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Victoria · Friday 23 October 2026
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Progressive filly from a leading yard who did plenty wrong on debut — caught three wide without cover for most of the trip — yet still moved into the race at the 400m before condition told late behind a tearaway leader. She is the only runner here with recent race fitness, draws the inside gate and gets weight relief. With the form lines behind her the most trustworthy in a race stacked with unknowns, she is the one to beat.
The most exposed and dependable form line in the race. She maps to sit just off what should be a genuine tempo.
A filly who has been knocking on the door — a half-length second at Pakenham over 1100m plus two other close-up finishes in her last three outings. She races on the pace, which suits a race with no confirmed leader, and she does not need to improve much to be in the finish. The concern is a stable that has gone a long time between drinks and is yet to win here, and she resumes off a lengthy break. Placed claims look stronger than her win claims.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Southern Sway | 5 | Billy Egan | Dominic Sutton | 55.5kg | $3.70 |
| 2nd | 4 | Kokeshi | 6 | Declan Bates | John Moloney | 58kg | $9.00 |
| 3rd | 9 | Moon God | 1 | Jabez Johnstone | Ciaron Maher | 54kg | $10.00 |
| 4th | 3 | Hegely | 7 | Ryan Hurdle | Brendon Hearps | 58kg | $15.00 |
| 5th | 2 | Contemplate Kate | 9 | Neil Farley | Andrew J Payne | 58kg | $20.00 |
| 6th | 1 | Charlotte's Web | 3 | John Allen | Vincent Malady | 58kg | $18.00 |
| 7th | 5 | My Infinity | 11 | Zac Moore | Melody Cunningham | 55kg | $41.00 |
| 8th | 11 | With Benefits | 2 | Beau Mertens | Clinton McDonald | 55.5kg | $3.00 |
| 9th | 7 | Corsage | 8 | Lachlan Neindorf | Clayton Douglas | 55.5kg | $4.60 |
| Scr | 6 | Brookelinda | 4 | Anthony and Sam Freedman | 55.5kg | ||
| Scr | 8 | Flash Inquiry | 10 | Taige Weir | 55.5kg |
Drops steeply from Listed company to a maiden and brings the strongest last-start run in the race, leading at Bendigo and only being run down inside the final furlong. She lands in the box seat from gate two in a race lacking a genuine speed rival, which should let her control the tempo. The stable is firing. The one query is that her two good-track runs were plain, but both were against far tougher opposition.
She maps to settle just behind the speed from a good gate and her rider is in excellent touch at this circuit. Respected, but not the top pick.
Produced a genuinely good debut at Warrnambool, travelling sweetly in fourth before closing to be beaten only half a length in testing ground. The Maher yard knows how to place them and the jockey partnership is productive.
Much better than her bare debut fifth suggests. She was restrained to last, badly checked from the 500m to the 300m and still found the line strongly in a race run at a decent clip. The stable is having a big month and its runners here go well.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Anglais | 3 | Ethan Brown | Nick Ryan | 57kg | $2.40 |
| 2nd | 11 | Vulcana | 9 | Thomas Stockdale | Ciaron Maher | 57kg | $5.50 |
| 3rd | 5 | Miss Capri | 4 | Declan Bates | John Moloney | 57kg | $51.00 |
| 4th | 6 | Nialah | 2 | Ben Allen | Ciaron Maher | 57kg | $3.40 |
| 5th | 7 | Prolocutor | 5 | Beau Mertens | Lindsey Smith | 57kg | $15.00 |
| 6th | 10 | Scorching Beauty | 10 | Billy Egan | Dominic Sutton | 57kg | $51.00 |
| 7th | 1 | Affair D'or | 7 | John Allen | Thomas Carberry | 57kg | $12.00 |
