Mildura Race 1 - Zilzie Wines Pace
BETTERZIPPIT (8) resumes from a spell of ten weeks after showing some very good form last campaign, closing it off with a win over 1800m at Globe Derby Park. Drawn to enjoy a nice run, with luck possibly playing a role at some point and will have plenty of admirers. PAS GUARANTEE (7) turned in a much better run at his latest appearance, finishing third over 1690m at Kilmore. His recent form is good enough to put him right in the finish. KEAYANG MOROCCAN (2) cannot be left out after solid recent performances, the latest a sound second here over 2190m. Include from the low draw.

Driver: Wayne Hill
Stats
Comments
Last start 12th (Fr1) over 1720m after showing early pace at Melton, beaten 35 m by Its Confidential (2:01.10) in 0W/15 0K stake on July 5 at $26. Two runs back 2nd (Fr4) over 1790m after showing early pace at this track, at the bell was leading 1.2 beaten 6 m by All Da Rage (2:10.70) in NR 65 or better on June 27 at $15. Maybe a place from the pegs.
Last Starts 27 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/12 | 05/07/2025 | 8 | 0W/15 0K stake | $15,000.00 | Melton | 1720m | Neutral | Michael Bellman | 1:53.3 | 1 |
| 35.7L | $26.00 |
2/9 | 27/06/2025 | 14 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Wayne Hill | 1:57.5 | 4 |
| 6.8L | $15.00 |
1/10 | 13/06/2025 | 21 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Wayne Hill | 1:59.7 | 2 |
| 1.0L | $6.00 |
7/10 | 23/05/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Aaron Coad | 1:59.9 | 4 |
| 14.7L | $23.00 |
1/10 | 16/05/2025 | 14 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Wayne Hill | 1:59.1 | 3 |
| 1.6L | $2.70 |
6/11 | 02/05/2025 | 10 | NR 55 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Wayne Hill | 2:01.7 | 5 |
| 7.5L | $11.00 |
1/6 | 08/01/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Luke Watson | 0 |
| 1L | $0.00 | ||
1/6 | 05/02/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | C R Bell | 0 |
| 12L | $0.00 |

Driver: Luke Watson
Stats
Comments
Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished a narrow second behind My Ultimate Levi at this track over 2190m NR 65 or better last start. Before that was beaten 1.4 metres second again at this track over 1790m same class on July 11. Overdue a win and gets his chance.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/8 | 18/07/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Luke Watson | 1:57.7 | 1 |
| 0.2L | $5.50 |
2/9 | 11/07/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Luke Watson | 1:57.6 | 4 |
| 1.4L | $3.20 |
1/10 | 04/07/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Luke Watson | 1:58.1 | 2 |
| 1.6L | $4.60 |
4/10 | 27/06/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Luke Watson | 1:58.1 | 2 |
| 6.7L | $5.00 |
2/11 | 20/06/2025 | 40 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Luke Watson | 2:00.0 | 4 |
| 1.3L | $8.00 |
1/4 | 16/06/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Luke Watson | 0 |
| 2L | $0.00 | ||
6/11 | 11/05/2025 | 9 | No NR | $12,000.00 | Ouyen | 2423m | Neutral | Luke Watson | 1:59.1 | 3 |
| 14.9L | $81.00 |
1/3 | 19/11/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Kathy Watson | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 |

Driver: Ryan Backhouse
Stats
Comments
Chasing a hat-trick. Last start won by 5.5 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (2:41.10) beating Caulonia Terror in NR 56 to 64 on July 18 at $1.70. Hard to leave out on current form. Another big run would not surprise.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/8 | 18/07/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:58.4 | 5 |
| 5.6L | $1.70 |
1/7 | 11/07/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:58.9 | 1 |
| 0.1L | $2.90 |
2/10 | 04/07/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:58.1 | 1 |
| 1.6L | $4.40 |
1/10 | 27/06/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:58.1 | 5 |
| 0.1L | $9.00 |
5/11 | 20/06/2025 | 14 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 2:00.0 | 2 |
| 6.7L | $23.00 |
7/10 | 06/06/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $7,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Connor Clarke | 2:00.2 | 5 |
| 6.1L | $5.00 |
1/4 | 07/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Boris Devcic | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 | ||
4/5 | 22/01/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Luke Watson | 0 |
| 18.2L | $0.00 |

Driver: Luke Dunne
Stats
Comments
Last start 4th (Sr2) over 2190m at this track beaten 10 m by My Ultimate Levi (2:40.20) in NR 65 or better on July 18 at $5. Two runs back won by 1.4 m when driven back in the field, (Fr6) held up early, at this track (2:10.80) beating Keayang Moroccan in NR 65 or better on July 11 at $10. Solid top-three prospects.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/8 | 18/07/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Luke Dunne | 1:57.7 | 2 |
| 10.1L | $5.00 |
1/9 | 11/07/2025 | 14 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Luke Dunne | 1:57.6 | 6 |
| 1.4L | $10.00 |
7/9 | 27/06/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Ryan Sanderson | 1:57.5 | 5 |
| 15.1L | $21.00 |
2/10 | 20/06/2025 | 77 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Luke Dunne | 1:58.7 | 1 |
| 2.9L | $41.00 |
4/4 | 16/06/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | J L Kerridge | 0 |
| 6L | $0.00 | ||
3/9 | 04/04/2025 | 3 | NR 64 to 75 | $12,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 1:59.9 | 3 |
| 2.5L | $6.50 |
6/10 | 01/04/2025 | 4 | NR 64 to 75 | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Ryan Sanderson | 1:58.3 | 4 |
| 21.7L | $6.00 |
5/6 | 08/01/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Michael Francis | 0 |
| 1L | $0.00 |

