Melton Race 5

Benstud Standardbreds Trot

Prize Money: $6,000

KITTY CASH (7) made it back-to-back wins when she scored at Kilmore two runs ago before bombing the start last time. Tactics will be crucial from this wide draw but with luck and manners she has the talent to take care of this field. Hard to knock the form of AGAINST THE BRIDLE (1) who made it three wins in a row when he led from wider and went to score by 5.5m at Geelong. Has the speed to take advantage of this draw so could add to the winning streak. TICTOK (5) has been tackling higher-graded races of late, the last two from back row draws. This should suit. JAYS ALL THAT (4) has been solid of late and is worth some thought.

Distance: 1720m
Class: NR up to 59
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Against The Bridle (Fr1) 3634447111
Trainer: Ross Graham (Sutton Grange)
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $65,295
Win / Place: 13% / 40%

Driver / Horse Combo

Picket Fence

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: USED TO ME (FR)

Dam: SISTER OF SONOKO (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

102: 14-15-12

Distance

25: 4-6-5

Trk/Dst

7: 1-1-3

Track

9: 1-1-3

Season

4: 3-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

29: 3-4-4

Non-Metro

73: 11-11-8

Mobile

102: 14-15-12

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

102: 14-15-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.65

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 3-0-0

Comments

Looks well placed in this tougher race, but he was impressive winning last start [-+] won by 5.5 m as favourite after showing early speed, (Fr5) at Geelong (1:57.70) beating Prohibited Bid in on September 11 at $1.50 at the bell was leading 4.79. Gets the ace draw and could 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 6	11/9/26	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Herbertson	1:57.70	1:57.7	5.5m	$1.50f	10	NR up to 55	$8,000	$4,560	1. Against The Bridle 2. Prohibited Bid NZ 3. Why Now
1st of 10	1/9/26	Shepparton	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	James Herbertson	2:04.00	1:58.1	2.5m	$1.25f	12	NR up to 49	$6,000	$3,320	1. Against The Bridle 2. I Am Harro 3. Jessicas Story
1st of 10	20/8/26	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:04.70	1:58.8	32.4m	$1.95f	7	NR up to 44	$5,000	$2,610	1. Against The Bridle 2. Walkin Understarz 3. Kalarney Prince
7th of 10	13/8/26	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ross Graham	2:06.00	2:00.0	22.4m	$26	13	NR 45 to 49	$5,000	$140	1. Champagnes 2. Attracted 3. Aldebaran Marcus
4th of 10	31/7/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ross Graham	2:08.10	1:59.8	18.5m	$5.50	12	NR up to 50	$6,000	$300	1. At The Distance 2. Met With A Shrug 3. Steady Dream
4th of 8	19/7/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ross Graham	2:38.20	2:02.4	4.5m	$9.50	14	NR up to 49	$5,000	$275	1. Mista Walker 2. At The Distance 3. Fling It Rainbow

Romantic Nina (Fr2) 4813898453
Trainer: Ray Cross (Bet Bet)
Driver: Liam Older (C)
Prize Money: $91,710
Win / Place: 11% / 30%

6 yo Bay Mare

Sire: CENTURION ATM (USA)

Dam: KUMBYA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

132: 15-15-10

Distance

23: 3-1-2

Trk/Dst

9: 2-0-2

Track

23: 2-4-3

Season

6: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

61: 7-8-4

Non-Metro

71: 8-7-6

Mobile

113: 13-14-9

Standing

19: 2-1-1

All-Weather

132: 15-15-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.00

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

75: 11-10-8

Comments

Improved last start with a good run when 3rd (Fr2) over 2240m at this track, at the bell was 4th-5.37 beaten 3 m by Ox Knox (2:46.80) on September 25 at $8. Forward performance expected.

