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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 26th September

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 26th September

• Tim O'Connor
Melton Harness hosts Saturday night action across a ten-race card, with Tim O'Connor offering his preview, 10-unit play and quaddie numbers. SELECTIONS: FIGHTER COMMAND (8), METEOR MOTH (1), FORTY LOVE (5), SMOKEN ACE (9) OVERVIEW: Fast class pace to start AFL Grand Final night at Melton where I’m tipping FIGHTER COMMAND (8) on top from inside the back row. He was huge winning two starts back in a race six of these horses clashed in and was so brave trapped parked in a sizzling free-for-all back here at Melton won by SMOKEN ACE (9) on September 12. He did a…
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Melton Harness Preview - Friday 25th September

Melton Harness Preview - Friday 25th September

• Tim O'Connor
Tim “TOC” O’Connor previews Friday night’s 10-race Melton card, including his key chances, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 Each Way SELECTIONS: THESTATESMAN (3), ZENARIO (9), HITTHEROADJACK (6), MITZI SAID (8)ᅠ OVERVIEW: Wide-open start to the night where I think THESTATESMAN (3) gets his chance to show us how he’s really going. He has seemingly been running okay from unsuitable positions in transit for some time, including last Saturday night when he settled near last and held his own in an on-pace dominated race. He draws to work forward and find the fence, and from there should run…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 5th September

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 5th September

• Tim O'Connor
Melton Harness hosts Saturday night action across a ten-race card, with Tim O’Connor offering his preview, 10-unit play and quaddie numbers. Race 1 SELECTIONS: ENJOY LIFE (6), MOST EXCITING (1), SOHO CHARMER (2), MAJOR BLITZ (3) OVERVIEW: What a race to start the night of the Vicbred Super Series semi-finals! Good luck guessing the speed map here because there are so many scenarios, with a host of the big guns drawn on the front row. Regardless of where he ends up, I’m siding with the unbeaten ENJOY LIFE (6). He’s eight from eight to start his career, with his most recent win being…
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Melton Harness Preview - Friday 4th September

Melton Harness Preview - Friday 4th September

• Tim O'Connor
Tim “TOC” O’Connor previews Friday night’s 10-race Melton card, including his key chances, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 SELECTIONS: KYVALLEY DRIFTER (1), MISS MUSCLE (8), MAJARO GIRL (9), LOLLY (5) OVERVIEW: KYVALLEY DRIFTER (1) did plenty wrong on debut at Melton on August 21, but ultimately got the job done in good style with a strong victory over LOLLY (5). She hails from the powerful and in-form Chris Svanosio stable, draws well in gate one and should have taken plenty of benefit from that experience. There looks to be a motor there, and she’s happily on top in a race…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 29th August

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 29th August

• Tim O'Connor
Melton Harness hosts Saturday night action across a ten-race card, with Tim O’Connor offering his preview, 10-unit play and quaddie numbers. Race 1 SELECTIONS: WORDS (10), MISS ARI (3), HITTHEROADJACK (1), ZENARIO (6) OVERVIEW: Ripper race to start proceedings at HQ where the New Zealand import WORDS (10) looks to get a great chance. His first-up run here on our shores was a cracker when he speared to the front, ran strong sections and bolted in for an 8.8m victory over ZENARIO (6). He was then very competitive when only beaten 4.3m into third by Fairplay at Melton last time and there looks enough tempo…
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Melton Harness Preview - Friday 28th August

Melton Harness Preview - Friday 28th August

• Tim O'Connor
Melton is set for a big Friday night of harness racing with a nine-race program, as Tim O’Connor provides his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 SELECTIONS: LENARD ESS (9), ALLHEARTNOHEIGHT (3), GOODTIME MAE (2), WICHITA KANSAS (5) OVERVIEW: LENARD ESS (9) is a real stable favourite of trainer Jess Tubbs and he landed a 19th career win at Melton last Friday when driven perfectly by James Herbertson. He led, handed up and then sprint-landed to a powerful victory as a short-priced favourite. He had gate one there, and while he won’t find the fence this time, he…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 22nd August

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 22nd August

• Tim O'Connor
Melton Harness hosts Saturday night action across an eight-race card, with Tim O’Connor offering his preview, 10-unit play and quaddie numbers. Race 1 SELECTIONS: SIR JIMMY (10), CATCH A WAVE (7), HOORAH PHILTRA (9), FIGHTER COMMAND (11) OVERVIEW: What a cracking way to start the night at Melton, with a wide-open free-for-all pacing contest where most have claims. There does appear to be plenty of tempo in this race given most of the key chances are either drawn on the back row or out wide off the front, and I’ll take a slight leaning to SIR JIMMY (10) third-up from a break. He was…
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Melton Harness Preview - Friday 21st August

Melton Harness Preview - Friday 21st August

• Tim O'Connor
Melton is set for a big Friday night of harness racing with a nine-race program, as Tim O’Connor provides his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 SELECTIONS: FREAK OUT (9), FAVOURITEHIGHLIGHT (8), SHEZABLUECHIP (3), GOODTIME MAE (6) OVERVIEW: Plenty of hopes to kick-off the night of racing at Melton, but FREAK OUT (9) looks to find a suitable assignment in what is a slight drop in grade from recent outings. He was only beaten 14.7m in a slick 1:54.7 mile rate last time behind Foregone Conclusion and had similar margins in two runs before that after winning from the front…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 15th August

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 15th August

• Tim O'Connor
Melton Harness hosts Saturday night action across a nine-race card, with Tim O’Connor offering his preview, 10-unit play and quaddie numbers. Race 1 SELECTIONS: LOUGLE (10), ATUA MAGIC (1), ROYAL APPOINTMENT (9), THE NAKED ART (5) OVERVIEW: LOUGLE (10) is an exciting, progressive pacer who has recently joined the Stephen Clarke stable and tuned up for his first-up assignment with a lovely trial performance at Maryborough recently. There, he cruised to the line to win a slick 54.4sec last half, beating Don Lou who has won in easier grade since. He ran some great races when in the care of Gerard Jamieson…
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Geelong Harness Preview - Friday 14th August

Geelong Harness Preview - Friday 14th August

• Tim O'Connor
Geelong hosts a six pack of Friday night harness action, with Tim O’Connor offering his race-by-race preview and tips. Race 1 SELECTIONS: HALF AS TOUGH (6), LIV ON LOVE (1), FIRESIDE (2), JAMALA KHAN (8) OVERVIEW: HALF AS TOUGH (6) can be excused for finishing last last time out at Ballarat when he broke twice in running and dropped out. Before that, he made up huge ground from last to grab third at the same track in a clash five of these contested. The run prior at Stawell was also good when held up in the concluding stages. He’s lightly raced and…
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