Driver: Brent Murphy
Stats
Comments
Two back was fifth behind Cemetery Bay at this track over 1790m in a NR 65 or better on July 11 at $6.50. Then a handy effort when beaten by 3.5 m finishing third after a quick start, behind My Ultimate Levi at this track over 2190m in a NR 65 or better on July 18 at $18. Leading player.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/8 | 18/07/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Kevin Weidenbach | 1:57.7 | 5 |
| 3.6L | $18.00 |
5/9 | 11/07/2025 | 21 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 1:57.6 | 3 |
| 15.3L | $6.50 |
6/10 | 20/06/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 1:58.7 | 5 |
| 33.9L | $23.00 |
3/10 | 13/06/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 1:59.7 | 3 |
| 1.4L | $7.00 |
4/6 | 06/06/2025 | 7 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:59.2 | 1 |
| 13.5L | $6.00 |
3/9 | 30/05/2025 | 6 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:57.5 | 1 |
| 17.1L | $10.00 |
2/5 | 05/05/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | J L Kerridge | 0 |
| 2L | $0.00 | ||
3/3 | 19/11/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 1790m | Andrew Vozlic | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 |

Driver: Ellen Tormey
Stats
Comments
Two back was eighth behind Sahara Breeze at Melton over 2240m in a No NR on July 5 at $151. Then a handy effort when beaten by 4.5 m finishing third after being driven well back, behind Letsrockletsroll at Kilmore over 1690m in a NR 65 or better on July 17 at $7. Winning claims.
Last Starts 15 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/9 | 17/07/2025 | 12 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Kilmore | 1690m | Neutral | Michael Bellman | 1:54.7 | 7 |
| 4.3L | $7.00 |
8/11 | 05/07/2025 | 15 | No NR | $22,500.00 | Melton | 2240m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:54.4 | 3 |
| 20.7L | $151.00 |
2/9 | 20/06/2025 | 28 | NR up to 80 | $9,790.00 | Wagga | 1740m | Fast | Peter McRae | 1:54.1 | 1 |
| 2.2L | $8.50 |
4/8 | 23/05/2025 | 26 | No NR | $9,790.00 | Wagga | 1740m | Neutral | Jackson Painting | 1:51.4 | 7 |
| 14.9L | $34.00 |
6/8 | 27/04/2025 | 11 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Swan Hill | 1750m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:54.8 | 7 |
| 8.2L | $8.00 |
4/10 | 16/04/2025 | 12 | NR 65 or better | $8,000.00 | Bendigo | 1650m | Neutral | Ellen Tormey | 1:53.0 | 3 |
| 4.0L | $3.80 |
1/4 | 17/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Ellen Tormey | 0 |
| 4L | $0.00 | ||
1/7 | 22/05/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Cameron Hart | 0 |
| 1.2L | $0.00 |

Driver: Alex Ashwood
Stats
Comments
First up. At the last run he tracked on the speed and boxed on steadily; posted a big 5.5 m win as favourite when driven back in the field, (Fr6) held up early, at Globe Derby Park (2:09.40) beating All Da Rage in NR 70 or better on May 24 at $1.33 at the bell was 2nd-.5m 2WNC. Expected to kick-off this campaign with a strong run.
Last Starts 12 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/5 | 20/07/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Gawler | 2070m | Danielle Hill | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 | ||
1/7 | 24/05/2025 | 4 | NR 70 or better | $7,000.00 | Globe Derby | 1800m | Neutral | Danielle Hill | 1:55.7 | 6 |
| 5.6L | $1.33 |
1/4 | 20/05/2025 | 8 | NR 70 or better | $4,500.00 | Port Pirie | 1609m | Neutral | Danielle Hill | 1:55.3 | 3 |
| 4.5L | $1.40 |
1/4 | 12/05/2025 | 37 | NR 70 or better | $4,500.00 | Globe Derby | 1800m | Neutral | Danielle Hill | 1:57.7 | 4 |
| 3.8L | $1.30 |
6/9 | 05/04/2025 | 21 | NR up to 95 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | Fast | Jett Turnbull | 1:54.2 | 9 |
| 10.6L | $3.80 |
10/10 | 15/03/2025 | 378 | No NR | $60,000.00 | Penrith | 2525m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:54.3 | 6 |
| 164.9L | $101.00 |
8/8 | 02/03/2024 | 14 | No NR | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Neutral | S M Grima | 1:49.4 | 4 |
| 20.6L | $6.50 |