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BEN MELHAM

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Beginning his career in 2003, Ben Melham was apprenticed to Darren Weir and then Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman.
Rising through the Victorian jockey ranks over the years, it was in 2010/11 that Ben Melham first rode over 100 winners for the season.
In that same year, Melham claimed his first Group 1 win aboard champion mare Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic which was also the first of many Group 1 victories for her.
In 2017 Ben Melham took out one of the biggest races in the country when winning the Group 1 Golden Slipper on She Will Reign, producing a daring ride to win the feature race.

First Runner 21 Sep 2003
Rocket Fuel (Aus)  
Mildura (Aus)  |  Mildura Grand Hotel Mdn Plte
First Win 18 Oct 2003
She's Millie (Aus)
Avoca (Aus)  |  Mdn Plte (2)
Best Horse :
BLACK CAVIAR (Timeform Rating 136)
BEL ESPRIT (AUS)  HELSINGE (AUS)  [By DESERT SUN (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
BLACK CAVIAR (06 Nov 2010)
BEL ESPRIT (AUS)  HELSINGE (AUS)  [By DESERT SUN (GB)]

BEN MELHAM's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
1 of 11 28 Mar 2024 PAKM TULSA KING $2.3 3U MDN 1600m $40,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:40.60
10 of 12 28 Mar 2024 PAKM INAUGURAL $11 3U MDN 2000m $40,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 2:03.88
4 of 12 27 Mar 2024 SANL VIVIDNESS $8.0 3F BM64 1400m $55,000 JAMES CUMMINGS 1:23.98
4 of 7 27 Mar 2024 SANL ROCK THE BAR $2.1 3 BM64 1600m $55,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 1:36.12
1 of 10 27 Mar 2024 SANL HEED THE OMENS $5.5 3U MDN 1600m $55,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:38.96
5 of 10 23 Mar 2024 M V GRAND IMPACT $6.5 3U BM84 1200m $130,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:10.99
3 of 14 23 Mar 2024 M V INHIBITIONS $4.0 3F OPEN G3 1200m $200,000 JAMES CUMMINGS 1:10.93
3 of 10 23 Mar 2024 M V I AM ME $6.5 3U OPEN G1 1200m $1,000,000 CIARON MAHER 1:09.99
6 of 14 23 Mar 2024 M V BASILINNA $5.0 3 OPEN G2 2040m $500,000 EMMA-LEE & DAVID BROWNE 2:05.98
5 of 7 23 Mar 2024 M V MOLLYNICKERS $2.0 3F OPEN G3 1600m $200,000 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1:36.72

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 5 29.4% 2 41.2% 17 $440,075 0 0 1 0 $1.11
MATT LAURIE 5 45.5% 0 45.5% 11 $325,240 0 0 1 1 $1.63
CIARON MAHER 4 44.4% 3 77.8% 9 $285,850 0 0 0 0 $1.38
CLINTON MCDONALD 1 10.0% 2 30.0% 10 $45,950 0 0 0 0 $0.38
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1 20.0% 0 20.0% 5 $77,225 0 0 0 0 $0.65
DANNY O'BRIEN 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $35,000 0 0 0 0 $0.80
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $109,200 0 0 0 0 $1.67
CHRIS WALLER 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $37,450 0 0 0 0 $2.75
JAMES CUMMINGS 0 0.0% 3 42.9% 7 $2,410,550 0 0 0 0 -
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 5 $104,000 0 0 0 0 -
STEPHEN BROWN 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $17,350 0 0 0 0 -
DAVID BRIDEOAKE & MATT JENKINS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $3,300 0 0 0 0 -
A & S FREEDMAN 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $38,000 0 0 0 0 -
SYMON WILDE 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $18,300 0 0 0 0 -
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $357,100 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JASON WARREN 116 17.8% 141 39.5% 651 $3,026,842 0 1 2 4 $0.94
DARREN WEIR 101 12.8% 191 37.0% 790 $3,390,204 2 1 1 2 $0.60
MATT LAURIE 94 18.8% 109 40.7% 499 $3,886,273 1 0 4 3 $1.05
LEE FREEDMAN 54 17.9% 83 45.5% 301 $1,692,329 0 1 0 2 $0.83
PETER G MOODY 42 17.6% 63 43.9% 239 $3,458,040 4 2 2 1 $0.96
ROBERT SMERDON 36 15.0% 60 40.0% 240 $1,265,745 0 0 0 1 $0.82
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 34 24.5% 28 44.6% 139 $5,291,175 1 3 1 0 $1.53
LEE & ANTHONY FREEDMAN 31 23.7% 33 48.9% 131 $1,663,968 0 0 2 2 $1.02
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 28 24.3% 17 39.1% 115 $2,064,705 0 0 4 2 $0.99
DANNY O'BRIEN 27 10.7% 61 34.9% 252 $1,922,058 0 1 0 0 $0.58
CHRIS WALLER 27 15.5% 39 37.9% 174 $2,283,570 0 4 1 0 $0.95
MATTHEW WILLIAMS 20 17.7% 16 31.9% 113 $420,633 0 0 0 0 $1.04
DAVID BRIDEOAKE 19 17.3% 30 44.5% 110 $862,541 0 0 1 1 $1.11
ANDREW NOBLET 19 17.4% 21 36.7% 109 $563,546 0 0 0 0 $1.13
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 19 20.7% 25 47.8% 92 $3,018,118 2 1 1 1 $1.13

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2023/24 30 17.3% 37 38.7% 173 $7,348,370 1 2 2 2 $0.87
2022/23 64 15.0% 95 37.2% 427 $10,342,140 2 3 6 6 $0.76
2021/22 21 25.6% 17 46.3% 82 $1,116,150 0 1 0 0 $1.23
2020/21 44 17.1% 61 40.9% 257 $4,863,750 0 2 7 2 $1.02
2019/20 76 16.0% 113 39.8% 475 $6,488,382 1 3 3 3 $0.81
2018/19 58 17.6% 79 41.5% 330 $6,495,185 1 7 4 2 $1.15
2017/18 60 13.2% 96 34.4% 454 $6,701,819 2 3 3 4 $0.73
2016/17 45 11.7% 76 31.5% 384 $7,390,040 3 5 2 1 $0.95
2015/16 73 14.3% 135 40.7% 511 $4,981,351 1 0 4 3 $0.79
2014/15 73 14.6% 105 35.7% 499 $4,174,662 3 2 6 4 $0.91
Overall 1358 13.5% 2222 22.1% 10038 $85,365,577 20 34 46 45 $0.80

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