The fourteen horses contesting the inaugural edition of the $4 million The Quokka slot-race in WA this Saturday have been confirmed with markets led by Group 1 winning filly Amelia’s Jewel.
Bella Nipotina represents Ladbrokes in Saturday’s $4 million The Quokka 2023 race field. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
Amelia’s Jewel is dominant favourite in The Quokka 2023 betting at $2.60 through Ladbrokes following her effortless first-up success in the Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m) at the Ascot track a fortnight back.
Simon Miller’s gun three-year-old is now tipped to keep the wins coming up in distance after defeating a number of The Quokka horses in her campaign kick-off.
The extra metres and fitness only should serve the progressive filly well after she won the Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) – Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) double over further last time in.
Follow Amelia’s Jewel in The Quokka betting for the first ever edition of the weight-for-age sprint at $3.80 is Queenslander Uncommon James.
He jumps one on the outside of the filly from gate 10 with Ben Thompson to ride the Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained in-form Group 1 Oakleigh Plate winning four-year-old.
The airborne Brisbane-based star was also good in his lead-up performance finishing runner-up to Mariamia in the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill on March 18.
Leaders in online betting Ladbrokes look well represented in The Quokka field with the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Bella Nipotina filling their slot as a $7 shot in the latest markets.
The classy Pride Of Dubai mare jumps from gate six with Ben Melham continuing associations.
She has run three times this autumn for two Group 1 placings in Melbourne including a last start second to Imperatiz in the William Reid Stakes at The Valley.
Saturday sees her race in Perth for the first time with the $3.49 million earner looking for her first turf triumph since a nearly five-length Moonee Valley Group 1 success in last October’s Manikato.
Rounding out the hopes under $10 in The Quokka odds post-acceptances is the Henry Dwyer-trained Asfoora ($8) third-up in gate 11 with Mitchell Aitken coming aboard for the ride.
The Flying Artie four-year-old has won six of her 10 starts to date and has been strong in her two lead-up performances this autumn when third in the Oakleigh Plate and fourth in The Galaxy.
James Cummings and the Godolphin stable have a starter with veteran eight-year-old Kementari filling the slot held by Sports Entertainment Network (SEN).
The popular 47-start galloper is rated a $21 chance to return to his best form fresh not having won since resuming in the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Randwick this time last year.
The Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass and the local Colin Webster-trained Trix Of The Trade are also racing first-up as 20/1 shots in The Quokka.
Trade Fair four-year-old Trix Of The Trade, winner of the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) last November, is unbeaten first-up with a flawless three-from-three record fresh.
He has a strong Ascot track record (10:5-2-1) and killer strike-rate over the distance (4:3-1-0) making him a definite value player this weekend for his slot holders at The Chief Racing Syndicate.
The key The Quokka Day support acts on Saturday are the $500,000 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and $200,000 The Joey (1200m).
2023 The Quokka Field & Barriers
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103x54737x | KEMENTARI | James Cummings | Damien Oliver | 12 | 58.5kg | 112 | |
| 2 | 557x26690x | OVERPASS | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 3 | 58.5kg | 109 | |
| 3 | 1220x1316x | TRIX OF THE TRADE | Colin Webster | Troy Turner | 4 | 58.5kg | 106 | |
| 4 | 11x111x212 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Ben Thompson | 10 | 58.5kg | 111 | |
| 5 | 33x3109x70 | MASSIMO | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Clint Johnston-Porter | 14 | 58.5kg | 105 | |
| 6 | x648205x22 | RED CAN MAN | Steve Wolfe | Shaun McGruddy | 5 | 58.5kg | 109 | |
| 7 | 19111340×4 | RESORTMAN | Michael Lane | Brad Rawiller | 7 | 58.5kg | 107 | |
| 8 | 6x49146x71 | HOT ZED | Lou Luciani | Chris Parnham | 2 | 58.5kg | 103 | |
| 9 | 7x1221x12 | WESTERN KNIGHT (NZ) | Adam Durrant | William Pike | 13 | 58.5kg | 73 | |
| 10 | 5x1219x302 | BELLA NIPOTINA | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ben Melham | 6 | 56.5kg | 114 | |
| 11 | P211118x09 | SHADES OF ROSE | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 1 | 56.5kg | 100 | |
| 12 | 13x1711x34 | ASFOORA | Henry Dwyer | Mitchell Aitken | 11 | 56.5kg | 104 | |
| 13 | 1x11125x6 | BUSTLER | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 8 | 56.5kg | 86 | |
| 14 | 111x1211x1 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Simon A Miller | Patrick Carbery | 9 | 54.5kg | 111 | |
| 15e | x90x4523x5 | COMFORT ME | Rhys Radford | 0 | 58.5kg | 106 | ||
| 16e | 2013452213 | ACROMANTULA | Daniel & Ben Pearce | 0 | 58.5kg | 100 | ||
| 17e | 33174230×0 | STARTRADE | Daniel Morton | 0 | 58.5kg | 100 | ||
| 18e | 22504×5737 | TITAN BLINDERS | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 0 | 58.5kg | 97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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