Bendigo Race 3

Hygain Breeders Crown (3Yo Trotting Colts & Geldings) (2Nd Heat)

Prize Money: $10,000

Distance: 2150m
Class: No NR
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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Aldebaran Abel (Fr1) 6467425060
Trainer: Geoff Webster (Bannockburn)
Driver: Anthony Butt
Prize Money: $32,150
Win / Place: 7.14% / 28%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: ALDEBARAN ALIZA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 2-3-3

Distance

6: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Track

5: 0-1-0

Season

9: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-2

Metro

17: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

11: 1-2-2

Mobile

28: 2-3-3

All-Weather

28: 2-3-3

Best Mile

2:00.60

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 11th (Sr5) over 2240m at Melton beaten 40 m by Mecarno (2:43.30) in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $151. Before that 6th (Sr4) over 2240m at Melton, at the bell was 7th-13.06 beaten 17 m by Mecarno (2:48.10) in 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $101.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
11th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Anthony Butt	2:43.30	1:57.3	41.9m	$151	8	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
6th of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Anthony Butt	2:48.10	2:00.8	17.9m	$101	12	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
5th of 6	3/11/25	Melton	2240m			-	Anthony Butt	2:51.30	-	18m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Scar 2. Sky Flair 3. Heza Gun
12th of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	James Herbertson	3:22.10	2:00.9	173.1m	$31	7	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
5th of 8	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Herbertson	3:23.00	2:01.5	24.5m	$34	10	No NR	$10,000	$300	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Prohibited Grace
2nd of 12	16/10/25	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	James Herbertson	2:05.40	1:58.0	6.3m	$5.00	12	NR 50 to 55	$6,000	$900	1. Ezra Kai 2. Aldebaran Abel 3. The Sky Is The Limit

Lillys Tiger (Fr2) 2215722130
Trainer: Ross Graham (Sutton Grange)
Driver: Ross Graham
Prize Money: $18,040
Win / Place: 10% / 52%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SEBASTIAN K (SWE)

Dam: FOUR LILLIES (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 2-6-2

Distance

7: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-1

Track

8: 0-3-1

Season

11: 2-4-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

7: 0-2-1

Non-Metro

12: 2-4-1

Mobile

19: 2-6-2

All-Weather

19: 2-6-2

Best Mile

2:01.40

Comments

Won three starts back at Kilmore over 2180m 3yo+ 0-1 WIN on November 6. Last start 10th (Fr2) over 2240m at Melton beaten 30 m by Mecarno (2:43.30) in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $151.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ross Graham	2:43.30	1:57.3	32.0m	$151	8	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
3rd of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ross Graham	2:48.10	2:00.8	15.0m	$81	8	No NR	$10,000	$1,000	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
1st of 9	6/11/25	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ross Graham	2:44.40	2:01.4	9.2m	$2.80f	11	0-1 WIN	$6,000	$3,320	1. Lillys Tiger 2. Tough Mate 3. Quirky Character
2nd of 10	26/10/25	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ross Graham	2:46.50	2:02.3	0.2m	$3.10f	11	0-1 WIN	$6,000	$900	1. Aldebaran Susanne 2. Lillys Tiger 3. Hold That Magic
2nd of 9	15/10/25	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ross Graham	2:03.20	2:00.1	0.2m	$8.00	11	0-2 WINS	$6,000	$750	1. I Am Hellbound 2. Lillys Tiger, Charleston Avenue 3.
7th of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ross Graham	2:04.80	1:56.8	22.7m	$151	10	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien

Charleston Avenue (Fr3) 5706928422
Trainer: Chris Svanosio (Romsey)
Driver: Taylor Youl (C)
Prize Money: $15,970
Win / Place: 11% / 38%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: BRILLANTISSIME (FR)

Dam: MIDDLETON MISS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 2-3-2

Distance

8: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

4: 0-1-0

Season

13: 1-3-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

Metro

8: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

10: 1-2-1

Mobile

18: 2-3-2

All-Weather

18: 2-3-2

Best Mile

2:00.32

Comments

Solid performance when a close second behind Faith Full at Cranbourne over 1609m in a NR 50 to 56 on November 16 at $7.50. Then a handy effort when well beaten into second after showing early speed, behind Vytis at Melton over 2240m in a 3yo No NR on November 28 at $12.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	28/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Taylor Youl	2:45.60	1:59.0	16.5m	$12	12	No NR	$6,000	$960	1. Vytis 2. Charleston Avenue 3. Aldebaran Sue
2nd of 10	16/11/25	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Taylor Youl	1:59.80	1:59.8	0.2m	$7.50	16	NR 50 to 56	$8,000	$1,200	1. Faith Full 2. Charleston Avenue 3. Scar
4th of 9	31/10/25	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Taylor Youl	2:47.00	2:02.7	7.7m	$3.50	7	NR 46 to 51	$6,000	$300	1. Settle The Bill 2. Dels Destiny NZ 3. Tenasea Whiskey
8th of 12	24/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Taylor Youl	2:05.70	1:57.6	13.1m	$8.50	9	NR 50 to 55	$6,000	$140	1. Ringer Wells 2. Amour Maternal 3. Buslin Brody
2nd of 9	15/10/25	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	James Herbertson	2:03.20	2:00.1	0.2m	$4.40	11	0-2 WINS	$6,000	$750	1. I Am Hellbound 2. Lillys Tiger, Charleston Avenue 3.
9th of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Taylor Youl	2:04.80	1:56.8	61.9m	$151	10	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien

