2023 PB Lawrence Stakes Results: Cox Plate Hope Mr Brightside Salutes First-Up
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The Bletchingly Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Caulfield Racecourse at the end of July as a final winter black-type or early Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival lead-up race.
The 2023 Bletchingly Stakes is a 1200m sprint race contested at Caulfield Racecourse in late July towards the end of the winter racing season.
Run under weight-for-age conditions, the Bletchingly Stakes attracts gallopers at the tail-end of their winter campaigns and also makes a nice early starting point for sprinters tracking towards the tougher upcoming races held during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
Worth a total of $200,000 prize money as of 2022, the Bletchingly Stakes field often features runners that had a lead-up run in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at the same Caulfield track a fortnight earlier. Rubitano in 2002 was the last sprinter to do the Sir John Monash Stakes – Bletchingly Stakes double in the same year, but there have been a number of other horses to win both races on separate racing seasons.
Horses that race in the Bletchingly Stakes often progress onto other events such as the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) in mid-August or even the opening elite level race of the spring – the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m).
Shoot Out (2010) completed the Bletchingly Stakes – P.B. Lawrence Stakes double, while in 2018 the Bletchingly Stakes was won by the previous season’s Memsie Stakes winner Vega Magic (2017). The following year, Scales Of Justice (2019) took out the Bletchingly – Memsie double.
The 2022 Bletchingly Stakes form was franked with the winner King Of Sparta returning in the summer of 2023 to win the $1 million Magic Millions Sprint at the Gold Coast. The third-placed mare Mariamia further franked the form winning the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) and Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) in Sydney in the summer – autumn of 2023.
The 2023 Bletchingly Stakes ran on Saturday July 22, 2023 as a potential lead-up to the Group 1 spring races later in the year and was won by the Godolphin-raced Ingratiating ($4).
2023 Bletchingly Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday July 22, 2023 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The James Cummings-trained Frosted four-year-old Ingratiating ($4) returned to winning form with the Caulfield track specialist improving on a lead-up fifth in the Sir John Monash Stakes to post a half-length win in the 2023 Bletchingly Stakes results to round out Group racing for the season down under.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | INGRATIATING | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 3 | 58.5kg | $4 | |||
2 | 2 | GENERAL BEAU | Mathew Ellerton | Dean Yendall | 0.5L | 1 | 58.5kg | $3.90F | ||
3 | 6 | IT’SOURTIME | Danny O’Brien | Ben Allen | 1.25L | 7 | 58.5kg | $4.40 | ||
4 | 7 | NICOLINI VITO | Ben & JD Hayes | Damien Oliver | 1.35L | 8 | 58.5kg | $8 | ||
5 | 4 | REGARDSMAREE | Nick Ryan | Billy Egan | 3.1L | 5 | 58.5kg | $26 | ||
6 | 5 | MNEMENTH | Mitchell Beer | Craig Williams | 3.2L | 6 | 58.5kg | $7 | ||
7 | 9 | ALPINE WOLF | Barry Campbell | Daniel Ganderton | 4.95L | 4 | 58.5kg | $12 | ||
8 | 10 | STARLIGHT SCOPE | Pat Carey | Jamie Mott | 5.15L | 2 | 56.5kg | $51 | ||
9 | 3 | TYCOONIST | Chris Waller | Jordan Childs | 5.25L | 9 | 58.5kg | $26 | ||
8 | WINDSTORM | John Leek (Jnr) | Beau Mertens | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The winters’ best Bletchingly Stakes 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be posted below the week of the race.
Viridine ($2.70 in 2020) was the last favourite in Bletchingly Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our insider Bletchingly Stakes 2023 Tips on the Melbourne sprint this winter.
Wide open edition of the Bletchingly but happy to stick with the in-form It’sourtime. Would be shorter if this was run down the straight at HQ, but his Caulfield form is still strong (6:0-3-2). Danny O’Brien’s Time For War five-year-old has plenty of form over the distance (8:2-5-0) and is racing well. Last start Flemington winner in the Listed All Victorian Sprint Final. Up in grade but is a multiple Group place-getter and Group 1 performed. WFA is a test, but he’s going good enough to suggest he can win again.
The Bletchingly Stakes field often attracts graduates out of the Sir John Monash Stakes run at the track a fortnight earlier over 100m less distance. The Bletchingly Stakes also serves as a nice early spring starting point for gallopers eyeing Group race assignments over 1400m up to a mile in the coming months.
