Maryborough Race 4 - Aldebaran Park Trot
POPPY POPSTAR (4) has been very consistent and added to a string of top-three finishes when second here last start. Draws wider but came from a similar barrier to this in winning her previous two outings so is tough to knock. DEEP LOVE NZ (5) placed from the back line at Kilmore two starts ago then had this barrier when fourth here last start. Looks suited going up to a distance where he has recorded a win and a placing in two attempts. GATESYS MATE (7) draws wide but must be considered after top-three finishes in his last three outings, highlighted by a win at Cranbourne. THE CHOOK (1) is first up for 12 weeks but has won fresh before. Gets the ace draw so can open this campaign with a positive effort.

Driver: Alex Ashwood
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Comments
Returns from the paddock. Previously first up won by 1.3 m (Sr3) at this track (2:47.70) beating Black And Gold in on October 26 at $4. Draws for a good return.
Last Starts 83 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 25/03/2026 | 9 | NR up to 49 | $4,000.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 2:01.3 | 1 |
| 34.3L | $3.00 |
| 3/10 | 16/03/2026 | 12 | NR 45 to 50 | $4,000.00 | Maryborough | 1690m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 1:59.4 | 7 |
| 4.8L | $14.00 |
| 7/11 | 04/03/2026 | 21 | NR 48 to 52 | $6,000.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 2:01.3 | 1 |
| 11.4L | $19.00 |
| 3/9 | 11/02/2026 | 14 | NR up to 50 | $6,000.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | Neutral | Jordan Leedham | 2:05.7 | 4 |
| 6.2L | $7.50 |
| 3/10 | 28/01/2026 | 7 | NR up to 49 | $4,000.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 2:02.7 | 5 |
| 4.2L | $3.60 |
| 4/8 | 21/01/2026 | 17 | NR up to 50 | $6,000.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Neutral | Alex Ashwood | 2:00.9 | 5 |
| 7.1L | $7.00 |
| 3/7 | 12/01/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | D L Marshall | 0 |
| 9L | $0.00 | ||
| 3/8 | 20/10/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | D L Marshall | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 |

Driver: Jackie Barker
Stats
Comments
Didn't do much at the last run, 7th (Fr4) over 2180m after showing early pace at Kilmore, beaten 13 m by Sammy Haller (2:50.00) on May 21 at $19. Before that 4th (Sr2) over 1690m at this track, at the bell was 4th-6.5 beaten 12 m by Ai Sedhai (2:06.10) on May 11 at $14. Not keen on his chances in this line-up.
Last Starts 26 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/10 | 21/05/2026 | 10 | NR 47 to 51 | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 2180m | Neutral | Ewa Justice | 2:05.5 | 4 |
| 13.3L | $19.00 |
| 4/9 | 11/05/2026 | 147 | NR up to 50 | $6,000.00 | Maryborough | 1690m | Neutral | Kerryn Manning | 2:00.1 | 2 |
| 12.8L | $14.00 |
| 9/12 | 15/12/2025 | 11 | NR 49 to 53 | $6,000.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | Neutral | Ewa Justice | 2:00.5 | 1 |
| 47.4L | $9.00 |
| 8/12 | 04/12/2025 | 14 | NR up to 50 | $6,000.00 | Ballarat | 2200m | Neutral | Ewa Justice | 1:58.9 | 2 |
| 23.2L | $21.00 |
| 5/12 | 20/11/2025 | 9 | NR up to 55 | $6,000.00 | Ballarat | 2200m | Neutral | Ewa Justice | 2:00.8 | 1 |
| 10.0L | $41.00 |
| 6/8 | 11/11/2025 | 9 | NR up to 49 | $4,000.00 | Echuca | 2160m | Neutral | Reagan Clarke | 2:04.8 | 2 |
| 14.1L | $8.00 |
| 3/8 | 13/10/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | Ewa Justice | 0 |
| 5L | $0.00 | ||
| 2/2 | 13/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | A Ainsworth | 0 |
| 1L | $0.00 |

Driver: James Herbertson
Stats
Comments
Last start solid effort when 2nd (Fr2) over 1690m after showing early pace at this track, beaten 8 m by Artigas (2:03.50) on May 31 at $6.50. Two runs back won by 25 m as favourite after showing early speed, (Fr5) at Horsham (2:48.80) beating Champagnes in on May 25 at $1.25 at the bell was leading 6.4. Strong claims.
Last Starts 16 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/9 | 31/05/2026 | 6 | NR 46 to 51 | $6,000.00 | Maryborough | 1690m | Neutral | James Herbertson | 1:57.6 | 2 |
| 8.0L | $6.50 |
| 1/7 | 25/05/2026 | 12 | NR up to 45 | $4,000.00 | Horsham | 2200m | Neutral | James Herbertson | 2:03.5 | 5 |
| 26.5L | $1.25 |
| 1/6 | 13/05/2026 | 7 | NR 43 to 47 | $4,000.00 | Bendigo | 1650m | Neutral | James Herbertson | 1:58.4 | 4 |
| 14.0L | $1.25 |
| 3/12 | 06/05/2026 | 14 | NR up to 45 | $4,000.00 | Bendigo | 1650m | Neutral | James Herbertson | 1:59.3 | 3 |
| 7.6L | $2.10 |
| 2/10 | 22/04/2026 | 14 | NR up to 45 | $4,000.00 | Bendigo | 1650m | Neutral | Jack Laugher | 1:59.5 | 1 |
| 1.6L | $4.80 |
| 2/8 | 08/04/2026 | 9 | NR 42 to 47 | $4,000.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Neutral | James Herbertson | 2:00.0 | 1 |
| 4.8L | $1.50 |
| 4/6 | 03/11/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Nick Youngson | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 | ||
| 1/4 | 03/11/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | N Youngson | 0 |
| 15L | $0.00 |