Im Eddie (Fr4) 13859666x
Trainer: Peter Manning (Great Western)
Driver: Kerryn Manning
Prize Money: $5,440
Win / Place: 12% / 25%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: VOLSTEAD (USA)

Dam: AMOUR DE FRERE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 1-0-1

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

5: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

3: 1-0-1

Mobile

8: 1-0-1

All-Weather

8: 1-0-1

Best Mile

2:04.70

Comments

Resumes today. His previous first-up run was successful when he won by 4.5 m as favourite after showing early speed, (Fr5) at Stawell (2:48.90) beating Aldebaran Buddy in MAIDEN on April 18 at $3.70.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 7	5/7/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jason Ainsworth	2:48.70	2:01.2	51.6m	$41	3	1W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. Vera Lane 2. Ijustcalledtosay 3. Snickers Express
6th of 10	2/7/25	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Michael Bellman	2:44.10	2:02.8	17.7m	$10	11	0-1 WIN	$6,000	$140	1. Snickers Express 2. Waikare Adrienna 3. Karbine
6th of 7	21/6/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Jodi Quinlan	2:47.90	2:00.6	33.2m	$81	14	No NR	$15,000	$300	1. Aldebaran Abel 2. Mystery Fred 3. Snickers Express
9th of 10	7/6/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kerryn Manning	2:47.50	2:00.3	39.6m	$51	17	1W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. Mystery Fred 2. Iron Women 3. Miss Ohana
5th of 8	21/5/25	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jackie Barker	2:45.80	2:01.9	11.0m	$9.00	11	NR up to 55	$6,000	$180	1. Iron Women 2. Tiara Gail 3. Steady Dream
8th of 9	10/5/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kerryn Manning	2:47.90	2:00.7	53.6m	$7.00	8	0W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. No Money No Honey 2. Mystery Fred 3. I Am Wilma

Sam Nien (Fr5) 4313123936
Trainer: Darren Pace (New Gisborne)
Driver: Darren Pace
Prize Money: $90,050
Win / Place: 19% / 47%

3 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: VOLSTEAD (USA)

Dam: SASSY PINEVALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 4-1-5

Distance

6: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Track

5: 0-1-1

Season

10: 2-1-4

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

12: 3-0-2

Non-Metro

9: 1-1-3

Mobile

21: 4-1-5

All-Weather

21: 4-1-5

Best Mile

2:00.20

Comments

Last start 6th (Sr2) over 2240m at Melton, at the bell was 3rd-3.19 beaten 11 m by Alrighty (2:48.80) in 3yo No NR on November 28 at $3.70. Before that, a solid effort despite getting well back, when 3rd (Fr5) over 2100m at Geelong, beaten 23 m by El Resamo (2:35.20) in NR 62 to 73 on November 21 at $9.50.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 12	28/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Darren Pace	2:48.80	2:01.3	11.5m	$3.70	7	No NR	$15,000	$300	1. Alrighty 2. Dance Fighter 3. Ijustcalledtosay
3rd of 7	21/11/25	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Darren Pace	2:35.20	1:58.9	23.0m	$9.50	7	NR 62 to 73	$15,000	$1,500	1. El Resamo 2. Aldebaran Brooke 3. Sam Nien
9th of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Darren Pace	2:48.10	2:00.8	26.2m	$9.50	41	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
41 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 3	8/11/25	Bacchus Marsh	1940m			-	Darren Pace	2:28.80	-	8m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sam Nien 2. More Wanted 3. Unknown Son
2nd of 7	28/10/25	Melton	1720m			-	Darren Pace	2:04.00	-	9.7m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. El Resamo 2. Sam Nien 3. Alrighty
3rd of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Darren Pace	2:04.80	1:56.8	11.7m	$13	10	No NR	$60,000	$6,000	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien

Commodus (Fr6) 2x12111613
Trainer: Jayne Davies (Cranbourne)
Driver: Chris Alford
Prize Money: $148,300
Win / Place: 42% / 78%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: AMERICAN JEWEL (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 8-5-2

