This yr’s 7+ Sport Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick has been narrowed right down to eight runners following the early withdrawal of Zardozi.
Fangirl is tipped to win the 2024 7 Stakes at Randwick this weekend over the mile. Picture: Steve Hart.
Regardless of the smaller discipline, the competitors stays fierce for the $1 million prize. Main the percentages at $2.10 via Ladbrokes, Chris Waller’s a number of Group 1 profitable mare Fangirl is the favorite to enhance on her third-place end final yr.
Ridden by James McDonald, the constant Sebring six-year-old will begin from the skin alley.
She lately completed a detailed third within the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) and is predicted to carry out properly over the mile distance.
One other robust contender from Chris Waller’s secure, Zougotcha, is priced at $4 within the newest 7 Stakes betting markets.
The five-year-old daughter of Zoustar, ridden by Tommy Berry, narrowly missed victory within the Winx Stakes.
With a stable observe file at Randwick, she is a formidable opponent.
Priced at $11 from the identical secure to present Waller three possibilities within the 7 Stakes discipline, Hinged is trying to break a protracted winless streak going again to her Encompass Stakes win within the mud in 2022.
The now six-year-old Worthy Trigger mare has been aggressive in current races, together with a detailed second within the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m).
The market mover, backed into $5, is Royal Patronage, educated by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott.
Tim Clark will experience this six-year-old complete, who lately received the Group 2 Tramway Stakes in a formidable Australian race debut.
At $9.50, Detonator Jack, educated by Ciaron Maher, is one other prime worth hope. He has an honest second-up file and is on the lookout for his first win since final November’s $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange.
The 2024 7 Stakes is ready to run as Randwick Race 8 at 3:55 PM (AEST) on Saturday’s 10-race card.
With a top quality discipline and excessive stakes, the 7+ Sport Stakes at Randwick is ready for an thrilling second version.
2024 7 Stakes Discipline
No
Final 10
Horse
Coach
Jockey
Barrier
Weight
Possible Weight
Penalty
Hcp Ranking
1
26x64730x0
MY OBERON (IRE)
Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
Chad Schofield
6
59kg
109
2
317x3628x5
DETONATOR JACK (NZ)
Ciaron Maher
Jason Collett
1
59kg
108
3
0567x154x1
ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR)
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Tim Clark
7
59kg
108
4
180x47000x
NAVAJO PEAK
David Payne
Kerrin McEvoy
8
59kg
100
5
2609x740x1
MAJOR BEEL (NZ)
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Ms Rachel King
5
59kg
99
6
13174x12x3
FANGIRL
Chris Waller
James McDonald
9
57kg
119
7
x646x111x2
ZOUGOTCHA
Chris Waller
Tommy Berry
3
57kg
116
8
86x2555x72
HINGED
Chris Waller
Nash Rawiller
2
57kg
106
9
21x0132x66
ZARDOZI
James Cummings
Zac Lloyd (a)
4
56.5kg
104
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.