| 8th | 4 | Hurricane Girl | 1 | Luke Currie | Dan O'Sullivan | 57kg | $14.00 |
| 9th | 9 | Ruby From Zadar | 11 | Neil Farley | Paul Koumis | 57kg | $101.00 |
| 10th | 8 | Renaissance Girl | 8 | Lachlan Neindorf | Symon Wilde | 57kg | $26.00 |
| 11th | 3 | Chilly Sav | 6 | Valentin Le Boeuf | Rodney Foster | 57kg | $201.00 |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dame Of Dubai | 6 | Linda Meech | Symon Wilde | 58kg |
| 2 | Hot Pot Dot | 15 | Eoin Walsh | Dan O'Sullivan | 58kg |
| 3 | Imminent Touch | 5 | Shayleigh Ingelse | Deanne Taylor | 56kg |
| 4 | Latassa | 1 | Beau Mertens | Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr | 58kg |
| 5 | Moonlight Romance | 13 | Joe Bowditch | Noni Shelton | 58kg |
| 6 | Open Fire | 11 | Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr | 58kg | |
| 7 | Wavelets | 8 | John Allen | Thomas Carberry | 58kg |
| 8 | Endemic | 7 | Luke Currie | Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman | 55.5kg |
| 9 | Enticement | 3 | Declan Bates | Matt Laurie | 55.5kg |
| 10 | Fine And Sunny | 10 | Tom Madden | Grahame Begg | 55.5kg |
| 11 | Noble Fox | 9 | Neil Farley | Henry Dwyer | 55.5kg |
| 12 | Pandie Pandie | 2 | Jackson Radley | Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman | 54kg |
| 13 | Smashing Success | 14 | Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young | 55.5kg | |
| 14 | Star Je Taime | 4 | Lachlan Neindorf | Danny O'Brien | 55.5kg |
| 15 | Grandstraz | 12 | Valentin Le Boeuf | Rodney Foster | 58kg |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogey Free | 13 | Ciaron Maher | 58kg | |
| 2 | Boy From Zadar | 7 | Paul Koumis | 58kg | |
| 3 | Celestial Blue | 2 | Lachlan Neindorf | Phillip and Tommy Stokes | 58kg |
| 4 | Meritorious | 10 | Luke Currie | Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman | 58kg |
| 5 | Perfect Dismount | 9 | Declan Bates | Ciaron Maher | 58kg |
| 6 | Resonant | 5 | Ethan Brown | Ben, Will and JD Hayes | 58kg |
| 7 | All Eyes On Erin | 1 | John Allen | Thomas Carberry | 56kg |
| 8 | Celestaria | 8 | Ben Allen | Henry Dwyer | 56.5kg |
| 9 | Charmingly | 4 | Fred W Kersley | Chris Waller | 56kg |
| 10 | Engulf | 12 | Beau Mertens | Clinton McDonald | 56kg |
| 11 | Sabrina | 6 | Linda Meech | Tony and Calvin McEvoy | 56kg |
| 12 | Scoville | 3 | Thomas Stockdale | Ciaron Maher | 56kg |
| 13 | Unkechaug | 11 | Robbie Griffiths | 56kg |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charming Chords | 3 | Cian Macredmond | Melody Cunningham | 58kg |
| 2 | Circus Circus | 7 | Neil Farley | Charles Cassar | 58kg |
| 3 | Dextrose | 14 | Clifford Brown | 58kg | |
| 4 | Heavy Is The Head | 5 | Paul and Tracey Templeton | 58kg | |
| 5 | Incoherent | 15 | Ben, Will and JD Hayes | 58kg | |
| 6 | Pretty Stylish | 8 | Ryan Hurdle | John Symons and Sheila Laxon | 58kg |
| 7 | She's Loaded | 13 | Mitchell Freedman | 58kg | |
| 8 | Some Chance | 4 | Jackie Beriman | Shane Fliedner | 58kg |
| 9 | Cirque De Coco | 6 | Beau Mertens | Clayton Douglas | 55.5kg |
| 10 | Confidential Girl | 10 | Ciaron Maher | 55.5kg | |
| 11 | Kirkstone | 2 | Luke Currie | Ben, Will and JD Hayes | 55.5kg |
| 12 | Nishioka | 16 | Robbie Griffiths | 55.5kg | |
| 13 | Oceans Blue | 12 | Lachlan Neindorf | Danny O'Brien | 55.5kg |
| 14 | Vixen Vibes | 9 | Declan Bates | Mark and Levi Kavanagh | 55.5kg |
| 15 | Chasing Atlantis | 1 | Dylan Dunn | Charles Cassar | 58kg |
| 16 | I'lluvyoulongtime | 11 | Dan F Meagher | 58kg |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Vicky | 2 | Brittany Button | Nelson Smyth | 60kg |
