Melton (VIC)
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R7
Hertz Melton Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers | 9:01pm
TRACK INFORMATION
Max 7 across front
Sprint lane
RACE CONDITIONS
NR up to 49. RBD
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$4,000
 
 
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R7
2 - PICKLE IT
  • 2 Pickle It (FR2)
  • D: Taylor Ford
  • T: J F Pengelly
  • 8-7-4-2-5-9-8-5-6-3
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: THE VILLAIN (3) finished seventh at his latest attempt but he was left stranded on the outside of the leader and raced fiercely in a much stronger race so he had excuses. He is better than his form reads and gets his chance to show improvement here. WICHITA KANSAS (4) used some energy to hold a forward position in the early stages and trailed the leader for the majority of the trip when a close up third in a slick mile rate of 1.55.4 at Ballarat last week. This is a suitable assignment and he should go well again. ROYAL SAXON (9) is capable of sprinting to the line quickly with the right trail forward and is a value hope from the trailing draw. BETTES BLUE VIOLET (5), THE DEMOCRAT (7) and LENARD ESS (8) are all capable of showing up without surprising. EARLY SPEED: 3 (possible leader), 2,4,5 RATINGS: 3,4/ 5,9/ 7,8
TODAY'S STATISTICS
11-0-1-1
TRACK
5-0-0-0
DISTANCE
4-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
28-2-5-7
LAST SEASON
10-0-1-1
THIS SEASON
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
41%
PLACE S/RATE
103-8-15-19
CAREER
$54,799
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2180
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 103-8-15-19 8% 41% 3
Distance 5-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Dist Range 56-7-11-12 13% 54% 2
Track 11-0-1-1 0% 18% 4
Track / Dist 4-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
This Season 10-0-1-1 0% 20% 7
Last Season 28-2-5-7 7% 50% 2
1st up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Career Best MR 1:57.4MS 5
Distance Best MR 1:57.4MS 5
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Driver 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Taylor Ford
Trainer 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
J F Pengelly
Trained at: Elaine
Owners: J F Pengelly, C MacLean, A Pengelly
Breeder(s): J D Moore, M J Settree
Colours: Black, White Diamonds, Collar And Waistband, White Sleeves With Black Horseshoes And Cuffs
Age/Sex: 7 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Artspeak USA - Clontarf Lady (Grinfromeartoear USA)
National Rating: NR34
Gear Changes
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RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
3 of 12 7
GEELONG (Good) 13/06/2025, 1609m, NR up to 42. 1:58.1 (58.2, 28.7)
Finished 3/12 btn 2.0m, $4000, Taylor Ford (Fr1), $6.00
gate speed, led, leader at bell
1st HUXHAM CHUBB (Sr2)
2nd QUICK DECISION (Sr1) HFNK
3rd PICKLE IT (Fr1) 1.3m
6 of 12 14
MELTON (Good) 06/06/2025, 1720m, NR up to 36. 1:59.7 (60.6, 30.7)
Finished 6/12 btn 11.0m, $4000, Taylor Ford (Sr6), $18.00
3 wide early, restrained to rear, 5 back on the pegs at bell
1st LIVERMERE (Fr3)
2nd FAVOURITEHIGHLIGHT (Fr2) 6.5m
3rd VERY TEMPTING (Fr4) HD
5 of 8 7
MELTON (Good) 23/05/2025, 1720m, NR up to 42. 1:58.3 (60.2, 30.8)
Finished 5/8 btn 4.6m, $4000, Taylor Ford (Fr3), $4.40
gate speed, led, leader at bell
1st DOT BALL (Sr1)
2nd MY LUCKY ROCK (Fr1) SHFHD
3rd MICTON MOUSE (Fr4) 1.1m
8 of 9 21
GEELONG (Good) 16/05/2025, 1609m, NR up to 42. 1:57.1 (59.9, 30.7)
Finished 8/9 btn 8.8m, $4000, Taylor Ford (Fr2), $8.00
gate speed, withstood challenge, led, leader at bell
1st MIDNITE DESIRE (Fr1)
2nd ANGEL OF ANGER (Sr2) 1.7m
3rd FOUR LONELY NIGHTS (Fr6) HD
9 of 12 21
MELTON (Rain Affected) 25/04/2025, 1720m, NR 37 to 42. 1:57.6 (58.1, 28.9)
Finished 9/12 btn 17.5m, $4000, Taylor Ford (Fr1), $4.40
gate speed, led, leader at bell, Gave ground over concluding stages
1st FEEL THE BUZZ (Fr4)
2nd MICTON MOUSE (Fr3) 2.0m
3rd REALLY SMARTIE (Sr5) 3.9m
5 of 12 7
MELTON (Good) 04/04/2025, 1720m, NR up to 42. 1:58.0 (58.5, 29.5)
Finished 5/12 btn 8.0m, $4000, Jodi Quinlan (Fr1), $7.50
gate speed, led, leader at bell
1st OUR TRUE COLOURS (Sr3)
2nd REALLY SMARTIE (Fr6) 2.7m
3rd MARKLEIGH CAZ (Sr2) HD
2 of 10 7
GEELONG (Good) 28/03/2025, 1609m, NR 37 to 42. 1:58.0 (59.1, 29.4)
Finished 2/10 btn 4.1m, $4000, Jodi Quinlan (Fr1), $3.40
pulled hard in score-up, gate speed, led, withstood challenge, leader at bell
1st LAVADA GOLD (Fr4)
2nd PICKLE IT (Fr1) 4.1m
3rd SNAZOLA (Sr2) 4.3m
4 of 12 5
GEELONG (Good) 21/03/2025, 1609m, NR up to 49. 1:58.6 (59.5, 30.0)
Finished 4/12 btn 4.8m, $4000, Jodi Quinlan (Fr6), $4.00
gate speed, pulled hard, behind leader at bell, held up early, used sprint lane
1st MY DARLING DANCER (Sr2)
2nd ETIZ AMODEL (Sr3) 1.6m
3rd REALLY SMARTIE (Sr5) 1.2m
7 of 8 9
CRANBRN (Rain Affected) 16/03/2025, 1609m, NR up to 49. 1:59.6 (60.5, 31.4)
Finished 7/8 btn 10.5m, $4000, Chris Svanosio (Fr2), $13.00
gate speed, 1 out 1 back at bell, no clear run
1st HIGHVIEW HAMMER (Fr6)
2nd ILLAWONG PHOENIX (Fr3) 3.2m
3rd ROBLEN RANGER (Sr1) HFHD
8 of 10 N/A
GEELONG (Good) 07/03/2025, 1609m, NR up to 39. 1:57.5 (59.2, 29.7)
Finished 8/10 btn 28.1m, $4000, Taylor Ford (Fr7), $9.50
gate speed, caught wide early , pulled hard, restrained to rear, 1 out 5 back at bell
1st ETIZ AMODEL (Fr4)
2nd ILLAWONG PHOENIX (Fr5) 7.4m
3rd BLUE OCEAN (Fr3) 9.1m
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LAST WIN
1 of 9 N/A
GEELONG (Good) 01/11/2024, 1609m, NR up to 49. 1:57.4 (57.7, 28.6)
Finished 1/9 $4500, Jodi Quinlan (Fr3), $2.90
gate speed, led, leader at bell, pulled hard
1st PICKLE IT (Fr3)
2nd LADY SALINA (Fr6) HFHD
3rd ROCKNROLL STARDOM (Sr2) 6.7m