71 3:50pm 7 MELBOURNE 7 START Aurie’s Star Handicap (Group 3) (59th of Series) 1200m Of $200,000 and trophies of $3,850. 1st $120,000 and trophies of $3,850, 2nd $36,000, 3rd $18,000, 4th $9,000, 5th $5,000, 6th $4,000, 7th $4,000, 8th $4,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. Track & Class Record: 1-07.16E Iglesia (01/01/2001) [Good3] TAB Assessed Odds 1 0s30s War Machine (NZ) (1) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) ...........................Blake Shinn 60.5$3.60 2 3273s Arkansaw Kid (3) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) ................................Mark Zahra 59 $6.50 3 s230s Star Patrol (8) Clinton McDonald (dtc) .........................................Craig Newitt 55.5$7.50 4 22206 Cote Atlantique (IRE) (7) Henry Dwyer (w) .................................. Declan Bates 55 $7 5 213s1 Ndola (4) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) ................................................... Jye McNeil 54.5$4.80 6 s3059 Boomtown Boss (2) Tony Gollan (dw) .......................................... Daniel Moor 54 $6.50 7 8s629 Fancify (NZ) (6) Ciaron Maher (dwt) ..................................... Jabez Johnstone (a) 54 $16 8 s7562 Royal Insignia (5) Grahame Begg (d) .............................. Luke Cartwright (a) 54 $11 9 97400 Windstorm (9) Logan McGill (dw) ........................................... Akira Sugawara 54 $126 FORM SUMMARY NDOLA gripped on for a gutsy win at this track/distance last start. He will have the fitness edge on most of his rivals and could be hard to run down once again. WAR MACHINE has been impressing at the jumpouts, a clear main danger. STAR PATROL boasts strong form here. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 5 Ndola 100 2 Arkansaw Kid 96 1 War Machine 95 6 Boomtown Boss 90 3 Star Patrol 88 1 War Machine (NZ) R111 (1) 60.5kg Ben, Will & JD Hayes (Flemington) Blake Shinn 6yo b g Harry Angel (IRE)-Caserta (Hussonet (USA)) BREEDER Mdj Bloodstock Ltd Owners Lindsay Park Bloodstock, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), N J Griffin, Mrs J S Griffin, G B Robinson, B C Hollow, S W Kay, Ms M A Keating, G Lygoyris, Mrs S Lygoyris, A S Byron, A Williams, K McCaul, J B Hart, M J Davies, D W Wallace & J V Wallace Navy Blue, Gold Lightning Bolt, Gold And White Armbands, Gold Cap (dwc) 18 Starts 7-2-3 $3,396,455 TECHFORM 95 Track 2:1-0-0 Dist 8:2-2-2 Trk/Dist 2:1-0-0 Wet 4:1-0-1 1st Up 6:2-2-2 2nd Up 6:2-0-1 1-15 FLEMm Sat 4Oct25 1200 G3 GILGAI-G2 B A Shinn (15) 60 $2.90f 2-Bridal Waltz 56.5 2.0L 1:08.53R111 10-12 RANDm Sat 18Oct25 1200 G4 EVEREST-G1 T Clark (4) 58.5 $10 1-Ka Ying Rising (NZ) 58.5 3.5L 1:08.13R114 12-15 RANDm Sat 1Nov25 1300 S7 RUSSELL BALDING T Clark (5) 58.5 $7 1-Jimmysstar (NZ) 58.5 10L 1:16.57R114 3-6 PAKMmN Fri 23Jan26 1200 G3 AUST STKS-G2 J L Melham (2) 58.5 $1.30f 1-Hedged 58.5 3.5L 1:07.58R113 11-14 FLEMm Sat 7Mar26 1200 G3 NEWMARKET-G1 J Mott (10) 57 $13 1-Caballus 55 4.0L 1:08.97R112 Led, tried hard but was ultimately outclassed into third placing 3.5L Aust Stks Group 2. One-paced to the line and always well back 4L Newmarket Group 1. He has been impressing at the jumpouts and should fly first-up.
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