The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is off to an exhilarating begin with the Group 1 $750,000 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield this weekend.
Mr Brightside is favorite to return to successful kind first-up within the 2024 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Photograph: Final Racing Images.
The race includes a extremely anticipated rematch between Mr Brightside and Pleasure Of Jenni with punters having a tough time separating the 2 weight-for-age stars within the Memsie Stakes betting markets at Ladbrokes.
The Ciaron Maher-trained Mr Brightside, the defending Memsie Stakes champion, is the slender favourite to win the 1400m race paying $2.40 at time of publish.
The seven-year-old has a powerful document at Caulfield, significantly over this distance, having received all 5 of his begins on the monitor and journey together with the CF Orr Stakes – Futurity Group 1 double right here within the autumn.
His most up-to-date begin noticed him end third behind Pleasure Of Jenni within the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, however he’s anticipated to carry out higher on the shorter distance.
Pleasure Of Jenni can also be a significant contender within the Memsie Stakes sitting because the $2.50 second elect.
The mare has a robust burst of velocity and is able to difficult Mr Brightside for the win. Her first-up document is much less spectacular than Mr Brightside’s, however she has proven that she will compete on the highest degree having received the Queen Elizabeth by a document 6.5 lengths.
She additionally practically knocked Mr Brightside off his perch at this course and distance within the autumn crushed a brief half-head first-up within the CF Orr.
Different horses to look at embrace Antino and Gentleman Roy. Antino has document over 1400m, whereas Mr Brightside’s stablemate Gentleman Roy is coming off a three-race successful streak together with having received the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) right here a fortnight in the past.
The 2024 Memsie Stakes guarantees to be an thrilling race, and will probably be fascinating to see if Mr Brightside can efficiently defend his title when Caulfield Race 9 kicks off at 4:45pm (AEST) on Saturday.
2024 Memsie Stakes Discipline
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 222x11253x | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 4 | 59kg | 118 | ||
| 2 | 396x40x2x4 | AEGON (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Vlad Duric | 1 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 3 | 7000×79111 | GENTLEMAN ROY | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 8 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 4 | 824x7025x4 | BANDERSNATCH | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 2 | 59kg | 103 | ||
| 5 | x21500x0x2 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 3 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 6 | 41220x160x | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Ms Jamie Kah | 6 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 7 | 2611x2121x | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 7 | 57kg | 122 | ||
| 8 | 26x41113x8 | VAGRANT | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 5 | 57kg | 94 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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