Ladbrokes Park

29 MELBOURNE 3 1:55PM 3 1400m KEN STURT HANDICAP 1400m Of $135,000 . 1st $74,250, 2nd $24,300, 3rd $12,150, 4th $6,750, 5th $4,050, 6th $2,700, 7th $2,700, 8th $2,700, 9th $2,700. Prizemoney contribution totaling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $7,000 and a SUPER VOBIS Owners Bonus of $23,000 for qualified horses.. For Three-Years-Old. BenchMark 70 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 1-21.20E Exceed And Excel (21/09/2003) [Good3] Class Record: 1-23.32E Equaletta (26/12/2019) [Good4] 1 5415s TANKER (4) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (t) ............. TEODORE NUGENT (a1.5/49kg) 61 2 11 BELTORO (3) Robert Hickmott (d) ..................................................... JACK HILL 59.5 3 1 AYRTON (NZ) (9) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) .................................. JAMIE KAH 57 4 5s248 ILOVETHEGAME (5) Greg Eurell (w) . ............................................. JYE MCNEIL 57 5 15 EL SALTO (1) Brent Stanley (w) ................................................ NASH RAWILLER 56.5 6 s0s57 STANDOFF (8) Grant & Peter Dalziel (w) ..................................... DAMIEN OLIVER 56.5 7 455s1 SAFEEYA (7) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (d) ......................... MICHAEL WALKER 56 8 21 SIREN ROCK (2) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dw) . ................... DAMIEN THORNTON 56 9 461s6 MISS JUVENILE (6) Adrian McGregor (d) ........................... WILL PRICE (a3/48kg) 56 FORM SUMMARY BELTORO is 2/2 and easily won a similar race at Flemington last start after getting well back. TANKER was not far behind The Derby winner in the MV Vase and this trip can suit him better. AYRTON thrashed them in his maiden win on debut and looked good enough for this. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 2 Beltoro 100 1 Tanker 93 6 Standoff 91 3 Ayrton 89 4 Ilovethegame 89 KEN STURT KEN STURT served the Racing Industry as an official of the original Melbourne Racing Club and later the VATC from 1948 to 1986. He was appointed Judge at all Metropolitan Racecourses in 1967 and held that position until his retirement in 1986.