| 2 | Smart Little Miss | 10 | Beau Mertens | Reece Goodwin | 63kg |
| 3 | Shipstern Bluff | 6 | Jackie Beriman | Shane Fliedner | 61.5kg |
| 4 | Sistine Tunnel | 7 | John Allen | Andrew Noblet | 61.5kg |
| 5 | Brave Carol | 3 | Dylan Dunn | John Keane | 61kg |
| 6 | Smoke Screen | 5 | Declan Bates | Ciaron Maher | 60.5kg |
| 7 | Immortal Justice | 8 | Toby Atkinson | Tyler Donaldson-Aitken | 60kg |
| 8 | Lagunanini | 4 | Jackson Radley | Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young | 58.5kg |
| 9 | Vivid Blooms | 9 | Shayleigh Ingelse | Nell Carter | 58kg |
| 10 | Chapados | 1 | Billy Egan | Dominic Sutton | 59.5kg |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killiana | 10 | Ben, Will and JD Hayes | 62.5kg | |
| 2 | Sharing Moments | 7 | Scott Cameron | 62kg | |
| 3 | Du Clisson | 1 | Shayleigh Ingelse | Tom Dabernig | 59.5kg |
| 4 | Arabella Star | 11 | Tony and Calvin McEvoy | 60.5kg | |
| 5 | Catch It Kiss It | 3 | Beau Mertens | Wendy Kelly | 59.5kg |
| 6 | Invincible Lover | 5 | Lloyd Kennewell | 59.5kg | |
| 7 | Skjaldmo | 9 | Billy Egan | Robbie Griffiths | 59.5kg |
| 8 | Bel Lupa | 2 | Ben Allen | Greg Eurell | 58.5kg |
| 9 | Bridgeitall | 6 | Ryan Hurdle | Linc Sullivan | 58.5kg |
| 10 | Flying Straz | 8 | Valentin Le Boeuf | Rodney Foster | 58kg |
| 11 | Semantics | 4 | Ethan Brown | Anthony and Sam Freedman | 58kg |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antalian | 7 | John Allen | Nigel Blackiston | 62kg |
| 2 | Chantra | 9 | Alana Kelly | Mitchell Freedman | 60.5kg |
| 3 | Into You | 10 | Neil Farley | Shay Keating | 60.5kg |
| 4 | Lady Thinkabell | 11 | Ryan Hurdle | John Symons and Sheila Laxon | 60.5kg |
| 5 | Cushioned | 3 | Billy Egan | Anthony and Sam Freedman | 60kg |
| 6 | Jenni You Think | 8 | Declan Bates | Ciaron Maher | 60kg |
| 7 | Perfect Night | 1 | Jackson Radley | Ben, Will and JD Hayes | 58.5kg |
| 8 | Cliste | 13 | Shayleigh Ingelse | Andrew Bobbin | 57.5kg |
| 9 | Cheron Finale | 6 | Linda Meech | David Noonan | 59kg |
| 10 | Epeiric | 14 | Paul and Tracey Templeton | 59kg | |
| 11 | Kiwi Jenni | 5 | Beau Mertens | Ciaron Maher | 59kg |
| 12 | Billycart | 4 | Dean Yendall | Taige Weir | 58kg |
| 13 | Designs Of Eight | 2 | Luke Currie | Maddie Raymond and Patrick Bell | 58kg |
| 14 | Koolatah Queen | 12 | Leon, Troy Corstens and Will Larkin | 58kg |
No result was recorded for this race.
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess Toro | 4 | Shayleigh Ingelse | Archie Alexander | 61kg |
| 2 | Invisible Magic | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 62kg | |
| 3 | Neziha | 14 | Ben, Will and JD Hayes | 61.5kg | |
| 4 | Russian Duchess | 16 | Ciaron Maher | 61kg | |
| 5 | Billie Bronx | 13 | Melissa Julius | Nell Carter | 60kg |
| 6 | M'lady Rose | 2 | John Allen | Tony and Calvin McEvoy | 60kg |
| 7 | Jenni Poppins | 1 | Beau Mertens | Lloyd Kennewell | 59.5kg |
| 8 | Luminary Miss | 8 | Dylan Dunn | Dominic Sutton | 59.5kg |
| 9 | Farakta | 3 | Luke Currie | Robbie Griffiths | 59kg |
| 10 | Swycho | 9 | Cian Macredmond | Melody Cunningham | 59kg |
| 11 | Frosty Night | 6 | Joe Bowditch | Jamie Barry | 58.5kg |
| 12 | Ostrica | 10 | Adam McCabe | Shawn Mathrick | 58.5kg |
| 13 | Crimson Miss | 12 | William Morrissey | 58kg | |
| 14 | Rose Of Shalaa | 15 | Reece Goodwin | 58kg | |
| 15 | Tauri | 11 | Tom Madden | Quinton Scott | 57.5kg |
| 16 | Hidden Witness | 7 | Neil Farley | Brittany Raymond | 55.5kg |
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