Zipping Classic attracts quality field of stayers

Vow And Declare will be seeking back-to-back Zipping Classic victories on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)

The Group 2 Zipping Classic will headline the final day of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, with 11 stayers accepting for the $750,000 feature over 2400m.

The reigning champion, Vow And Declare (+450), will carry the number one saddlecloth as he attempts to win back-to-back Zipping Classics and join the likes of Sound, The Taj Mahal, Zipping and Second Wind to win the race multiple times.

After finishing second in the Group 1 Might And Power Stakes and Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup before running ninth in the Melbourne Cup, it is clear to see that the Danny O’Brien-trained stayer enters this year’s edition of the race in better form than last year.

Coming off a dominant win in the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington during Cup week, Muramasa has opened as a +380 favourite with online bookmakers as he seeks a fourth consecutive win.

The Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained galloper has only had 10 starts, but he is already a multiple Group 3 winner and will be looking to upstage his more seasoned rivals on Saturday.

Deny Knowledge (+400) from the Michael Kent yard was another strong performer during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, leading all the way to take out the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes.

The daughter of Pride Of Dubai will be the only mare lining up in the Caulfield feature, and after drawing barrier one, she appears to be the likely leader.

Duke De Sessa (+450) was well beaten by the race favourite in the Queen Elizabeth, while Heutor (+500) finished seventh, beaten by 2.85 lengths, in the Group 1 VRC Champions Stakes.

Although the Zipping Classic will be the highlight, the Group 2 Sandown Guineas, Group 3 Summoned Stakes, Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes and Group 3 Eclipse Stakes will also feature on the massive 10-race program at Caulfield Racecourse.


2023 Zipping Classic Final Field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Vow And Declare
Danny O’Brien
Billy Egan
6
59kg
2 Silks
Huetor
Peter & Paul Snowden
Damian Lane
5
59kg
3 Silks
Amade
Phillip Stokes
Zac Spain
11
59kg
4 Silks
Military Mission
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Jye McNeil
10
59kg
5 Silks
Bankers Choice
Mike Moroney
John Allen
7
59kg
6 Silks
Serpentine
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Michael Dee
9
59kg
7 Silks
Duke De Sessa
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Mark Zahra
2
59kg
8 Silks
Port Philip
Julius Sandhu
Jamie Mott
3
59kg
9 Silks
Shock ‘Em Ova
Alex Rae
Craig Williams
8
59kg
10 Silks
Muramasa
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
Daniel Moor
4
58kg
11 Silks
Deny Knowledge
Michael Kent
Jamie Kah
1
57kg

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