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
3rd of 10	25/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Liam Older	2:46.80	1:59.8	3.2m	$8.00	9	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$700	1. Ox Knox 2. Amour Maternal 3. Romantic Nina
5th of 7	16/9/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Liam Older	2:06.20	1:58.8	5.6m	$9.50	9	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$210	1. Majestic Tooth 2. Maximez 3. Amour Maternal
4th of 7	7/9/26	Maryborough	2690m	Standing	All Weather	Fr	Luke Dunne	3:26.30	2:02.5	8.2m	$13	14	NR 55 Discretionary Handicap	$8,000	$400	1. Antonov NZ 2. Maestro 3. El Conqueror NZ
8th of 10	24/8/26	Maryborough	2190m	Standing	All Weather	Fr	Mark Hayes	2:45.90	2:01.4	20.7m	$20	9	NR 55 Discretionary Handicap	$8,000	$160	1. Antonov NZ 2. Fremarks Peggy 3. El Conqueror NZ
2nd of 8	16/8/26	Maryborough	2190m			-	Mark Hayes	2:47.00	-	0.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Champagne Charley 2. Romantic Nina 3. Pipalicious
9th of 9	15/8/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Liam Older	2:44.50	1:58.2	18.3m	$31	7	NR 57 to 67	$10,000	$200	1. Vici Bloom 2. Tweedledee NZ 3. Sam Nien

Thats My Cardigan (Fr3) x471616324
Trainer: M A Hughes (Iona)
Driver: John Caldow
Prize Money: $15,860
Win / Place: 25% / 41%

4 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: CARDIGAN BOKO (SWE)

Dam: SILVER SPUR (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 3-1-1

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

3: 0-1-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

3: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

9: 2-0-1

Mobile

12: 3-1-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

12: 3-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

7: 2-1-1

Comments

Last start was driven from back in the field when 4th (Fr5) over 2180m at Kilmore, at the bell was 6th-15.24 beaten 14 m by Muskee (2:45.90) in 4yo on September 24 at $10. At his previous start good run when 2nd (Fr4) over 2240m after showing early speed at this track, at the bell was leading 0.8 beaten 5.5 m by Dels Destiny (2:48.00) on September 18 at $2.25. Can play a role in the finish.

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
4th of 6	24/9/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	John Caldow	2:45.90	2:02.5	14.1m	$10	6	Entires Geldings No NR	$15,000	$900	1. Muskee 2. Just As I Am 3. Kyvalley Jagger
2nd of 6	18/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	John Caldow	2:48.00	2:00.7	5.4m	$2.25f	47	NR up to 59	$6,000	$900	1. Dels Destiny NZ 2. Thats My Cardigan 3. Kyvalley Anthony
47 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 8	2/8/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	John Caldow	2:33.70	1:58.9	6.3m	$5.50	14	NR up to 59	$7,000	$700	1. Rarity Rock 2. Sebastians Waiting 3. Thats My Cardigan
6th of 7	19/7/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	John Caldow	2:39.10	2:03.1	89.3m	$5.50	14	NR up to 59	$6,000	$140	1. Call Me Jack 2. Acool Investment 3. Sovereign Tiger
1st of 7	5/7/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	John Caldow	2:37.00	2:01.5	0.2m	$8.50	31	NR up to 59	$6,000	$3,320	1. Thats My Cardigan 2. Sovereign Tiger 3. Acool Investment
31 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 2	28/6/26	Cranbourne	2080m			-	Chris Alford	2:35.00	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sovereign Tiger 2. Thats My Cardigan 3.

Jays All That (Fr4) 0951x46735
Trainer: T Abela (Balliang)
Driver: Blake Pace (C,5)
Prize Money: $53,000
Win / Place: 19% / 42%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: ELITE STRIDE (AUS)

Dam: PEGGYHALL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 4-3-2

Distance

6: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-2-0

Track

11: 1-3-1

Season

4: 0-0-1

1st Up

5: 2-1-0

2nd Up

5: 1-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-2-1

Metro

13: 1-3-1

Non-Metro

8: 3-0-1

Mobile

20: 4-3-2

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

21: 4-3-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.35

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1720m at this track, at the bell was 2nd-3.56 beaten 11 m by Munny The Munster (2:10.50) in 3yo on September 25 at $34. At his previous start good run when 3rd (Sr2) over 2200m at Ballarat was 5th-7.1 at the bell, beaten 9 m by Zoolu (2:47.20) in 3yo on September 16 at $7. Can be there at the business end.

