Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye in the past month.

#1 ZOHA BALE (Box 6)
Breeding: September ‘20 Allen Deed x Sammy Allen
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (Balliang)
Record: 42 starts 13-9-7

Dale says: Overcome all kinds of obstacles to turn in one of the best wins of July with this tenacious victory.

Results

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#2 IRISH MILLIE (Box 5)
Breeding: June ’21 My Redeemer x Thurles Princess
Trainer: Michael Chilcott (Heathcote)
Record: 4 starts 1-1-1

Dale says: Covered more ground than the early settlers to post her first race win in this thrilling finish.

Results

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#3 AMRON BLACK (Box 8)
Breeding: November ’21 Zambora Brockie x Missy Crane
Trainer: Wayne Bocquet (Mullengandra)
Record: 4 starts 1-2-0

Dale says: In a desperate attempt to get down to the inside rail overcome all sorts of bother but once balanced stormed home to post this unlikely victory.

Results

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#4 TINKER NORM (Box 5)
Breeding: January ’21 Orson Allen x Gawker Bale
Trainer: Craig Burns (Balliang)
Record: 34 starts 13-7-6

Dale says: Clearly the run of the recent Maturity Classic heats. After losing valuable ground into the first bend, he was able to get balanced and set after gun sprinter Transponder in this eye-catching win.

Results

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#5 POSTMAN PAT (Box 6)
Breeding: December ’20 Hooked On Scotch x Birdie Tee
Trainer: Jason Thompson (Pearcedale)
Record: 24 starts 19-4-0

Dale says: For pure time standard, it is hard to go past the nation’s fastest sprinter when he scorched around Sandown Park posting elite early splits along the way in his red-hot victory in 29.06 seconds.

Track conditions were not favourable, so this makes this run even more impressive.

Results

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THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

IRISH BULLET (Box 2)
Breeding: November ’20 Zambora Brockie x Kinslee
Trainer: Aaron Debattista (Toolleen)
Record: 24 starts 5-4-6

Dale says: After a solid start, he was squeezed out towards the rear of the field but once balanced sprouted wings to narrowly go down and was denied would could have been one of the biggest wins for the month.

Results

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*Dale Code is a professional form analyst and son of champion Melbourne Cup-winning trainer, the late Judy Hayley, who engineered one of the greatest all time come-from-behind group wins when Devastate took out the 1989 Traralgon Cup. Click HERE to watch (box 7)