| What | Northerly Stakes Day 2024 |
| Where | Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 |
| When | Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
| First Race | 12:29pm AWST |
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The Group 1 Northerly Stakes will headline proceedings at Ascot this Saturday afternoon, while the Listed G.A. Towton Cup will be the co-feature on the nine-race card. With perfect summer weather forecast in the lead-up, it is expected that the track will be rated as a Good 4 throughout the meeting. The rail will be in the +9m position for the entire circuit, with the first race set to jump at 12:29pm AWST.
G.A. Towton Cup tip: In Good Order
In Good Order is on a Perth Cup path this preparation, and his last start second-place finish behind Sentimental Hero showed that he was back in top form. The Daniel Morton-trained gelding settled midfield and ran home strongly in the home straight but couldn’t pick up the tearaway leader. From barrier four, Chris Parnham can settle this guy in the first four on a slow speed, and if he shows a similar finish, In Good Order can go one better.
G.A. Towton Cup
Race 7 – 
#4 In Good Order (4)
4yo Gelding | T: Daniel Morton | J: Chris Parnham (55kg)
+380 with Dabble
Best Bet at Ascot: Devine Belief
It took a smart horse to beat Devine Belief first-up at this track and trip, and the David Harrison-trained mare will be ready to strike second-up. The daughter of Playing God is undefeated from two second-up starts throughout her career, and this race looks like a perfect contest for her to bounce back in. From barrier nine, Joseph Azzopardi will push forward and lead before kicking clear on the home turn.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#3 Devine Belief (9)
5yo Mare | T: David Harrison | J: Joseph Azzopardi (58.5kg)
+190 with Neds
Next Best at Ascot: Russian To The Bar
Russian To The Bar and Keshi Boom will meet for the second straight start, and it is expected that the Luke Fernie-trained gelding will beat the mare again. After settling midfield outside of runners, the son of Russian Revolution peeled out wide and ran on strongly, but most importantly, he ran through the line much stronger than his main rival. Chris Parnham will attempt to replicate his ride from last start, and if Russian To The Bar gets clear air from the 400m mark, he will prove hard to beat.
Next Best
Race 2 – 
#5 Russian To The Bar (6)
4yo Gelding | T: Luke Fernie | J: Chris Parnham (57kg)
+270 with PlayUp
Best Value at Ascot: Kerman Rock
Kerman Rock went way too hard in the lead at this track over 2100m before tiring in the final 300m and going down by 2.4 lengths behind Candlelight Supper. The Chris Willis-trained gelding was able to lead all of the way over this trip three starts back, and with no other speed influences in this contest, he gets another chance to replicate that performance. The $14 on offer with horse racing bookmakers looks like a great price to find out if he can return to winning ways.
Best Value
Race 5 – 
#11 Kerman Rock (10)
7yo Gelding | T: Chris Willis | J: Kate Pateman (54kg)
+1300 with Picklebet
Ascot quaddie tips for Northerly Stakes Day
Ascot quadrella selections
Saturday, December 7, 2024
- 2-3-5
- 1-2-3-4-11
- 2-5-7-14-16
- 1-5-6
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