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Item	Inspection Timeframe	Inspection Deadline for Track Rating to be Submitted	Non Submission Follow Up
1	Day of nominations close [after nominations close]	Following Noms Close & Prior to 2:50pm	By Racing Victoria Post 3pm and prior to 4pm
2	Day before acceptances close [after nominations close]	Prior to 2:50pm	By Racing Victoria Post 3pm and prior to 4pm
3	Day of acceptances close [before acceptances close]	Prior to 6:50am [where there has been significant weather conditions overnight resulting in a change in Track Rating since the prior day's report]
4	Day before Race Day [after acceptances close]	Prior to 2:50pm	By Racing Victoria Post 3pm and prior to 4pm
5	Race Day [after acceptances close]	Prior to 6:50am	By Racing Australia Post 6:50am

Merton: Merton Amateur Turf Club Wednesday, 01 January 2025

Meeting Type: Country (Non-TAB MEETING)

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Rail Position: True
Dual Track Meeting: N
Track Type: Turf
Track Condition: Good 4
Weather: Fine
Penetrometer:
Track Information:

FinalFields Last Published: Mon 30-Dec-24 7:15PM AEDT
Riders must be declared before: Mon 30-Dec-24 1:30PM AEDT
Scratching close: Wed 01-Jan-25 7:30AM AEDT

Total Number of acceptors for this meeting (including emergencies) 42

Race 1 - 1:30PM Lister Family Maiden Plate (1150 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $5,000.1st $2,300, 2nd $850, 3rd $625, 4th $425, 5th $200, 6th $200, 7th $200, 8th $200 Prize money contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution Maiden, Set Weights, Apprentices can claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 8 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	0824506x	JIMMY CAN TANGO	Gordon Strang	Ms Tracey Johnson	1	67kg
2	x686004669	ONE KYNECTION	Jeffrey Kyne	Mr Jack Virgona	6	67kg
3	0442582556	PERSUASIVE STAR	Geoff Brunsdon	Mr Shaun Cooper	4	67kg
4	39x30968x	RED HOT GEORGE	Simon Zahra	Mr Adam Roustoby (a3/63kg)	5	67kg
5	x347x50086	DJAWARA (NZ)	Tyson Barton	Mr Grant Seccombe	3	65kg
6	9	LORD CHAPEL	Ron Hockley	Mr Dylan Dean	8	65kg
7	605547x723	SKYLER’S PRINCESS	Mick Sell	Mr Leigh Taylor	2	65kg
8		LIBERTY KEY	Grant White	Mr Rob Kirkpatrick	7	63kg

Race 2 - 2:10PM Oakdale Meat Co Trophy Race(2) (1150 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $5,000.1st $2,300, 2nd $850, 3rd $625, 4th $425, 5th $200, 6th $200, 7th $200, 8th $200 Prize money contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution Restricted Trophy Race(2), Handicap, Minimum Weight 63kg, Apprentices can claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 8 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	00x521780x	LUNAR LANDING	Grant White	Mr Rob Kirkpatrick	4	72kg	38
2	2x65742718	ROWDY SHEBANG	Ashleigh Smith	Mr Tyson Barton	6	69.5kg	37
3	4582672436	CESAR BESSAN	Don Dwyer	Mr Shaun Cooper	2	69kg	32
4	7x0x6726x9	MOSHKENNY	Gary Cluning	Ms Melinda McDonald	5	68kg	30
5	0220255566	RHUMBADU	Russell Green	Mr Leigh Taylor	7	65.5kg	29
6	25323x17	CHANTING RHYTHM	Paul Kramer	Mr Grant Seccombe	1	63kg	22
7	407x2217x3	OUR DAWNY	Dani Walker	Ms Sophie Clayfield	3	63kg	22

