Racing: Melody Belle passed fit but struggling ahead of A$1.5 million Tancred Stakes 2 Apr, 2021 11:00 AM 3 minutes to read Melody Belle. Photo / Race Images NZ Herald By: Michael Guerin One of the curses of Melody Belle's career has returned "at a less than ideal time" heading into today's A$1.5 million Tancred Stakes in Sydney. That is how trainer Jamie Richards describes the 14-time Group 1 winner tying up after trackwork on Wednesday, just days out from her latest Group 1 target. Melody Belle was passed fit to race by Racing NSW vets yesterday, and Richards says while muscle tie-up is nothing new for her, it is an inconvenience she could do without when stepping up to 2400m today.