65 1:50pm FLEMINGTON 3 MELBOURNE 3 START Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 3) (48th of Series) 2600m Of $300,000 and trophies of $3,500. 1st $180,000 and trophies of $3,500, 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. VIC Miscellaneous Bonus 200. Quality. No allowances for apprentices. The VRC will provide a $200,000 prizemoney bonus for the winner of this race if the horse was balloted from the 2026 Lexus Melbourne Cup final field. Track & Class Record: 2-41.13E Francis of Assisi (IRE) (05/11/2016) [Good3] TAB Assessed Odds 1 4211s Defiantly (FR) (9) Joseph O’Brien (w) ....................Dylan Browne McMonagle 59.5 $5 2 33s90 Vauban (FR) (1) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (w) .........................Jordan Childs 59.5 $31 3 60042 Berkeley Square (8) Dan O’Sullivan (wt) .................................... Declan Bates 57.5 $8 4 s3117 Pinhole (GB) (7) Chris Waller (w) ............................................... James McDonald 56 $3.10 5 11s44 King Pedro (NZ) (11) John O’Shea & Tom Charlton (w) .....................Mark Zahra 55.5$4.40 6 5s060 Torranzino (NZ) (3) Paul Preusker (w) .................................................Billy Egan 55 $41 7 s0038 Valiant King (GB) (4) Chris Waller (wt) ............................................. Ben Melham 55 $16 8 25253 Litzdeel (6) Danny O’Brien (wt) .........................................................Damian Lane 54 $7.50 9 s4640 Manzor Blue (NZ) (2) Lisa Latta (w) ................................................. Michael Dee 54 $21 10 s9047 Newlook (FR) (5) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (dw) ...................Jamie Melham 54 $61 11 s4335 Bella Montagna (NZ) (12) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (w) ....... Rachel King 54 $26 12 00940 House Of Lords (NZ) (10) Peter Gelagotis (w) ................................... Jye McNeil 54 $151 FORM SUMMARY BERKELEY SQUARE is thriving and looked a little unlucky at Bendigo, dropping 2kg he will be hard to beat. PINHOLE will be prominent after his Herbert Power win. LITZDEEL gets 54kg and brings strong staying form, while DEFIANTLY boasts quality European staying class. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 5 King Pedro 100 4 Pinhole 97 8 Litzdeel 97 3 Berkeley Square 96 7 Valiant King 96 1 Defiantly (FR) (Blks) R109 (9) 59.5kg Joseph O’Brien (Co. Kilkenny (IRE)) Dylan Browne McMonagle 5yo ch g Kameko (USA)-Roheryn (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) BREEDER Qatar Bloodstock Limited Owners Australian Bloodstock, S Tsalikidis, Kiwiana, C Cortese, D E P Smith, Cutty Sark Racing, S Ryan, B.J & A.K Paterson, R D Moore, G & Y Racing, T J Harry, W J Ouston, Mugafive Racing, J Lee, S Patel, Uthmeyer Racing, A H Goodfellow, M J King, Mrs Y K O’Keefe & AB Defiantly Royal Blue, White Horseshoe, Black And White Checked Sleeves And Cap (w) 9 Starts 3-1-1 $329,110 TECHFORM 92 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 1:0-0-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 3:2-0-0 1st Up 2:0-0-1 2nd Up 2:1-0-0 16-16CORKm Fri 24Apr26 2011G HCP D P McDonogh (12) 63.5$7.50 1-Final Voyage (IRE) 54.5 18L 2:14.90 4-6 KILLm Tue 12May26 2816G 4UP SW J M Sheridan (1) 62.5$9.50 1-Kizlyar (IRE) 62.5 3.8L 3:12.08 2-20 ASC.m Tue 16Jun26 4013G 4UP RATING 100 J Doyle (7) 59.5$26 1-Kizlyar (IRE) 58.5 0.1L 4:20.94 1-15 GDWDmFri 31Jul26 4148G RATING 105 D Browne McMonagle (15) 60.5 $3.75f 2-Berkshire Sundance (IRE) 59.53.0L 4:26.35 1-5 DVLEm Sun 23Aug263000S PR KERGOLAY-G2D Browne McMonagle (5) 59 $5.60 2-Santorini Star (IRE) 58.5 5.5L 3:15.74 Won with authority 3L at Goodwood Rating 105 over 4148m. Brilliant gallop winning Pr Kergolay G2. Boasts European staying class highlighted by his last win and will have no stamina concerns. Serious contender.
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