89 3:50pm FLEMINGTON 6 MELBOURNE 6 START VRC Champions Sprint (Group 1) (Registered Name: Victoria Racing Club Stakes) (67th of Series) 1200m Of $3,000,000 and trophies of $6,850. 1st $1,800,000 and trophies of $6,850, 2nd $540,000, 3rd $270,000, 4th $135,000, 5th $75,000, 6th $60,000, 7th $60,000, 8th $60,000. 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: 1-07.16E Iglesia (01/01/2001) [Good3] Class Record: 1-08.10E Toledo (05/11/1998) [Good3] TAB Assessed Odds 1 0s089 Giga Kick (7) Clayton Douglas (dwtc) ................................................... Jamie Mott 58.5 $34 2 1s102 Mazu (11) Ciaron Maher (dw) .............................................................. Rachel King 58.5 $34 3 s2542 Headwall (6) Matthew Smith (w) ...................................................Ethan Brown 58.5$9.50 4 6s573 Caballus (8) Bjorn Baker (dwc) .........................................................Blake Shinn 58.5 $15 5 62s54 Rey Magnerio (12) Robbie Griffiths (dtc) ........................................William Pike 58.5 $34 6 1s111 Tempted (9) Ciaron Maher (dw) ...................................................Chad Schofield 56.5$1.90 7 s3s23 Joliestar (10) Chris Waller (dwc) ............................................ James McDonald 56.5$4.40 8 43s34 Charm Stone (3) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (dwt) .................Damian Lane 56.5 $21 9 0s615 Skybird (1) Mitchell Freedman (dwtc) ................................................ Ben Melham 56.5 $26 10 s5582 Geegees Mistruth (5) Mark Walker (dw) ................................ Craig Williams 56.5 $21 11 5s011 Point Barrow (2) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dwt) .........................Mark Zahra 56.5 $21 12 2s498 Plaintiff (4) Peter Snowden (dw) .................................................Jordan Childs 56.5$126 FORM SUMMARY TEMPTED was sensational last start, producing a career-best performance beating the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising in The Everest. Clear top pick. JOLIESTAR boasts elite straight-track form and is ideally suited here. HEADWALL will be charging home late. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 6 Tempted 100 7 Joliestar 96 3 Headwall 89 4 Caballus 88 2 Mazu 87 1 Giga Kick R114 (7) 58.5kg Clayton Douglas (Mornington) Jamie Mott 7yo ch g Scissor Kick-Rekindled Applause (GB) (Royal Applause (GB)) BREEDER G S A Bloodstock Pty Ltd Owners Pinecliff Racing (Mgr: J B Munz) White, Red Stripes (dwtc) 26 Starts 9-3-3 $16,241,600 TECHFORM 83 Track 6:3-0-0 Dist 12:3-3-1 Trk/Dist 3:1-0-0 Wet 11:4-3-1 1st Up 9:3-0-3 2nd Up 7:2-1-0 2-9 RANDm Sat 4Apr26 1200 S7 T J SMITH-G1 Z Purton (6) 58.5 $4.60 1-Joliestar 56.5 0.6L 1:09.58R116 10-13 RANDm Sat 18Apr26 1400 G4 ALL AGED-G1 R King (7) 59 $9 1-Beiwacht 56.5 4.2L 1:20.76R118 10-13 SANHm Sat 5Sep26 1000 S7 MOIR STKS-G1 M Zahra (9) 58.5 $4.80 1-My Gladiola 56.5 4.7L 57.22 R116 8-13 CAULm Sun 27Sep26 1200 G4 MANIKATO-G1 M Zahra (4) 58.5 $13 1-Jimmysstar (NZ) 58.5 4.0L 1:08.24R116 9-12 RANDm Sat 17Oct26 1200 S5 EVEREST-G1 D Gibbons (12) 58.5 $41 1-Tempted 56.5 3.1L 1:08.21R116 Held up 400-300m, 4L Manikato Group 1 1200m. One-paced to the line, always well back 3.1L Everest Group 1. Last year’s winner in similar conditions. Not at his best so far this prep but can get the right trail here.
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