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
5th of 7	25/9/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jodi Quinlan	2:10.50	2:02.1	11.6m	$34	9	Colts Geldings No NR	$10,000	$400	1. Munny The Munster 2. The Preacher 3. Mister Devereaux
3rd of 12	16/9/26	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Jodi Quinlan	2:47.20	2:02.3	9.7m	$7.00	12	No NR	$15,000	$1,500	1. Zoolu 2. Pass The Salt 3. Jays All That
7th of 9	4/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Jodi Quinlan	2:45.10	1:58.6	47.2m	$71	27	Colts Geldings No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Howdy Mate 2. The Preacher 3. Superior Stride
6th of 8	8/8/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jodi Quinlan	2:49.60	2:01.9	19.7m	$8.00	8	No NR	$15,000	$300	1. Unclad 2. Howdy Mate 3. Timmy Whiz
4th of 6	31/7/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jodi Quinlan	2:08.50	2:00.2	8.4m	$3.30	79	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$350	1. The Sky Is The Limit 2. Floating Mountain 3. Romantic Nina
79 Day Spell
1st of 3	25/7/26	Bacchus Marsh	1940m			-	Jodi Quinlan	2:27.10	-	0.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Jays All That 2. Floating Mountain 3. Ahundredplus

Tictok (Fr5) 5597683365
Trainer: P M Morrissey (Longlea)
Driver: Ellen Tormey
Prize Money: $95,615
Win / Place: 15% / 34%

8 yo Chestnut Mare

Sire: LOVE YOU (FR)

Dam: SUNDONS PRIDE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

100: 15-9-10

Distance

11: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

8: 0-1-0

Track

38: 2-4-3

Season

8: 0-0-2

1st Up

6: 1-2-0

2nd Up

6: 2-0-0

3rd Up

6: 1-0-0

Metro

54: 4-6-4

Non-Metro

46: 11-3-6

Mobile

81: 10-9-9

Standing

19: 5-0-1

All-Weather

100: 15-9-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:59.06

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

96: 14-9-8

Comments

Last start 5th (Sr3) over 2240m at this track, at the bell was 7th-12.08 beaten 6 m by Ox Knox (2:46.80) on September 25 at $5.50. At the run before 6th (Sr2) over 2240m at this track was 7th-10.58 at the bell, beaten 10 m by Sebastians Boy (2:47.30) on September 19 at $12. Looks close to a win.

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
5th of 10	25/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Michael Bellman	2:46.80	1:59.8	6.4m	$5.50	6	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$210	1. Ox Knox 2. Amour Maternal 3. Romantic Nina
6th of 9	19/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Michael Bellman	2:47.30	2:00.2	10.0m	$12	8	NR 60 to 69	$10,000	$200	1. Sebastians Boy 2. Jack Sprat 3. Aldebaran Susanne
3rd of 6	11/9/26	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Michael Bellman	2:41.30	2:03.6	4.1m	$2.90f	6	NR 57 to 67	$10,000	$1,000	1. Scar 2. Queen Kizen NZ 3. Tictok
3rd of 7	5/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	D K Douglas	2:45.20	1:58.7	14.1m	$21	7	0W/15 0K stake	$11,000	$1,100	1. Vici Bloom 2. Nakedtruth 3. Tictok
8th of 10	29/8/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Michael Bellman	2:48.10	2:00.7	14.3m	$41	7	0W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. Karbine 2. Centurion Dream 3. Distant Sun
6th of 6	22/8/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Michael Bellman	2:44.50	1:58.2	158.3m	$21	7	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. I Am Wilma 2. I Dream Of Millie 3. Dichotomy

Queen Kizen Nz (Fr6) 3223461852
Trainer: Brent Lilley (Bolinda)
Driver: Chris Alford
Prize Money: $54,845
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: WHAT THE HILL (USA)

Dam: QUEEN KENNY (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 5-5-5

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-1-0

Season

4: 1-1-0

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

5: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-3

Metro

12: 3-2-1

Non-Metro

18: 2-3-4

Mobile

24: 4-3-4

Standing

6: 1-2-1

All-Weather

30: 5-5-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:02.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

9: 0-2-2

Comments

Two back was beaten by 7 m finishing fifth after being driven well back, behind Scar at Kilmore over 2180m on September 3 at $8.50. Then a handy effort when beaten by 1.2 m finishing second after showing early speed, behind Scar at Geelong over 2100m on September 11 at $4.60. Another bold showing expected.

