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The action of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival comes to a close this Saturday with Zipping Classic Day, one of the meeting’s feature races being the 2012 Eclipse Stakes – tips and a betting preview for which are detailed below.
Having attracted a 10-horse field this year’s $150,000 Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) is scheduled to run as Sandown Race 4 at 2:10pm (AEST).
It is a wide open race too with half the field at single-figure odds in the Eclipse Stakes betting markets.
Current favourite at a quote of $3.50 is the in-form Star Of Giselle who, from the ideal barrier two draw, will shoot for her fourth straight win.
The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained mare has won her past two starts at black type level over the mile most recently putting an easy one and three quarter lengths on her closest rival in the Group 3 Tesio Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on October 27.
Star Of Giselle is then followed in the markets by the Anthony Cummings-trained Group 1 performer Strike The Stars ($4.60), last-start Flemington winner Éclair Surprise ($7), the David Hayes-trained Niconoise ($7) who also won over 1800m at Flemington last time out, and 59kg topweight Grey Assignment who was just nudged out of their fourth straight win by Éclair Surprise on Melbourne Cup Day.
With so many horses under double figures and the biggest roughie only paying $26 (Kasane) the Eclipse Stakes looks anyone’s for the taking.
So to help you back a winner this weekend below are the Races.com.au team’s insider Eclipse Stakes betting tips.
#5 Éclair Surprise ($7)
#4 Star Of Giselle ($3.50)
#1 Grey Assignment ($7.50)
Whether you are taking our Eclipse Stakes tips or locking in your own selections make sure you get the best Sandown racing odds for this weekend online at bookmaker.com.au – home of the exclusive Pick Your Own Odds markets!
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