Driver: Chris Alford
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Comments
Last start was driven from back in the field when 4th (Fr5) over 1690m after showing early speed at this track beaten 14 m by Artigas (2:03.50) on May 31 at $6.50. Before that, a good run when 3rd (Sr3) over 2180m at Kilmore, beaten 2.5 m by Sammy Haller (2:50.00) on May 21 at $2.40. Likely to play a major role.
Last Starts 16 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/9 | 31/05/2026 | 10 | NR 46 to 51 | $6,000.00 | Maryborough | 1690m | Neutral | Chris Alford | 1:57.6 | 5 |
| 14.8L | $6.50 |
| 3/10 | 21/05/2026 | 14 | NR 47 to 51 | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 2180m | Neutral | Chris Alford | 2:05.5 | 3 |
| 2.4L | $2.40 |
| 3/9 | 12/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Melton | 2240m | Good | Chris Alford | 0 |
| 4.7L | $0.00 | |
| 8/8 | 07/05/2026 | 40 | NR 50 to 55 | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 1690m | Neutral | Chris Alford | 2:00.1 | 3 |
| 58.8L | $2.50 |
| 2/6 | 28/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Melton | 1720m | Good | John Caldow | 0 |
| 4.4L | $0.00 | |
| 4/10 | 28/03/2026 | 8 | No NR | $60,000.00 | Bathurst | 1730m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:57.6 | 5 |
| 14.7L | $3.30 |
| 4/5 | 20/03/2026 | 9 | No NR | $11,830.00 | Bathurst | 1730m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 2:02.3 | 3 |
| 43.6L | $2.40 |
| 1/9 | 11/03/2026 | 15 | NR 46 to 51 | $4,000.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Neutral | Chris Alford | 2:00.8 | 1 |
| 0.2L | $3.80 |

Driver: David Miles
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Comments
Failed to impress last start; 6th (Sr1) over 1690m at Shepparton, beaten 25 m by Little Miss Valley (2:09.10) on June 2 at $6.50. Showed ability the outing before when he won by 3 m as favourite (Fr2) at Kilmore (2:07.90) beating Gym Queen in 4yo+ on May 7 at $2. In the mix.
Last Starts 5 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2 | 11/06/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Shepparton | 2190m | David Miles | 0 |
| 0.2L | $0.00 | ||
| 6/7 | 02/06/2026 | 26 | 0-1 WIN | $6,000.00 | Shepparton | 1690m | W | David Miles | 2:02.9 | 1 |
| 27.3L | $6.50 |
| 1/8 | 07/05/2026 | 9 | MAIDEN | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 1690m | Neutral | David Miles | 2:01.8 | 2 |
| 3.0L | $2.00 |
| 5/6 | 28/04/2026 | 215 | MAIDEN | $6,000.00 | Shepparton | 2190m | Neutral | David Miles | 2:06.1 | 2 |
| 43.9L | $2.15 |
| 1/6 | 21/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Melton | 2240m | Good | David Miles | 0 |
| 1.6L | $0.00 | |
| 5/5 | 07/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Melton | 2240m | Good | David Miles | 0 |
| 102L | $0.00 | |
| 6/10 | 25/09/2025 | 12 | MAIDEN | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 2180m | Neutral | David Miles | 2:05.0 | 2 |
| 26.3L | $4.40 |
| 11/12 | 13/09/2025 | 10 | No NR | $125,000.00 | Melton | 2240m | Neutral | David Miles | 2:00.5 | 5 |
| 55.0L | $151.00 |
| 10/11 | 03/09/2025 | - | No NR | $10,000.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Neutral | David Miles | 2:00.5 | 2 |
| 122.1L | $41.00 |

Driver: Rodney Petroff
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Comments
Last start solid effort when 3rd (Sr1) over 1690m at Kilmore was 6th-10.89 at the bell, beaten 2.25 m by Te Amo (2:10.30) on June 4 at $31. Two runs back tracked on the speed and boxed on steadily; won by 3.5 m (Fr4) at Cranbourne (2:00.60) beating Whats The Tea in on April 19 at $5 at the bell was 3rd-7. Draws wide but with luck he is capable of taking this out.
Last Starts 12 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/10 | 04/06/2026 | 46 | NR 48 to 53 | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 1690m | W | Rodney Petroff | 2:04.1 | 1 |
| 2.2L | $31.00 |
| 1/6 | 19/04/2026 | 9 | NR up to 49 | $4,000.00 | Cranbourne | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Petroff | 2:00.6 | 4 |
| 3.7L | $5.00 |
| 2/8 | 10/04/2026 | 9 | 0-1 WIN | $6,000.00 | Melton | 2240m | Neutral | Rodney Petroff | 2:03.5 | 3 |
| 8.7L | $26.00 |
| 6/7 | 01/04/2026 | 15 | 0-1 WIN | $6,000.00 | Bendigo | 1650m | Neutral | Rodney Petroff | 1:59.7 | 6 |
| 10.8L | $9.50 |
| 7/12 | 17/03/2026 | 523 | 0-1 WIN | $6,000.00 | Shepparton | 2190m | Neutral | Rodney Petroff | 2:00.9 | 2 |
| 30.9L | $31.00 |
| 3/6 | 05/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Shepparton | 2190m | Rodney Petroff | 0 |
| 7L | $0.00 | ||
| 9/10 | 10/10/2024 | 99 | NR up to 54 | $6,000.00 | Kilmore | 1690m | Neutral | Rodney Petroff | 2:02.0 | 6 |
| 32.8L | $31.00 |
| 4/6 | 03/10/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Kilmore | 0m | Rodney Petroff | 0 |
| 12L | $0.00 |