Trial File: High Rider shines at Melton

18 June 2026
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Harness Racing form guru Craig Rail noticed several standout performers at the recent trials.

At Bendigo, Delightful Miki settled last of the six runners early and ended up being five back on the markers at the 1300m. She moved up without cover at the 500m mark and finished off strongly to win well.

At Mildura, Kyoretsu had the lowest National Rating of all runners in the field and came from last to finish a handy third.

At Melton, The Last Trip used the sprint lane and darted through to miss out by a narrow margin and High Rider backed up his recent Melton trial third with a comfortable victory over his older rivals.

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