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2024 Memsie Stakes Winner Pinstriped Beats Mr Brightside Residence

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The Memsie Stakes 2024 delivered an exciting upset as Pinstriped claimed the opening Group 1 of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival with, outpacing the closely backed favorite Mr Brightside at Caulfield.

2024 Memsie Stakes Winner Pinstriped Beats Mr Brightside Residence

2024 Memsie Stakes winner Pinstriped loved his first Group 1 victory. Photograph: Final Racing Pictures.

Jockey Ben Allen, choosing up his second profession Group 1 successful trip, expertly guided $14 shot Pinstriped to a late victory having settled simply off the tempo all through.

“It feels fairly good!” Allen instructed Racing Victoria post-victory.

“It was just about how we scripted it, ultimate, to carry the again of (Mr) Brightside and simply comply with it in all places.

“I used to be going fairly nicely so I simply needed to pop on the bend, however this horse has been completely flying!

“He arguably ought to’ve received his final begin; there’s a whole lot of doubters as a result of he lays in fairly badly and he nonetheless does a bit.”

“Huge shout out to (coach) EJ and the house owners who’ve been loyal as to me.

“EJ deserves it, he’s such a tough employee; massive shout out to the house owners and EJ for letting me stick to him.”

The six-year-old’s spectacular efficiency when a slim first-up second within the Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) on the course and distance two weeks again foreshadowed his potential for a profitable spring marketing campaign.

The Ciaron Maher-trained mare Pleasure Of Jenni, the 6.5 size Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner from final prep, was a straightforward chief all through however pale within the closing phases and was passed by the bend.

This allowed Pinstriped to make a decisive transfer and problem Mr Brightside who briefly had the lead with 200m to go. The end was a nail-biter, with Pinstriped edging out Mr Brightside by a slim margin.

In third was Mr Brightside’s P.B. Lawrence Stakes successful stablemate, Gentleman Roy, three lengths again in one other Group 1 inserting.

Antino, regardless of a gradual begin, displayed a robust end and may very well be a contender for the Group 1 Toorak Handicap making up late floor to run fourth.

Coach Enver Jusufovic celebrated his first Group 1 victory with Pinstriped’s win. The horse is now a possible contender for the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 14.

“It’s a real Group One while you’ve acquired Pleasure Of Jenni and Mr Brightside, however in fact they had been first up, we had been second up,” he mentioned.

“He pulled up so nicely first up and he’s acquired an incredible second up document so that you’re not going to die questioning, this horse has promised.

“He’s acquired points, however he’s simply accomplished so nicely this time in and it’s simply improbable.

“Effectively, you’re within the lap of the gods typically there however I feel so, now that he’s received a Group One, I’ll simply take each race because it comes and focus on it with Ben (Allen) and we’ll see whether or not we go to a Makybe (Diva) or a Feehan but it surely’ll be off to the pub tonight I feel!”

Mr Brightside accomplished the Memsie Stakes-Makybe Diva Stakes double final yr and markets at Ladbrokes – obtainable in full right here – have Pinstriped into $12 to repeat the feat.

2024 Memsie Stakes Outcomes & Ending Order

End No. Horse Coach Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Beginning Worth
1 5 PINSTRIPED Enver Jusufovic Ben Allen 3 59kg $14
2 1 MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig Williams 0.4L 4 59kg $2.50F
3 3 GENTLEMAN ROY Ben, Will & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 2.65L 8 59kg $9
4 6 ANTINO (NZ) Tony Gollan Ms Jamie Kah 3.65L 6 59kg $6
5 7 PRIDE OF JENNI Ciaron Maher Declan Bates 5.65L 7 57kg $2.90
6 4 BANDERSNATCH Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Jordan Childs 5.9L 2 59kg $61
7 8 VAGRANT Mitchell Freedman Beau Mertens 6.15L 5 57kg $61
8 2 AEGON (NZ) Andrew Forsman Vlad Duric 15.15L 1 59kg $26
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.

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