| What | Birdsville Cup Day 2024 |
| Where | Birdsville Racecourse – Adelaide St, Birdsville QLD 4482 |
| When | Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
| First Race | 1:04pm AEST |
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The $50,000 Birdsville Cup will headline the second day of the 142nd Birdsville Racing Carnival on Saturday, where seven races are set down for decision. Warm and dry conditions will ensure that the track will remain firm and race similarly to the first day of the carnival. The rail will stay in its true position for the entire circuit, with the first race set to jump at 1:04pm AEST.
Birdsville Cup tip: Neodium
Neodium ran away with the 2023 Birdsville Cup, and after a similar preparation this time in, the Phillip Stokes-trained gelding looks poised to go back-to-back. This eight-year-old gelding has had two tough runs on wet tracks to gain fitness, and it is expected that he will be peaking for this contest on the dirt. Justin Potter will push forward to take up the lead from barrier 14, and if Neodium gets his own way out in front, he will prove hard to run down late.
Birdsville Cup
Race 6 – 
#6 Neodium (12)
8yo Gelding | T: Phillip Stokes | J: Justin Potter (58.5kg)
Bet with Picklebet
Best Bet at Birdsville: Turnstar
Turnstar proved way too good for his rivals at Betoota over 1000m on August 31, where the Philip Cole-trained galloper settled outside the leader and careered away to record a massive 5.3-length victory. This son of Star Turn will back up seven days later in the opening race, where he will get a similar race shape and conditions to his previous win. With Dakota Gillett taking 2kg of his back, Turnstar will only need to replicate his last start to win again.
Best Bet
Race 1 – 
#1 Turnstar (1)
6yo Gelding | T: Philip Cole | J: Dakota Gillett (a1.5) (62kg)
Bet with Bet365
Next Best at Birdsville: Coynes Road
After breaking a 19-race winless streak at Roma on August 24, Coynes Road will seek back-to-back victories in the final race of the Birdsville carnival. The son of Spirit Of Boom led every step of the way over 1640m previously, and with him dropping back in trip to 1400m here, he will have no problems with the trip. With only one other speed influence, Savannah McCann can take up the lead and run the race to suit Coynes Road before giving a big kick on the final corner.
Next Best
Race 7 – 
#4 Coynes Road (3)
7yo Gelding | T: Matt Kropp | J: Savannah McCann (a2) (63kg)
Bet with Dabble
Saturday quaddie tips for Birdsville Cup Day
Birdsville quadrella selections
Saturday, September 7, 2024
- 1-2-3
- 2-3
- 1-5-6-7-12
- 1-2-10
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