The Valley

49 2:30pm 5 MELBOURNE 5 Ladbroke It! Handicap 2040m Of $130,000. 1st $71,500, 2nd $23,400, 3rd $11,700, 4th $6,500, 5th $3,900, 6th $2,600, 7th $2,600. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. BenchMark 100 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 2-02.94E Winx (28/10/2017) [Good3] Class Record: 2-05.98E Flash Flood (29/07/2023) [Soft5] 1 191s2 Dunkel (NZ) (1) Patrick Payne (dwt) ..........................................................Billy Egan 61 2 s430s Grand Promenade (GB) (4) Shane Jackson (dw) .......................Harry Coffey 60 3 2818s Skelm (3) Terry Kelly (dt) .................................................................. Dean Yendall 57 4 1231s Monbaher (IRE) (7) Matt Cumani (dw) ..............................................Craig Newitt 54.5 5 56s11 Independent Road (5) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dw) .....................Michael Dee 53 6 5427s Stars Of Carrum (6) Robbie Laing (c) ....................................... Daniel Moor 53 7 s4602 Tycoon Bec (2) Matt Cumani (t) ...............................Carleen Hefel (a1.5/48kg) 53 FORM SUMMARY INDEPENDENT ROAD is flying with back to back victories. He has a fitness edge over rivals and can win. Import MONBAHER hasn’t started since July ‘22 but his four runs in Victoria were terrific. DUNKEL is all class and a Group One winner but gives all his rivals weight. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Dunkel 100 5 Independent Road 92 6 Stars Of Carrum 86 7 Tycoon Bec 83 2 Grand Promenade 83

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