The Melbourne Spring Racing motion kicks off in earnest on Saturday with Flemington host to a extremely anticipated version of the Group 1 $750,000 Turnbull Stakes (2000m).
Chris Waller’s in-form Underwood Stakes champ Buckaroo heads betting on the 2024 Turnbull Stakes this weekend. Picture: Final Racing Pictures.
A prime area of potential Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup contenders faces off in what guarantees to be an exciting version of the set weights plus penalties showdown and markets are large open at Ladbrokes.
Chris Waller’s in-form gelding Buckaroo aiming for a 3rd straight win this prep at present sits atop the 2024 Turnbull Stakes odds paying $4.20 to proceed his ace marketing campaign.
The proficient son of Fastnet Rock secured a win contemporary in Sydney’s Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes earlier than scoring a shock 3.5 size victory at Caulfield within the Group 1 Underwood Stakes over 1800m final day out.
Saturday marks his seventh 2000m project the place he chases his first win on the distance with Brazilian hoop Joao Moreira persevering with associations on the favorite.
Waller, a five-time Turnbull Stakes successful coach, unleashes a five-horse assault on this 12 months’s 16-horse area in search of his sixth success and first since Verry Elleegant in 2020.
Together with Buckaroo, the opposite most certainly for the steady is three-time Group 1 successful mare By way of Sistina who will probably be ridden by Damian Lane.
She is a real 2000m horse with 4 wins and 4 seconds from her 9 earlier runs on the distance together with the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes on debut down below.
By way of Sistina secured one other elite degree contemporary in Australia within the Group 1 Winx Stakes two again however was a disappointment for favorite backers in Flemington’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) final day out when crushed over six lengths by Mr Brightside ending out of the cash.
The Heavy-rated monitor obtained the higher of her within the Makybe Diva and she or he appears properly positioned to atone on firmer going within the Turnbull.
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott saddle-up the opposite main participant on this 12 months’s Turnbull Stakes betting markets with $4.80 on supply for the flying Eliyass to publish his sixth straight victory.
The broadly drawn Frech import appears a real risk from the surface alley (16) as he appears to emulate Gold Journey who gained from the identical barrier final 12 months.
He has been in dominant kind since arriving in Australia successful all three begins for the Waterhouse/Bott steady together with his newest within the Group 3 Kingston City Stakes (2000m) over the Turnbull distance in Sydney.
With loads of different notable spring contenders within the combine, the 2024 Turnbull Stakes is a should watch showdown at 4:25pm (AEST) at Flemington on Saturday.
2024 Turnbull Stakes Subject
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 343x4411x8 | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 11 | 58kg | 108 | ||
| 2 | 4x274313x0 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 14 | 58kg | 108 | ||
| 3 | 5x5356x811 | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 8 | 58kg | 113 | ||
| 4 | 32x2x12x15 | VIA SISTINA (IRE) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 12 | 57kg | 117 | ||
| 5 | 16x62521x4 | WARMONGER (NZ) | Mick Worth & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Michael Dee | 10 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 6 | 1x211x1x11 | ELIYASS (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ethan Brown | 16 | 56.5kg | 109 | ||
| 7 | 21x8132x96 | ATISHU (NZ) | Chris Waller | Mark Zahra | 5 | 56kg | 114 | ||
| 8 | 66x01540x2 | HUETOR (FR) | Peter Snowden | Koby Jennings | 6 | 56kg | 109 | ||
| 9 | 90x3669x02 | SHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ) | Graeme & Deborah Rogerson | Luke Currie | 13 | 55kg | 107 | ||
| 10 | 2x317062x1 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 2 | 55kg | 106 | ||
| 11 | 1x0570x079 | FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) | Chris Waller | Craig Newitt | 1 | 55kg | 104 | ||
| 12 | 5x110x27x8 | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 4 | 55kg | 112 | ||
| 13 | 735662×870 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Billy Egan | 15 | 55kg | 102 | ||
| 14 | 6933×75524 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 7 | 55kg | 104 | ||
| 15 | 13x24234x9 | KNIGHT’S CHOICE | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Jordan Childs | 9 | 55kg | 102 | ||
| 16 | 4x212256x0 | VALIANT KING (GB) | Chris Waller | Beau Mertens | 3 | 55kg | 98 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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