The Perth Summer time Racing Carnival heats up this Saturday with the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot Racecourse. A capability subject of sixteen prime sprinters will vie for a share of the profitable $1.5 million prize cash, with all eyes on defending champion Overpass.
Overpass has drawn out vast however stays favorite to defend his title in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes in WA. Photograph: Steve Hart.
Final 12 months’s victor, the Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass, at present heads the Winterbottom Stakes betting markets at $3.30 by way of Ladbrokes. The Vancouver gelding is on a mission to develop into the primary horse since Hardrada (2002-03) to win consecutive Winterbottom titles. Whereas drawing the widest barrier (16), historical past presents some solace – the previous six winners, together with Swish Lady from gate 16 in 2021, jumped from double-digit obstacles.
Overpass boasts spectacular credentials, together with two victories within the profitable $4 million The Quokka at Ascot. He arrives in profitable type after a barnstorming win within the Group 3 Sydney Stakes at Randwick again in October. Whereas an eighth-place end within the Group 1 Champions Dash at Flemington adopted, third-up and again in WA, he seems to be primed for a powerful displaying.
Native hero Western Empire, skilled by Grant & Alana Williams, presents essentially the most vital risk to Overpass at $3.70 within the Winterbottom Stakes odds on-line. The evergreen seven-year-old is an Ascot specialist, boasting a file of 13 wins, 6 seconds, and three thirds on the monitor. Whereas winless on the 1200m distance, his current second-place end within the Group 3 Colonel Reeves suggests a return to type. With William Pike aboard from gate 4, Western Empire shouldn’t be underestimated.
Woman Laguna ($5) skilled by Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald is one other contender to look at. Ridden by the season’s main jockey, James McDonald, the mare comes off a powerful displaying within the Champions Dash and boasts strong type strains. Maharba ($8) is the ultimate horse at single-figure odds, a four-year-old with spectacular 1200m type.
For an each-way wager, Luke Fernie‘s Bravo Centurion ($10) is an intriguing possibility. The four-year-old is on a six-race profitable streak and has confirmed himself at Ascot and over the 1200m distance. His current win within the Group 3 Prince of Wales Stakes showcased his capability, making him a possible darkish horse on this aggressive subject.
The 2024 Winterbottom Stakes guarantees to be an exciting contest. Can Overpass rewrite historical past? Or will a brand new champion emerge from the pack? Don’t miss the motion this Saturday at Ascot Racecourse!
2024 Winterbottom Stakes Subject
No
Final 10
Horse
Coach
Jockey
Barrier
Weight
Penalty
Hcp Score
1
2x201x1x18
OVERPASS
Bjorn Baker
Joshua Parr
16
58.5kg
119
2
00x31142x2
WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ)
Grant & Alana Williams
William Pike
4
58.5kg
111
3
5x085360x6
RED CAN MAN
Steve Wolfe
Shaun O’Donnell
11
58.5kg
101
4
16076760×0
HOT ZED
Lou Luciani
Jason Whiting
2
58.5kg
101
5
12x4213x31
MAHARBA
Grahame Begg
Jordan Childs
6
58.5kg
107
6
74×3281223
SALOON BAR
Daniel Morton
Steven Parnham
13
58.5kg
98
7
916×223170
MAN CRUSH
Luke Fernie
Clint Johnston-Porter
7
58.5kg
97
8
32x10x77x6
SNOWDOME
Neville Parnham
Brad Parnham
10
58.5kg
98
9
41211×1251
ROPE THEM IN
Steve Wolfe
Shaun McGruddy
9
58.5kg
100
10
17x1111x47
BOOTS LIKE BRUCE
Anne King
Alan Kennedy
14
58.5kg
94
11
3x3x111111
BRAVO CENTURION
Luke Fernie
Chris Parnham
15
58.5kg
102
12
29x21511x5
ROCKIN’ RUPERT
Sean & Jake Casey
Lucy Fiore
3
58.5kg
83
13
12x230x114
ALMIGHTY CLASS
Mitchell Pateman
Jarrad Noske
5
58.5kg
92
14
3614Dx1130
CRIPPALENKO
Greg Beauglehole
Patrick Carbery
8
58.5kg
84
15
12120×7630
LADY LAGUNA
Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
James McDonald
1
56.5kg
111
16
31220×0686
LACED UP HEELS
Luke Fernie
Joseph Azzopardi
12
56.5kg
90
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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