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
2nd of 6	11/9/26	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Chris Alford	2:41.30	2:03.6	1.2m	$4.60	8	NR 57 to 67	$10,000	$1,500	1. Scar 2. Queen Kizen NZ 3. Tictok
5th of 7	3/9/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Chris Alford	2:48.30	2:04.2	7.5m	$8.50	26	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$210	1. Scar 2. Amour Maternal 3. Fremarks Peggy
8th of 10	8/8/26	Globe Derby	2230m	Standing	All Weather	20m	Kevin Weidenbach	2:53.40	2:05.1	19.6m	$3.70	7	NR 41 to 57	$5,000	$67	1. Our Spitfire NZ 2. No Remorse, Daisy Bouchea 3.
1st of 9	1/8/26	Globe Derby	2230m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kevin Weidenbach	2:49.20	2:02.1	1.5m	$7.50	7	NR 48 to 59	$8,000	$4,768	1. Queen Kizen NZ 2. Reoffender 3. Daisy Bouchea
6th of 7	25/7/26	Globe Derby	2230m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	John Caldow	2:49.70	2:02.5	31.0m	$1.80f	17	NR 55 to 69	$5,000	$67	1. Hayoak 2. Bitta Irish Luck 3. Bishop George
4th of 7	8/7/26	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	James Herbertson	2:03.90	1:58.0	9.5m	$1.45f	9	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$350	1. Aldebaran Susanne 2. Majestic Tooth 3. Dels Destiny NZ

Kitty Cash (Fr7) 6514424117
Trainer: M A Hughes (Iona)
Driver: Michael Bellman
Prize Money: $18,660
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: VOLSTEAD (USA)

Dam: PAR ICI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 4-3-1

Distance

4: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

4: 2-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

16: 4-3-1

Mobile

16: 4-3-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

16: 4-3-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

11: 3-1-1

Comments

Bombed the start and was well beaten into seventh behind No Money No Honey at Kilmore over 2180m in a 4yo on September 24 at $3.40. Raced better the start before that where she came from midfield and won by 2.25 m when quickly away, (Fr5) at Kilmore (2:05.90) beating Lord Logan in on September 17 at $3 at the bell was leading 2.82. With manners she can bounce back.

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
7th of 10	24/9/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Michael Bellman	2:42.90	2:00.3	60.6m	$3.40	7	Mares No NR	$15,000	$300	1. No Money No Honey 2. Aldebaran Mistique 3. Alectrona
1st of 7	17/9/26	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Michael Bellman	2:05.90	1:59.8	2.3m	$3.00	11	1-3 WINs	$6,000	$3,320	1. Kitty Cash 2. Lord Logan 3. Deejay Dex
1st of 8	6/9/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Michael Bellman	1:58.30	1:58.3	3.2m	$8.00	35	NR up to 55	$6,000	$3,320	1. Kitty Cash 2. Deejay Dex 3. Majestic Charma
35 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	2/8/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Michael Bellman	2:33.70	1:58.9	21.4m	$8.00	5	NR up to 59	$7,000	$350	1. Rarity Rock 2. Sebastians Waiting 3. Thats My Cardigan
2nd of 7	28/7/26	Shepparton	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Chris Alford	2:50.60	2:05.4	13.0m	$2.00f	9	0-3 WINs (NR55)	$6,000	$900	1. Fritsch 2. Kitty Cash 3. Patnwill
4th of 7	19/7/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Michael Bellman	2:39.10	2:03.1	49.0m	$6.00	14	NR up to 59	$6,000	$300	1. Call Me Jack 2. Acool Investment 3. Sovereign Tiger

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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