57 2:25pm 5 MELBOURNE 5 1400m Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas Prelude (Group 3) 1400m Of $300,000 and trophies of $1,750. 1st $180,000 and trophies of $1,750, 2nd $54,000, 3rd $27,000, 4th $13,500, 5th $7,500, 6th $6,000, 7th $6,000, 8th $6,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. This race carries a $20,000 Nominator Bonus only for qualified horses. For ThreeYears-Old Colts and Geldings. Set Weights plus Penalties. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-21.07E Hughes (04/04/2026) [Good3] Class Record: 1-21.40E Helmet (24/09/2011) [Firm2] 1 68s74 Tornado Valley (3) Ciaron Maher (w) ................................Thomas Stockdale 58 2 11 American Eagle (8) Anthony & Sam Freedman (wt) .......................Mark Zahra 58 3 119s1 Blind Raise (NZ) (9) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (dw) ..................Blake Shinn 57 4 319 Joint Venture (2) Chris Waller (w) ................................................. Ben Melham 56 5 13s2 Wolf Gap (5) Anthony & Sam Freedman ......................................... Ethan Brown 56 6 28s35 Confederation (6) Chris Waller ......................................................Damian Lane 56 7 713s3 Seraphox (1) Ciaron Maher (w) ....................................................... Declan Bates 56 8 51s44 Vallice (4) Ciaron Maher (dw) ..............................................................John Allen 56 9 51 Alchemistic (7) Tom Dabernig (w) ...................................................Linda Meech 56 FORM SUMMARY AMERICAN EAGLE has already shown to have a great will to win in his first two starts. He can soar over the top of them yet again to make it a hat trick of wins. TORNADO VALLEY gets the blinkers back on and could shake things up. BLIND RAISE will be in it for a long way. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 2 American Eagle 100 3 Blind Raise 99 5 Wolf Gap 90 7 Seraphox 87 1 Tornado Valley 87 1 Tornado Valley (Blks) R78 (3) 58kg Ciaron Maher (Cranbourne) Thomas Stockdale 3yo b or br c 27/09/23 Too Darn Hot (GB)-Oklahoma Girl (Fastnet Rock) BREEDER Rosemont Stud Owners Bennett Racing P/L (Mgr: N Bennett), Rosemont Stud P/L (Mgr: A Mithen), B Britten, Geelong Club (Mgr: S McHenry), Keeping Schtum (Mgr: C O’Loughlin), P Guerra, M Eastmure, Bakerland (Mgr: A Downard), BR Oklahoma Girl 2, BR Oklahoma Girl 1 & Bailerella (Mgr: M Bailey) Black And Orange Checks, White Gatecrasher, Black And White Checked Sleeves (w) 8 Starts 1-2-1 $810,170 TECHFORM 87 Track 2:0-0-1 Dist 1:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 5:1-1-0 1st Up 2:0-0-1 2nd Up 2:1-0-0 2-13 GCSTm Sat 17Jan26 1200 G4 MM 2Y CLASSIC-RL E P Brown (4) 57 $4.40 1-Unit Five 57 1.1L 1:09.71 6-8 RANDm Sat 7Mar26 1200 G4 TODMAN-G2 Z T Lloyd (7) 56.5 $9 1-Paradoxium 56.5 3.9L 1:10.37 8-13 RANDm Sat 4Apr26 1400 S7 SIRES PROD-G1 Z T Lloyd (1) 56.5 $10 1-Campione D’italia 56.5 8.0L 1:24.80 7-9 CAULm Sat 15Aug26 1100 S6 VAIN STKS-G3 D Bates (2) 58 $8 1-Hard Kick 57 2.6L 1:04.37R80 4-9 SANHm Sat 5Sep26 1300 S7 MCKENZIE-LR D Bates (6) 58.5 $8.50 1-Blind Raise (NZ) 57.5 4.0L 1:19.73R79 Midfield, pushed turn, plain late, needs ground 2.6L Vain Stks Group 3. Leader’s flank, scrubbed up 400m, no match 4L Mckenzie Listed. Blinkers have been reapplied and he should improve sharply here.
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