The official Bletchingly Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barriers are released the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2023 Bletchingly Stakes field features a small but quality field of winter sprinters led in betting by the rails-drawn General Beau coming off a third in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes and Godolphin’s The Everest performed Ingratiating.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 873x1200x5 | INGRATIATING | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 3 | 58.5kg | 102 | |
2 | 0x49x53023 | GENERAL BEAU | Mathew Ellerton | Dean Yendall | 1 | 58.5kg | 98 | |
3 | 76x9750x08 | TYCOONIST | Chris Waller | Jordan Childs | 10 | 58.5kg | 95 | |
4 | 99x69260x8 | REGARDSMAREE | Nick Ryan | Billy Egan | 5 | 58.5kg | 93 | |
5 | 21x01x7101 | MNEMENTH | Mitchell Beer | Craig Williams | 6 | 58.5kg | 96 | |
6 | 82x2x24142 | IT’SOURTIME | Danny O’Brien | Ben Allen | 7 | 58.5kg | 95 | |
7 | 24421643×5 | NICOLINI VITO | Ben & JD Hayes | Damien Oliver | 9 | 58.5kg | 94 | |
8 | 111421150x | WINDSTORM | John Leek (Jnr) | Beau Mertens | 8 | 58.5kg | 95 | |
9 | 43x35223x1 | ALPINE WOLF | Barry Campbell | Daniel Ganderton | 4 | 58.5kg | 84 | |
10 | 328x345x61 | STARLIGHT SCOPE | Pat Carey | 2 | 56.5kg | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The full Bletchingly Stakes 2023 Nominations will be available below as soon as released by Racing Victoria the Monday leading-up to the race.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 43x35223x1 | ALPINE WOLF | G | 4 | Barry Campbell | 84 |
2 | 430x86x670 | BRERETON | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | 75 |
3 | 60455×8114 | CHASSIS | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 92 |
4 | 0x49x53023 | GENERAL BEAU | H | 4 | Mathew Ellerton | 98 |
5 | 873x1200x5 | INGRATIATING | H | 4 | James Cummings | 102 |
6 | 82x2x24142 | IT’SOURTIME | G | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 95 |
7 | 21x01x7101 | MNEMENTH | G | 6 | Mitchell Beer | 96 |
8 | 24421643×5 | NICOLINI VITO | G | 5 | Ben & JD Hayes | 94 |
9 | 63020x96x9 | RED CHASE | G | 7 | Austy Coffey | 78 |
10 | 99x69260x8 | REGARDSMAREE | G | 6 | Nick Ryan | 93 |
11 | x7920x44x7 | ROYAL MILE | G | 5 | David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins | 85 |
12 | 328x345x61 | STARLIGHT SCOPE | M | 5 | Pat Carey | 74 |
13 | 76x9750x08 | TYCOONIST | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 95 |
14 | 111421150x | WINDSTORM | G | 6 | John Leek (Jnr) | 95 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Inaugurated in 1994, the Bletchingly Stakes was first won by Poetic King. The Bletchingly Stakes is the last Group race of the minor Melbourne winter racing season.
The race was initially run over 1100m, up until the 2004 edition when it was first held over 1200m, the distance it remains today. Initially graded as a listed race, the Bletchingly Stakes was upgraded to Group 3 status in 1997, with Blazing Reality taking it out that year.
Notable Bletchingly Stakes winners include Poetic King (1994), Regal Roller (2005), Apache Cat (2007) and Let Go Thommo (2009). Bletchingly Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Ingratiating | 1 minute 09.53 seconds |
2nd | General Beau | ||
3rd | It’sourtime | ||
2022 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | King Of Sparta | 1 minute 10.88 seconds |
2nd | Scallopini | ||
3rd | Mariamia | ||
2021 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Sansom | 1 minute 11.76 seconds |
2nd | Streets Of Avalon | ||
3rd | Isaurian | ||
2020 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Viridine | 1 minute 09.16 seconds |
2nd | Streets Of Avalon | ||
3rd | Great Again | ||
2019 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Scales Of Justice | 1 minute 10.08 seconds |
2nd | Jungle Edge | ||
3rd | Cliff’s Edge | ||
2018 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Vega Magic | 1 minute 10.1 seconds |
2nd | Voodoo Lad | ||
3rd | Jungle Edge | ||
2017 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Ability | 1 minute 14.2 seconds |
2nd | Lankan Rupee | ||
3rd | Duke of Brunswick | ||
2016 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Lord Of The Sky | 1 minute 11.62 seconds |
2nd | Fast ‘N’ Rocking | ||
3rd | Mahuta | ||
2015 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Smokin’ Joey | 1 minute 11.2 seconds |
2nd | Platinum Rocker | ||
3rd | Petrology | ||
2014 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Thiamandi | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
2nd | Gig | ||
3rd | Nearest To Pin | ||
2013 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Second Effort | 1 minute 11.5 seconds |
2nd | Academy Jack | ||
3rd | Launay | ||
2012 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Ready To Rip | 1 minute 12.8 seconds |
2nd | Zamorar | ||
3rd | Dusty Star | ||
2011 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Mid Summer Music | 1 minute 211.4 seconds |
2nd | Rue Maple | ||
3rd | Stanzout | ||
2010 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Shoot Out | 1 minute 11.7 seconds |
2nd | Stanzout | ||
3rd | Velocitea | ||
2009 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Let Go Thommo | 1 minute 11.5 seconds |
2nd | Orange County | ||
3rd | Mr Baritone | ||
2008 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Commanding Hope | 1 minute 11.2 seconds |
2nd | Lucky Diva | ||
3rd | Red Arrow | ||
2007 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 09.3 seconds |
2nd | Haradasun | ||
3rd | Honalee | ||
2006 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Minson | 1 minute 09.3 seconds |
2nd | Red Dazzler | ||
3rd | Snort | ||
2005 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Regal Roller | 1 minute 13.7 seconds |
2nd | Super Elegant | ||
3rd | Le Zagaletta | ||
2004 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Le Zagaletta | 1 minute 14.3 seconds |
2nd | Yell | ||
3rd | Elvstroem | ||
2003 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Super Elegant | 1 minute 06.3 seconds |
2nd | Ruby Slipper | ||
3rd | The Big Chill | ||
2002 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Rubitano | 1 minute 03.7 seconds |
2nd | Ruby Slipper | ||
3rd | Dandy Kid | ||
2001 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Windigo | 1 minute 05.1 seconds |
2nd | Piavonic | ||
3rd | Flavour | ||
2000 Bletchingly Stakes |
1st | Dandy Kid | 1 minute 04.3 seconds |
2nd | Miss Pennymoney | ||
3rd | St Chrisoph |