17 1:15pm lakeside 2 MELBOURNE 2 3900m Jumps Track Sportsbet Australian Hurdle 3900m Of $100,000 and trophies of $1,500. 1st $55,000 and trophies of $1,500, 2nd $18,000, 3rd $9,000, 4th $5,000, 5th $3,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. Starter Subsidy of $750 for non prize earning runners. Handicap. Eligible riders can claim. Track & Class Record: 4-29.86E Chequered Flag (NZ) (26/05/2019) [Soft6] 1 1s642 Highland Blaze (4) Shane Jackson (wt) ....................................... Jordan Hart 71 2 02311 The Storyteller (NZ) (5) John Leek (Jnr) (w) ..........................Luca Remondet 67.5 3 07821 Mr Waterville (IRE) (2) Clayton Douglas (w) ...........................Steven Pateman 65 4 s1433 Karburan (FR) (1) Andrew Bobbin (w) .............................................. Arron Lynch 65 5 s4124 Fengarada (3) John Leek (Jnr) (wt) ......................................................Tom Ryan 65 FORM SUMMARY HIGHLAND BLAZE put in a brave effort behind THE STORYTELLER in the Galleywood Hurdle during the Warrnambool Carnival. He looks set to turn the tables on the latter. THE STORYTELLER is chasing a hat trick of wins, clear main danger. MR WATERVILLE is also in calculations. **TECHFORM UNAVAILABLE THIS RACE** 1 Highland Blaze R136 (4) 71kg Shane Jackson (Warrnambool) Jordan Hart 6yo b g Highland Reel (IRE)-Bells of Troy (Clangalang) BREEDER Mr J Pallot Owners J W Pallot, Ms D M Pallot, Buffto’s First Kiss, Catas No 1, M L Dalton, L Armstrong, G J Armstrong, Quail Kings, M A L Stevens, Mrs L M Stevens, R O C Ingle, J R Dalton, C W Dalton, S A Dalton, D Dalton, W J Pallot, Mrs R P A Pallot, M W Badrian & Four Brothers Yellow, Royal Blue Diamonds Band, White Sleeves, Royal Blue Diamonds Armbands, Hooped Cap (wt) 43 Starts 8-9-5 $557,990 (Jumps - 6 Starts 4-2-0 $294700) Track 7:2-2-0 Dist 2:0-1-0 Trk/Dist 1:0-1-0 Wet 27:5-7-4 1st Up 5:0-0-1 2nd Up 5:0-0-2 1-7 HTON Sun 20Jul25 3400 H10 HDLE-SWP J D Hart (6) 66 $2.90 2-Loft (GER) 66 1.0L 3:53.25R125 1-7 SANLm Sun 3Aug25 4200 S5 GN HDLE J D Hart (5) 64 $4.80 2-Affluential (NZ) 66.5 5.0L 5:10.32R129 6-12 FLEMm Sat 28Mar26 2600 S7 ROY HIGGINS-LR T Madden (6) 56 $61 1-Whisky On The Hill (GB) 57.5 3.0L 2:48.04R72 4-8 SANLm Wed 15Apr26 3000 S5 BM74 T Madden (6) 59.5 $4f 1-Suffolk Star (GB) 58 4.8L 3:13.13R73 2-5 WNBL Wed 6May26 3200 H9 HDLE-SWP J D Hart (5) 70 $2.10f 1-The Storyteller (NZ) 65 1.3L 3:47.81R136 Finished the race off well for fourth but didn’t threaten at Sportsbet Sandown Lakeside. Raced up on the pace and did a great job to hold second at Warrnambool. He looks ideally placed here to turn the tables on his rivals. 2 The Storyteller (NZ) R129 (5) 67.5kg John Leek (Jnr) (Pakenham) Luca Remondet 5yo b g Roc De Cambes (NZ)-Animate (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ)) BREEDER The Oaks Stud Owners J Leek, P Couzens, N Donnelley, S Templeton, M Wootten, M Wootten & T Habel Green And White Hoops, Red Cap (w) 35 Starts 6-2-8 $226,430 (Jumps - 2 Starts 2-0-0 $104950) Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 0:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 22:4-2-4 1st Up 5:0-0-1 2nd Up 4:0-1-0 10-12 PAKMmN Fri 6Mar26 1600 G4 BM70 J McNeil (8) 58.5 $71 1-Jareth (IRE) 58.5 8.5L 1:37.91R67 2-11 PAKMN Thu 19Mar26 2500 S5 BM66 J McNeil (5) 60 $9 1-Twilight Elegance 57 0.3L 2:42.23R66 3-10 PAKMN Thu 2Apr26 2550 G4 BM66 J McNeil (5) 60 $3f 1-Eye For An Eye (IRE) 59 0.7L 2:43.33R66 1-10 TER Sun 19Apr26 3200 H8 MDN HDLE-SW M Kelly (4) 69.5 $3.40 2-Ardakan (GB) 69.5 3.5L 3:39.68 1-5 WNBL Wed 6May26 3200 H9 HDLE-SWP L Remondet (2) 65 $3.10 2-Highland Blaze 70 1.3L 3:47.81R115 Toyed with rivals once found the front in what was a quality winning performance 3.5L at Terang. Held off rivals for a soft win 1.3L at Warrnambool. He is chasing a hat trick of wins and is the clear main danger here.
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