The Valley

65 3:55pm 8 MELBOURNE 8 Ladbrokes Odds Surge Handicap 2500m Of $130,000. 1st $71,500, 2nd $23,400, 3rd $11,700, 4th $6,500, 5th $3,900, 6th $2,600, 7th $2,600, 8th $2,600, 9th $2,600, 10th $2,600. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. BenchMark 78 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 2-33.90E Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (22/01/2022) [Good3] Class Record: 2-35.93E Averau (14/11/2014) [Good3] 1 61424 Bainbridge (3) Liam Howley (w) .................................................Jordan Childs 58 2 19s00 Chatelaine (NZ) (15) Patrick Payne (w) ..................... Laura Lafferty (a3/53kg) 57 3 12s00 Double Cherry (IRE) (9) Annabel Neasham (w) ........................ Matthew Poon 57 4 91312 Wuddzz (NZ) (6) Henry Dwyer (w) .............................................................. Jye McNeil 57 5 s1821 Mathew (NZ) (14) Patrick Payne (w) .................................................... Jake Noonan 56.5 6 4D653Never Again (8) Reece Goodwin (wt) .......................................... Damien Oliver 56.5 7 97641 The Cunning Fox (NZ) (13) Patrick Payne (w) .....................................Billy Egan 56.5 8 11563 Union Gap (NZ) (7) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (w) ..........................Michael Dee 56.5 9 00991 Nordic Pride (2) Ben Brisbourne (w) ...................................Patrick Moloney 56 10 24834 Savvy Valentino (NZ) (4) Kelvin Bourke (w) .............. Madison Lloyd (a2/53kg) 55.5 11 34221 Botany (12) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman (w) ...Carleen Hefel (a1.5/48kg) 55 12 88021 Leather Jacket Lew (11) Danielle Seib (dw) ........................Harry Coffey 55 13 82214 Christmas (FR) (1) Paul Preusker (dw) ........................................ Craig Williams 54.5 14 29546 Pearl Rain (5) Patrick Payne (wt) ....................................Wiremu Pinn (a2/50kg) 53.5 15 80651 Jukila (NZ) (10) Michelle Payne (w) ................................................Michelle Payne 53 FORM SUMMARY WUDDZZ has stepped-up in grade seamlessly this preparation and he looks set for an ideal run here today. If he can settle on the speed, he’ll be hard to catch. Next door neighbour UNION GAP will be there to dial up the pressure in the straight. SAVVY VALENTINO next. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 11 Botany 100 8 Union Gap 100 10 Savvy Valentino 99 5 Mathew 99 9 Nordic Pride 96

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