Flemington free race-by-race tips | Australian Guineas Day 2024

Race 1: Handicap (1100m)

A competitive field of mares is set to do battle in the Flemington opener, and if the Mark Walker-trained Sans Doute can replicate her last two efforts, it should be enough to salute once more at the Flemington 1100m. The Not A Single Doubt mare has stalked the speed down the Flemington straight in recent times, and has sprinted the best to get the better of some handy types. With plenty of early speed engaged, Celine Gaudray will be tracking the leaders wherever they go once again, and with a sharp turn of foot, Sans Doute should be bringing up a third straight win.

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  SANS DOUTE

• 1
  

  CINDERELLA DAYS

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  TINTOOKIE

• 2
  

  WALTZ ON BY

Race 2: BM84 Handicap (2000m)

Aramaco was only grabbed late in a tactical affair by the handy El Soleado on February 17, and a repeat effort should see the five-year-old go on better on Saturday. The Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)-trained runner was a handy all-the-way winner at this track and trip two runs back, and considering he should get an uncontested lead on the weekend, he will prove hard to run down. Damian Lane will have his rivals chasing a long way out, and Aramco should have too big of a lead late on.

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  ARAMCO

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  KETTLE HILL

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  UP AND UNDER

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  STRAWBERRY ROCK

Race 3: BM78 Handicap (1200m)

Master Montaro was a soft Sandown winner in BM70 company on January 31, and with a month between runs, he can post a second straight win. The seven-year-old gelding has been low-flying since coming to Australia from Hong Kong, and he looks to continue on with that momentum. Jye McNeil will need a touch of luck to land a forward spot from barrier 10, without being caught wide. If he can land one-one or be three wide with cover, Master Montaro is arguably too classy for this lot, and with a swift turn of foot in the home straight, he can be winning again.

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  MASTER MONTARO

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  BIG WATCH

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  SHOVE OVER

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  MORAL FORCE

Race 4: Listed Furphy Trophy (1000m)

Bold Bastille was too bad to be true in Group 2 company fresh from a spell, but if she can replicate her debut win from the spring, she should be blowing her rivals away. The Brazen Beau filly put three-lengths on subsequent Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) winner Hayasugi when they clashed in October, before getting her colours lowered in the Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) on February 10. She is a natural front-runner, and drawn barrier one down the straight, we expect Mark Zahra to hold the rail, dictate terms and have Bold Bastille runner their rivals into the dirt.

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  BOLD BASTILLE

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  DRIFTING

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  ALWAYS ENUFF

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  SKY CAP

Race 5: Handicap (1100m)

Satin And Silk simply doesn’t know how to run a poor race, and with three wins and a second from four runs this campaign, the I Am invincible filly looks a great each-way play. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained sprinter tends to make all in her races, and is poised to do so once again down the Flemington straight. She broke her rivals hearts at Moonee Valley on February 2 under Blake Shinn, and considering she drops 2.5kg from her last start win, she gets in perfectly at the weights. Whether she is up a sprint like this is another question — but at $14 — it’s hard to ignore.

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  SATIN AND SILK

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  INHIBITIONS

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  PEACE TREATY

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  MOESHA

Race 6: BM84 Handicap (1600m)

Ceerseven continues to rise through the grades with great aplomb, and on the back of a handy Randwick BM78 win, he looks well-placed to bring up a third straight win. The four-year-old gelding relishes a strong tempo, which he should get on the weekend, and from barrier three under Ben Melham will be given every opportunity in running. Another Wil is a deserving favourite, but at the price Ceerseven looks to be the play in this BM84. With even luck, it is easy to take the $10 on offer, and be confident Ceerseven can cause an upset.

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  CEERSEVEN

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  ANOTHER WIL

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  ARISTONOUS

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  MAGNASPIN

Race 7: Inglis Sprint (1200m)

Estriella could not have been any more impressive when saluting in Group 3 company on February 10. Ciaron Maher’s three-year-old filly returns to the Flemington straight for just the second time in her career, but does have that straight-track experience over her main market rival Caballus. Considering the prizemoney on offer in the Inglis Sprint, a lot of her rivals will want to take up the running and ensure a rapid tempo throughout. Estriella has shown she can absorb strong tempo’s and run on from the rear, and if she can replicate her finishing burst that she put forward first-up, she should be winning in grand style.

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  ESTRIELLA

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  CABALLUS

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  RAIKOKE

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  MUMBAI MUSE

Race 8: Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m)

The time-honoured Group 1 Australian Guineas has attracted a capacity field of 16 three-year-olds duking it out for the $1 million on offer. Can Riff Rocket add a Guineas triumph to his VRC Derby success from the spring, or can Veight or King Colorado claim their first Victorian Group 1 success. It shapes as an intriguing edition of the Australian Guineas.

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Race 9: Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m)

Win and you are in to the All-Star Mile (1600m), that is what is on offer for the winner of the Group 2 Blamey Stakes on Saturday. Dan O’Sullivan’s Berkeley Square caught the eye when finishing fifth in Listed company behind Makram on February 17, and with the run under his belt, he looks poised to turn the table on that bloke and the remaining rivals. He hasn’t won in over 15 months, but the son of Territories is never fair away in races like the Blamey. He is no doubt wanting further than the mile, but on the back of a genuine tempo, Berkeley Square looks to be a super each-way play in the Blamey, considering a few of his rivals can be questionable at the 1600m.

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  BERKELEY SQUARE
  

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  MAKRAM

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  ATISHU

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  AYRTON

Race 10: BM84 Handicap (1400m)

Lounge Bar Rubi was super from the rear of the field in a similar event to this on February 17, going down by 1.3 lengths behind the progressive Jennilala. Having produced some strong late splits, it suggests that the four-year-old from the Mark & Levi Kavanagh barn is edging closer to another win. Jamie Mott will look to have his mount settled midfield with cover from barrier 10, and as long as he doesn’t get shuffled too far back on the corner, Lounge Bar Rubi can produce a strong finish and blow his rivals out in the last.

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  LOUNGE BAR RUBI
  

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  HE’S OUR BONNEVAL

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  FRIGID

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  SO RISQUE