Horse Racing

One of three Group race features highlighting Railway Stakes Day at Ascot this Saturday, the 2011 WA Guineas provides punters with a top summer carnival betting opportunity so to help guide your selections below we have the hottest WA Guineas form guide and punting preview.

Playing God (pictured) won the WA Guineas last year

Due to jump at 3:05pm (Perth time) as Ascot Race 7 on Saturday, the $350,000 Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) currently features 13 hopefuls.

The Simon Miller-trained Ron’s Call dominates the WA Guineas odds at Luxbet, the emerging star seeking their fifth straight turf triumph.

They have the consistency and class, but is Ron’s Call really the best bet this WA Guineas?

Check out the Races.com.au’s exclusive WA Guineas field and form guide analysis below to uncover which horses have the best chance of success based on their career facts and the betting stats on this Perth classic so you can really clean up with your Luxbet bets this weekend.

2011 WA Guineas Field & Form Guide Facts

• The Neville Parnham-trained Playing God, racing in the 2011 Railway Stakes on Saturday, won the WA Guineas last year having run second in the Fairetha Stakes in the lead-up, they jumped from barrier 12 with Steven Parnham aboard
• With the early scratching of Pattie Me Lass it is #10 Single Spice ($41 Luxbet) who will jump from last year’s winning barrier
• Neville Parnham will be represented this year by #3 Fort Courage ($26 Luxbet), #5 Shady Bet ($67 Luxbet) and #11 Almachino ($13 Luxbet)
• #4 Shining Knight ($5.50 Luxbet) comes off a Fairetha Stakes second, other horses coming via the race being #1 Ron’s Call (1^st), #3 Fort Courage (3^rd), #2 King Saul (4^th) and #5 Shady Bet (7^th)
• The other runner coming off a second place finish in their lead-up run is #9 Red Hot Sax ($19 Luxbet) in the Group 3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) at the track last Saturday
• #9 Red Hot Sax ($19 Luxbet) is also one of only two horses in the field that has finished top three at the Track & Distance before along with #11 Almachino (third in the WA Champion Fillies Stakes)
• #1 Ron’s Call ($2.50 Luxbet) by far boasts the best Win Rate, an impressive 80.00%, followed by #2 King Saul (66.67%) and then #9 Red Hot Sax (50.00%)
• The highest Place Percentages belong to #11 Almachino (90.00%), #9 Red Hot Sax (87.50%), #1 Ron’s Call (80.00%) and #5 Shady Bet (71.43%)
• Horses with form over the mile are #13 Ningaloo Blitz (2-1-0-0) who is a $41 Luxbet roughie, #11 Almachino (1-0-0-1) and #9 Red Hot Sax (1-0-1-0)
• Hopefuls that have won at the Ascot track before are #1 Ron’s Call (2-2-0-0), #2 King Saul (3-2-0-0), #3 Fort Courage (9-1-2-1), #5 Shady Bet (6-2-2-0), #9 Red Hot Sax (6-3-3-0), #10 Single Spice (9-2-1-0), #11 Almachino (8-2-0-5) and #14 Caiguna (2-1-0-0)

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2011 WA Guineas Form Guide & Field

Ascot Race 7 – 19/11/2011

*Form Guide Credit IASbet