Race 3 - 2:50PM Bet365 Trophy Race (1150 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $5,000.1st $2,300, 2nd $850, 3rd $625, 4th $425, 5th $200, 6th $200, 7th $200, 8th $200 Prize money contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution Open Trophy Race, Handicap, Minimum Weight 63kg, Apprentices can claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 8 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	16217x4707	CHIQ MAGNET	Russell Green	Mr Grant Seccombe	6	70kg	42
2	16369x979x	WILD CANARY	Don Dwyer	Mr Shaun Cooper	8	70kg	42
3	87051466x4	SEE IT ALL (NZ)	Mal Watts	Ms Sophie Clayfield	1	67.5kg	37
4	54435208x7	CHESTNUT THUNDER	Tyson Barton	Mr Tyson Barton	7	66.5kg	35
5	13730x5241	SPACE COWBOY	Gary Cluning	Ms Melinda McDonald	2	66.5kg	35
6	3226x13318	CALYPSO RICH	Grant White	Mr Rob Kirkpatrick	4	65.5kg	33
7	57314x2352	DUSTIN DHAHRAN	Dani Walker	Mr Leigh Taylor	3	65kg	36
8	83887x0709	BIMMIES TWIN	Brenda Bamford	Mr Ben Moffat	5	63kg	12

Race 4 - 3:30PM Leneva Park Maiden Plate (1600 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $5,000.1st $2,300, 2nd $850, 3rd $625, 4th $425, 5th $200, 6th $200, 7th $200, 8th $200 Prize money contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution Maiden, Set Weights, Apprentices can claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 8 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	779x660x	BULLETPROOF	Erin Maher	Mr Jack Virgona	4	67kg
2	4043876903	FIRST VENTURE	Gordon Strang	Ms Tracey Johnson	1	67kg
3	0767022644	UNHOLSTERED	Tracey Cullen	Ms Melinda McDonald	3	67kg
4	06398	ENOUGH WAR	Geoff Brunsdon	Mr Shaun Cooper	6	65kg
5	90x9005948	POPES CAN TALK	Brenda Bamford	Mr Rob Kirkpatrick	5	65kg
6	5445906688	SPEEDY SPOOKS	Jeffrey Kyne	Mr Adam Roustoby (a3/63kg)	2	65kg

Race 5 - 4:10PM Nutrien Ag Solutions Merton Cup (1900 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $10,000.1st $4,600, 2nd $1,700, 3rd $1,250, 4th $850, 5th $400, 6th $400, 7th $400, 8th $400 Prize money contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution Open Trophy Race, Handicap, Minimum Weight 63kg, Apprentices can claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 8 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	50x5043355	PATRICK	Shelley Kirkpatrick	Mr Rob Kirkpatrick	3	70kg	42
2	26x0077885	COULDBEFAMOUS	Gordon Strang	Ms Tracey Johnson	6	68.5kg	39
3	124P0x1773	PORTOBELLO ROAD	Tony Rosolini	Mr Dylan Dean	7	66kg	34
4	374x362326	ALL TOO CREEDY	Don Dwyer	Mr Shaun Cooper	4	65.5kg	33
5	0x72330714	ANYTHING BUT (NZ)	Reg Manning	Mr Grant Seccombe	1	64.5kg	31
6	8784808x22	RETROSPECTION	Jason Bridgman	Mr Jack Virgona	5	64.5kg	31
7	0070634638	MISTER FAIRBANKS	Grant White	Mr Ben Moffat	9	63kg	25
8	58362x6778	SARWATTE	Reg Manning	Ms Melinda McDonald	2	63kg	17
9e	9x79338503	ALBANIAN EAGLE	Kelvin Southey	Ms Sophie Clayfield	8	63kg	32

Race 6 - 4:50PM TAC ''If Everybody Gets Home Safely We All Win" Trophy Race(2) (1600 METRES) Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $5,000.1st $2,300, 2nd $850, 3rd $625, 4th $425, 5th $200, 6th $200, 7th $200, 8th $200 Prize money contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution Restricted Trophy Race(2), Handicap, Minimum Weight 63kg, Apprentices can claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 8 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	97040x7055	STAR OF MATTNER	Tyson Barton	Mr Tyson Barton	2	70kg	34
2	08x7801355	SOME ECLIPSE	Ron Hockley	Ms Tracey Johnson	1	64.5kg	23
3	51142x3366	SMART ACE	Don Dwyer	Mr Shaun Cooper	4	63.5kg	25
4	3x00775238	GALLERIA	Kelvin Southey	Ms Sophie Clayfield	3	63kg	24

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