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A four-year-old bay mare bred in Australia, by Alabama Express out of Honey Esprit, is trained by Clinton McDonald and owned by Mrs J R McGrath, J G Falcke, D R Fleming and partners. In four starts she has recorded one win and one second‑place, earning $49,475. Her latest start was at Pakenham Synthetic on 5 October 2026, finishing second of ten, and her most recent victory came at Geelong on 11 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 05-Oct-26 1200m SYNTHETIC 10 R9 BM62 $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.690, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st Neziha ( B Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Balance ( B Melham 58.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Empressive Enuff ( J Noonan 60.5 ) 1.00L See full results | B Melham 58.5kg 0.25L | 2 (10) |
| Geelong 11-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.010, SP: 1.65 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Balance ( B Melham 57.5 ) 2nd Sheer Panic ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Amorlight ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 1.60L See full results | B Melham 57.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Cranbourne 31-Aug-26 800m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.390 1st Balance ( B Melham ) 2nd Super Mirage ( J Mott ) 0.00L 3rd Farakta ( B R Kinninmont ) 0.00L | B Melham | 1 (6) |
| Cranbourne 24-Aug-26 800m R6 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:48.590 1st Mount Sabyinyo ( M J Dee ) 2nd Hi Val ( J A Johnstone ) 0.00L 3rd Catch The Wind ( B A Shinn ) 0.00L 4th Balance ( B Melham ) 0.00L | B Melham 0.00L | 4 (9) |
| Cranbourne 27-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.310, SP: 1.45 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Juvenal ( J Childs 59 ) 2nd Carriedo ( M J Dee 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Silver Lightning ( B R Kinninmont 59.5 ) 5.45L 5th Balance ( B Melham 57 ) 5.93L See full results | B Melham 57kg 5.93L | 5 (9) |
| Caulfield 07-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 KEV HAYES (of $200,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | J Melham 56kg 3.9L | 6 (12) |
| Southside Cranbourne 26-Jan-26 800m SOFT 5 R3 Jump Out-S5 | B Allen | 5 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 05-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R2 Jump Out-G4 | B Melham | 2 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 22-Dec-25 800m SOFT 6 R4 Jump Out-S6 | J Melham | 4 (8) |