Driver: Kate Gath
Prize Money: $114,315
Win / Place: 25% / 66%

4 yo Black Horse

Sire: LAZARUS (NZ)

Dam: THE BLUE LOTUS (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 7-6-5

Distance

7: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-1

Track

9: 2-3-1

Season

12: 2-3-2

1st Up

4: 2-0-1

2nd Up

4: 2-2-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

Metro

17: 4-5-3

Non-Metro

10: 3-1-2

Mobile

27: 7-6-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

27: 7-6-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

14: 4-3-3

Driver Last 50

50: 7-8-5

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr7) over 2240m at this track was 5th-6.61 at the bell, beaten 10 m by Ten Da Touch (2:42.70) on April 25 at $12. Before that, surrendered the lead and finished 9th (Fr3) over 2270m after showing early speed at Riverina Paceway was 5th-9.2 at the bell, beaten 11 m by Seasider (2:40.20) in 4-5yo LR GH on April 4 at $71. Consider.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 11	25/4/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Kate Gath	2:42.70	1:56.9	10.0m	$12	21	NR 72 to 82	$15,000	$300	1. Ten Da Touch NZ 2. Keayang Wasabi 3. Son Of Mac NZ
9th of 12	4/4/26	Wagga	2270m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ryan Sanderson	2:40.20	1:53.6	11.6m	$71	8	No NR	$100,000	$1,500	1. Seasider 2. War Dan Buddy 3. Double Lou
4th of 8	27/3/26	Wagga	2270m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kate Gath	2:40.80	1:54.0	11.4m	$21	6	No NR	$11,830	$696	1. Sweet On Lexy 2. Sinaloa 3. Double Lou
1st of 12	21/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kate Gath	2:40.60	1:55.4	1.9m	$7.00	7	NR 70 to 79	$15,000	$8,550	1. Soho Darknstormy 2. Odin 3. Soap And Bubbles
2nd of 8	14/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Kate Gath	2:43.80	1:57.7	1.5m	$2.20f	21	NR up to 80	$10,000	$1,500	1. Son Of Mac NZ 2. Soho Darknstormy 3. Ten Da Touch NZ
2nd of 12	21/2/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kate Gath	2:41.90	1:56.3	1.1m	$4.00	7	NR up to 80	$10,000	$1,500	1. Always Be Blakey 2. Soho Darknstormy 3. Rick Reilly NZ

Always Be Blakey (Fr6) 174x132160
Trainer: K A Stuart-Mitchell (Wickliffe)
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $67,145
Win / Place: 33% / 60%

Track / Distance Specialist

Driver / Horse Combo

Driver In Form

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: GORGEOUS AN DIVINE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 10-5-3

Distance

13: 6-1-2

Trk/Dst

11: 4-1-2

Track

16: 6-2-2

Season

9: 3-1-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-2

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 0-2-0

Metro

16: 6-2-2

Non-Metro

14: 4-3-1

Mobile

30: 10-5-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

30: 10-5-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.83

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

13: 6-3-0

Driver Last 50

50: 8-14-6

Comments

Last start 11th (Sr4) over 2240m at this track beaten 30 m by Son Of Mac (2:41.00) on May 9 at $8. Two runs back 6th (Sr2) over 1650m at Bendigo, at the bell was 8th-11.2 beaten 9 m by New Shuffle (1:59.40) on April 18 at $14. Will not find this easy. Facing a tough assignment this time around.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 4	9/6/26	Melton	2240m			-	Ewa Justice	2:43.80	-	10m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Storms Collide 2. Sir Jimmy 3. Always Be Blakey
11th of 12	9/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	James Herbertson	2:41.00	1:55.6	28.7m	$8.00	21	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$350	1. Son Of Mac NZ 2. Thestatesman 3. Ten Da Touch NZ
6th of 12	18/4/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Jackie Barker	1:59.40	1:56.4	9.4m	$14	14	NR 78 to 89	$17,500	$350	1. New Shuffle 2. Arrhythmia 3. Le Belle Bijoux
1st of 10	4/4/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:43.90	1:57.8	1.4m	$3.10f	14	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$9,975	1. Always Be Blakey 2. Alwaysbealady 3. Ten Da Touch NZ
2nd of 7	21/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	James Herbertson	2:01.30	1:53.5	1.3m	$2.80	14	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$2,625	1. Meteor Moth 2. Always Be Blakey 3. Le Belle Bijoux
3rd of 7	7/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ewa Justice	2:02.30	1:54.4	1.9m	$6.50	14	NR 67 to 75	$15,000	$1,500	1. Rolinginthedeep 2. Eastbro Chrissy 3. Always Be Blakey

Storms Collide (Fr7) 111217140x
Trainer: Emma Stewart (Cardigan)
Driver: Tasmyn Potter (C,5)
Prize Money: $118,690
Win / Place: 40% / 70%

Recent Trial Winner

Track Specialist

1st Up Record

4 yo Brown Horse

Sire: THE STORM INSIDE (AUS)

Dam: TIGER STORM (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 8-6-0

Distance

5: 3-2-0

Trk/Dst

4: 2-2-0

Track

14: 5-4-0

Season

8: 4-1-0

1st Up

4: 3-1-0

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-2-0

Metro

16: 6-4-0

Non-Metro

4: 2-2-0

Mobile

20: 8-6-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

20: 8-6-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.23

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 8-10-5

Comments

Returns from the paddock. Previously first up won by 1.75 m as favourite when quickly away, (Fr4) at this track (2:02.10) beating Tara Victory in on June 28 at $1.07. First-up record is strong, including three wins, so could make a winning return.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 4	9/6/26	Melton	2240m			-	Mark Pitt	2:43.80	-	2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Storms Collide 2. Sir Jimmy 3. Always Be Blakey
2nd of 3	26/5/26	Melton	1720m			-	Allan Mcdonough	2:03.30	-	0.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Cigano 2. Storms Collide 3. The Highlight Reel
12th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Cameron Hart	2:36.90	1:52.8	41.6m	$7.00	7	No NR	$100,000	$2,000	1. Its Confidential 2. Forty Love 3. Coastal Drive
4th of 12	15/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Cameron Hart	2:38.60	1:53.9	10.0m	$6.00	8	No NR	$15,000	$900	1. Captain Perfect 2. Viney 3. Sao Paulo Simba
1st of 9	7/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ryan Sanderson	2:42.50	1:56.8	4.5m	$1.80f	20	No NR	$10,000	$5,000	1. Storms Collide 2. Forty Love 3. Captain Perfect
7th of 12	18/10/25	Melton	2760m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr6	Jack Callaghan	3:17.10	1:54.9	15.4m	$18	7	No NR	$150,000	$2,250	1. Fox Dan 2. Captain Perfect 3. Its Confidential

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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