79 4:15pm 8 MELBOURNE 8 START TAB Australian Cup (Group 1) (164th of Series) 2000m Of $2,000,000 and trophies of $5,000. 1st $1,200,000 and trophies of $5,000, 2nd $360,000, 3rd $180,000, 4th $90,000, 5th $50,000, 6th $40,000, 7th $40,000, 8th $40,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-58.73E Makybe Diva (GB) (12/03/2005) [Good3] TAB Assessed Odds 1 53s11 Tom Kitten (12) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dwt) ....................... Craig Williams 59 $4.20 2 52s14 Light Infantry Man (FR) (9) Ciaron Maher (wtc) ....................... Harry Coffey 59 $18 3 01152 Apulia (2) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwt) ................................................William Pike 59 $12 4 29s93 Just Fine (IRE) (11) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (dwt) ...............Jordan Childs 59 $51 5 8s411 Birdman (IRE) (5) Chris Waller (dwt) .................................................. Ben Melham 59 $3.60 6 10s24 Sabaj (6) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (wt) ................................Beau Mertens 59 $13 7 009s3 Mark Twain (NZ) (4) Phillip Stokes (wt) ................................. Lachlan Neindorf 59 $51 8 718s3 Pride Of Jenni (10) Ciaron Maher (dwt) ........................................ Declan Bates 57 $4.20 9 s2327 Damask Rose (NZ) (1) Mark Walker (w) .........................................Jamie Melham 57 $31 10 32s56 Leica Lucy (NZ) (3) Chris Waller (dw) ................................................Damian Lane 57 $7 11 1s7s7 Basilinna (NZ) (8) Emma-Lee & David Browne (dwt) ............................ Jye McNeil 57 $201 12 8s644 Philia (7) David Vandyke (dw) .................................................Daniel Stackhouse 57 $41 FORM SUMMARY TOM KITTEN has hit his straps this preparation putting together two magnificent wins. The hat trick of wins looks to be well within reach. APULIA gets the blinkers reapplied. PRIDE OF JENNI will take catching. BIRDMAN is in flying form. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Tom Kitten 100 3 Apulia 100 8 Pride Of Jenni 98 10 Leica Lucy 97 2 Light Infantry Man 97 1 Tom Kitten R116 (12) 59kg Anthony & Sam Freedman (Mornington) Craig Williams 5yo b or br g Harry Angel (IRE)-Transfers (Street Cry (IRE)) BREEDER Godolphin Australia Owners Godolphin Royal Blue (dwt) 31 Starts 8-3-5 $7,525,650 TECHFORM 100 Track 6:2-0-1 Dist 4:1-0-2 Trk/Dist 1:0-0-1 Wet 8:2-0-1 1st Up 7:3-1-0 2nd Up 7:3-0-1 4-6 M VmN Fri 26Sep25 1600 G3 FEEHAN-G2 B J Melham (5) 59 $7.50 1-Pride Of Jenni 57 5.9L 1:35.88R115 5-12 RANDm Sat 18Oct25 1609 G4 KING CHARLESIII-G1 B J Melham (7) 59 $26 1-Ceolwulf (NZ) 59 2.5L 1:34.39R113 3-11 FLEMm Sat 8Nov25 2000 H9 MACKINNON-G1 B J Melham (8) 59 $10 1-Via Sistina (IRE) 57 3.5L 2:07.91R114 1-8 CAULm Sat 7Feb26 1400 G4 HEFFERNAN-G3 C Williams (8) 59 $3f 2-Feroce (NZ) 59 0.2L 1:22.05R114 1-9 FLEMm Sat 7Mar26 1600 G3 ALL-STAR MILE-G1 C Williams (6) 59 $3.90 2-Evaporate (NZ) 59 0.4L 1:33.73R114 Ran down the leaders and got the victory right on the line 0.2L Heffernan Group 3. Sat just behind the leaders and ran on well for the win 0.4L All-Star Mile Group 1. The hat trick of wins looks to be well within reach for him here.
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