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: SOME AMERICAN (4), ULTIMATE VINNIE (1), CATCH A WAVE (8), HOORAH PHILTRA (3) OVERVIEW: SOME AMERICAN (4) has started the campaign in flying fashion, with his three wins from four starts all from the front in good style here at Melton. Last time, he led and gave a good kick to defeat CATCH A WAVE (8) and TRIPLE EIGHT (10), who finished strongly but couldn’t bridge the gap. The position in running looks the same for the Emma Stewart-trained speedster, who…

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: OX KNOX (5), FLYIN TIME (9), DEEJAY DEX (10), BUSLIN BRODY (8) OVERVIEW: Plenty of winning hopes in a difficult start to the night at Melton, but OX KNOX (5) does look to get another good chance second-up from a break. First-up last week at Kilmore, he led from gate five and stayed there until the closing stages when run down by Distant Sun. It was a good effort and there was a…

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: APOLLOSTORM (10), I AM THE STORM (8), KEAYANG SWEETHEART (5), LAMBRO MACH (1) OVERVIEW: APOLLOSTORM (10) could barely have been more impressive this campaign, with his three wins all in quick time from the front at Melton. While he isn’t likely to assume that role here, he has a brilliant turn of foot and might be too quick for his rivals. Stablemate I AM THE STORM (8) is two from two this preparation and looks just as smart as APOLLOSTORM (10).…

Melton is set for a big Friday night of harness racing with a nine-race program, as Tim “TOC” O’Connor provides his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 SELECTIONS: SOLOTREKK (1), REVERAND BOB (2), ITZ CLASSIC GOLD (5), TIMMY WHIZ (10) OVERVIEW: Here’s a $14,000 final for heats run at Maryborough and Kilmore recently, and it shapes as a cracking contest to start the night at Victorian harness HQ. SOLOTREKK (1) lands gate one under the random barrier draw and he looks to have a super chance based off his two starts this campaign. He was a good winner first-up at…

Melton is set for a big Friday night of harness racing with a nine-race program, as Tim “TOC” O’Connor provides his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 SELECTIONS: ALL THINGS SPICY (9), BAYSTYLE (10), BREATHE EASY (3), BETTORSWEETVICTORY (2) OVERVIEW: ALL THINGS SPICY (9) has returned from a break in good fashion, with two impressive third placings at Cranbourne and Melton where she has hit the line hard from off the speed. I loved her finale last time when rounding up a large portion of the field behind Janiebquick, and she gets a nice back row trailing draw…

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: FICTION FILE (5), CALEDONIAN RANGER (4), JANIEBQUICK (7), MONSIEUR FLAMEL (3) OVERVIEW: With LOWRIDER (6) out scratched, this race opens right up. FICTION FILE (5) struggles to win but often runs well and did just that when second in a race three of these contested at Ballarat last week. She got home in a pretty quick last half for this grade – as she did in the two runs prior – and James Herbertson might press forward in a bid to dictate the race.…

Melton is set for a big Friday night of harness racing with a ten-race program, as Tim “TOC” O’Connor provides his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 SELECTIONS: ROCKY PACIFIC (9), WHERE IS WOODY (6), DRESSED IN GOLD (10), MASS BETTING AGAIN (3) OVERVIEW: Formlines galore to sort out here in the opener where ROCKY PACIFIC (9) shapes as a key runner. He was first-up from New Zealand when a really brave second in fast time at Cranbourne on June 28 and he never found the fence. I thought it was a very promising run, and while he is only…