Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2024 betting tips & preview | April 13

The time-honoured Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) headlines a bumper 10-race program at Randwick on Saturday afternoon for Day 2 of The Championships. A quality field of 11 is set to line up for one of Australia’s greatest weight-for-age features, with form-lines converging from across the nation attempting to claim the $5 million prize. Can Via Sistina bag back-to-back wins after making a mess of her rivals in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m)? Or is there an upset brewing?

QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES 2024 ODDS

After giving her rivals a galloping lesson in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill on March 23, it comes as no shock online bookmakers have installed the Chris Waller-trained Via Sisitina as +130 favourite for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Pride Of Jenni was brave finishing runner-up in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) and is firm on the second line of betting at +300. Godolphin’s Cascadian (+800) proved victorious in the same race and rounds out the chances at single digits, while Place Du Carrousel (+1200) and Ceolwulf (+1600) are bound to have admirers at the double-figure odds.

2024 QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES 2024 SPEED MAP

The Ciaron Maher-trained Pride Of Jenni jumps from barrier three and will look to have things all her own way up on speed. Ceolwulf (1) has been ridden conservatively in the past, however, as the only three-year-old engaged with 55kg on his back, Jason Collett will attempt to hold a position from the inside draw. Buckaroo (2) should be slotting into the one-one, while stable companion Via Sistina (5) will be trying to get into a nice rhythm behind the speed under James McDonald. Mr Brightside (11) will need to be positive from the awkward draw as he seeks to drop in for cover, leaving the likes of Place Du Carrousel (8), Atishu (9), and Lindermann (10) retreating to the rear of the field.

Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES 2024 PREVIEW & FORM

There is simply no going past Via Sistina in the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Although the margin reads 1.3 lengths in the Ranvet, it doesn’t tell the full story of how easily she got the job done. The daughter of Fastnet Rock circled the field from last as James McDonald rode her hands-and-heels to the wire, stamping her authority on Australian debut for the Chris Waller barn. She is proven in all conditions, and provided she finds a mid-field sit with cover throughout the journey, Via Sistina must be considered the one to beat in the Randwick weight-for-age classic.

The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Place Du Carrousel finished runner-up in the Group 1 Ranvet and did enough to suggest she can close off best of the rest. She was asked to sprint off a crawling tempo, and it didn’t suit the European import. She sustained a long run to the home bend before knocking up first-up from a lengthy layoff. The mare will take major benefit from that effort, so watch for Place Du Carrousel to match motors at some stage and secure a Yulong ownership quinella.

Pride Of Jenni will look the winner a long way out, just as she did in the Australian Cup at Flemington on March 30. Declan Bates knows the six-year-old mare so well and will ride her with confidence as she attempts to make every post a winner. The only reservation is the clockwise way of going, with two goes at Randwick without finishing in the money; however, with how she’s travelling this campaign, Pride Of Jenni is extremely hard to knock.

The nine-year-old marvel Cascadian warrants plenty of respect as well. He continues to defy his age with a blistering turn-of-foot, which helped him secure victory in the Australian Cup. He’ll be getting the last crack at them in the shadows of the post, and career win number 13 would come as no shock.

2024 QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES SELECTIONS & BEST BETS

• 8

  VIA SISTINA

• 10

  PLACE DU CARROUSEL

• 7

  PRIDE OF JENNI

• 2

  CASCADIAN

2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Final Field

1. Mr Brightside (11)

• T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes
• J: Craig Williams
• W: 59kg
• F: 5211x
• Age: 6YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Bullbars
• Dam: Lilahjay (NZ)

+850
+145

2. Cascadian (6)

• T: James Cummings
• J: Ben Melham
• W: 59kg
• F: 1349x
• Age: 9YO
• Color: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: New Approach (IRE)
• Dam: Falls of Lora (IRE)

+750
+130

3. Buckaroo (2)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Blake Shinn
• W: 59kg
• F: 535×5
• Age: 5YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Roheryn (IRE)

+1900
+300

4. Lindermann (10)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Tim Clark
• W: 59kg
• F: 0136x
• Age: 4YO
• Color: Brown
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Lonhro
• Dam: Self Esteem

+2500
+380

5. Kovalica (7)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Nash Rawiller
• W: 59kg
• F: 904×0
• Age: 4YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Ocean Park (NZ)
• Dam: Vitesse (NZ)

+1900
+300

6. Zeyrek (4)

• T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
• J: Joshua Parr
• W: 59kg
• F: 269×0
• Age: 7YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
• Dam: Zerkaza (IRE)

+10000
+1500

7. Pride Of Jenni (3)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Declan Bates
• W: 57kg
• F: 212×1
• Age: 6YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Pride of Dubai
• Dam: Sancerre (NZ)

+320
-166.67

8. Via Sistina (5)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: James McDonald
• W: 57kg
• F: 1x2x2
• Age: 6YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Nigh (IRE)

+120
-384.62

9. Atishu (9)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Tom Marquand
• W: 57kg
• F: 318×1
• Age: 6YO
• Color: Brown
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Savabeel
• Dam: Posy (NZ)

SCR
SCR

10. Place Du Carrousel (8)

• T: Anthony & Sam Freedman
• J: Tommy Berry
• W: 57kg
• F: 2x011x
• Age: 5YO
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Lope de Vega (IRE)
• Dam: Traffic Jam (IRE)

+1000
+170

11. Ceolwulf (1)

• T: Joseph Pride
• J: Jason Collett
• W: 55.5kg
• F: 2266x
• Age: 3YO
• Color: Brown
• Sex: Colt
• Sire: Tavistock (NZ)
• Dam: Las Brisas (GB)

+1600
+260

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