Guelph should enhance her Melbourne carnival claims with a convincing win in Saturday’s Flight Stakes.
Online bookmaker Sportsbet Australiahas Guelph as the $1.45 favourite for the Group 1. Guelph is $17 in Cox Plate betting, but will no doubt firm with a convincing win at Randwick.
Arabian Gold ($3.20) and Bound For Earth ($8.50) are the only other contenders in single figures but face a massive task of running down Guelph.
“Guelph is a class filly and is coming off a strong win in the Tea Rose Stakes. She should beat these and show she will be a force in anything she contests during the spring carnival in Melbourne,” Sportsbet’s Ben Hawes said.
In Epsom betting, Toydini remains the firm $4.40 favourite despite drawing barrier 14. Stablemate Streama has firmed slightly, $7.50 into $7.00, with Boban splitting them at $4.80. Gai Waterhouse’s Equador is on the fourth line of betting at $10.
The top two picks in Metropolitan betting, Prince Cheri ($4.00) and Moriarty ($4.50) will eyeball each other in the gates after drawing ideally in barrier two and one respectively. Julienas looks to be the one who could spoil that party, currently priced at $8.00.
Melbourne Cup top pick Puissance De Lune holds his place at the top of betting in the Turnbull Stakes at $3.20. In a crack field, PDL sits above Royal Descent ($4.50), Fiorente ($6.00), Super Cool, Hawkspur (both $9.00), Fawkner ($13), Silent Achiever ($17) and Dear Demi ($21) among others.
Flight Stakes
$1.40 Guelph
$3.20 Arabian Gold
$8.50 Bound For Earth
$34 Sensibility
$34 She’s Bella
$101 Refer
Epsom Handicap
$4.40 Toydini
$4.80 Boban
$7.00 Streama
$10 Ecuador
$13 Sacred Falls
$15 Riva De Lago
$15 Lidari
$17 Rekindled Interest
$17 Sizzling
$17 Your Honour
$21 Veyron
$26 Spurtonic
$26 Sincero
$34 Scream Machine
$51 Malavio
$67 Ashokan
$81 Belltone
Metropolitan
$4.00 Prince Cheri
$4.50 Moriarty
$8.00 Julienas
$11 Ibicenco
$13 Kingdoms
$13 Mourayan
$13 Sneak A Peek
$13 Seville
$17 Ironstein
$17 Lucripetous
$21 I’m Imposing
$34 Danas Best
$41 Peal of Bells
$101 Saint Encosta
$151 Planet Purple
Turnbull Stakes
$3.20 Puissance De Lune
$4.50 Royal Descent
$6.00 Fiorente
$9.00 Super Cool
$9.00 Hawkspur
$13 Fawkner
$17 Silent Achiever
$21 Dear Demi
$34 Happy Trails
$34 Waldpark
$41 Quintessential
$41 Mr O’Ceirin
$41 Glencadam Gold
$41 Jet Away
$67 Sangster
$101 Manighar
$101 Precedence
$101 Whisper Downs
$101 Bit Of Hell
$151 Tuscan Fire