Distance

4: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

3: 3-0-0

Season

8: 5-1-1

1st Up

4: 1-2-0

2nd Up

3: 1-2-0

3rd Up

3: 2-1-0

Metro

13: 5-3-2

Non-Metro

6: 3-2-0

Mobile

18: 8-5-2

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

19: 8-5-2

Best Mile

1:56.80

Comments

Last start good run when 3rd (Sr4) over 2240m after being wide early at Melton, at the bell was 3rd-7.13 beaten 2.75 m by Mecarno (2:43.30) in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $3.20. Two runs back won by 11 m as favourite (Sr2) at Melton (2:47.60) beating Enchauffour in 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $2.10 at the bell was leading 2.27.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Chris Alford	2:43.30	1:57.3	2.8m	$3.20	8	No NR	$60,000	$6,000	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
1st of 10	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Chris Alford	2:47.60	2:00.4	11.6m	$2.10f	12	No NR	$10,000	$5,000	1. Commodus 2. Enchauffour 3. Farrokh
6th of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Chris Alford	3:22.10	2:00.9	21.2m	$3.50	7	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
1st of 7	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Chris Alford	3:24.70	2:02.5	6.6m	$1.07f	22	No NR	$10,000	$5,700	1. Commodus 2. Vytis 3. Karbine
1st of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Chris Alford	2:04.80	1:56.8	5.2m	$1.05f	10	No NR	$60,000	$30,000	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien
1st of 9	24/9/25	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Chris Alford	1:59.80	1:56.8	9.2m	$1.18f	39	No NR	$10,000	$5,000	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Ezra Kai
39 Day Freshen-Up

Ijustcalledtosay (Fr7) 6312106793
Trainer: Kylie Sugars (Mitchellstown)
Driver: Kylie Sugars
Prize Money: $47,610
Win / Place: 33% / 60%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: LOVE YOU (FR)

Dam: BETTY HALL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 5-2-2

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-0

Season

10: 2-1-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

12: 3-2-2

Non-Metro

3: 2-0-0

Mobile

15: 5-2-2

All-Weather

15: 5-2-2

Best Mile

1:57.50

Comments

Improved last start with a solid effort when 3rd (Sr6) over 2240m after being wide early at Melton was leading by 1.73 at the bell, beaten 5 m by Alrighty (2:48.80) in 3yo No NR on November 28 at $4.40.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 12	28/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr6	Kylie Sugars	2:48.80	2:01.3	4.9m	$4.40	14	No NR	$15,000	$1,500	1. Alrighty 2. Dance Fighter 3. Ijustcalledtosay
9th of 10	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Kylie Sugars	2:47.60	2:00.4	54.0m	$3.20	12	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Commodus 2. Enchauffour 3. Farrokh
7th of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr6	Kylie Sugars	3:22.10	2:00.9	22.2m	$51	7	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
6th of 7	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Kylie Sugars	3:24.70	2:02.5	42.1m	$14	22	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Commodus 2. Vytis 3. Karbine
11th of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Kylie Sugars	2:04.80	1:56.8	102.5m	$15	10	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien
1st of 7	24/9/25	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kylie Sugars	2:00.50	1:57.5	1.9m	$3.70	11	No NR	$10,000	$5,000	1. Ijustcalledtosay 2. Sam Nien 3. I Am Hellbound

Zarski (Sr1) 13x76x2624
Trainer: G M Donaldson (Marong)
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $30,882
Win / Place: 30% / 60%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: DONSKI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 3-2-1

Distance

3: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

4: 0-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-1-0

Metro

7: 2-0-1

Non-Metro

3: 1-2-0

Mobile

10: 3-2-1

All-Weather

10: 3-2-1

Best Mile

2:00.30

Comments

Last start 4th (Sr3) over 2240m at Melton, at the bell was 3rd-6.49 beaten 17 m by Vytis (2:45.60) in 3yo No NR on November 28 at $4.80. Before that, a broke in score up and was out of position at the start good run when 2nd (Fr6) over 2100m at Charlton was 6th-7.25m 2WWC at the bell, beaten 1.5 m by Paris Jamilla (2:39.50) in NR up to 49 on September 29 at $1.70.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 8	28/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	James Herbertson	2:45.60	1:59.0	17.4m	$4.80	60	No NR	$6,000	$360	1. Vytis 2. Charleston Avenue 3. Aldebaran Sue
60 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 6	29/9/25	Charlton	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	James Herbertson	2:39.50	2:02.2	1.6m	$1.70f	16	NR up to 49	$4,000	$640	1. Paris Jamilla 2. Zarski 3. Oopzee Daizee
6th of 12	13/9/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	James Herbertson	2:47.70	2:00.5	13.1m	$3.00f	10	No NR	$125,000	$2,500	1. Sam Nien 2. Ijustcalledtosay 3. Voldagha
2nd of 11	3/9/25	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	James Herbertson	2:41.00	2:00.5	2.5m	$3.20	127	No NR	$10,000	$1,600	1. Ijustcalledtosay 2. Zarski 3. Sam Nien
127 Day Spell
3rd of 5	25/8/25	Maryborough	1690m			-	James Herbertson	2:48.10	-	6.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Aldebaran Tucker 2. Double Helix 3. Zarski
6th of 6	28/7/25	Bendigo	2150m			-	G M Donaldson	2:49.40	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Thats Your Opinion 2. Bruiser Alm 3. Blondies Blis

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver's getting stuck in

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