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The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne around mid-September on Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

Open to horses aged four years and older, the Bobbie Lewis Quality Handicap usually draws a field of talented sprinters. Run down the famous Flemington straight over 1200m, the Bobbie Lewis Quality is a fast-paced clash with barriers not really a factor in determining the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au. There is a total of $300,000 prize money available as of 2021 making it a lucrative lead-up to the Melbourne Group 1 spring sprints.

Horses that run in the Bobbie Lewis Quality usually do so as part of an extended spring campaign. Horses who put on a good show over 1200m and who tend to prefer the straight at Flemington are often entered into this event in the hope of victory on a familiar track. Those runners that are successful in the Bobbie Lewis Quality have a myriad of options to go on to, including possibly Randwick’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) – the richest turf race in the world.

If being kept to shorter distances, Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often head to Moonee Valley for a race like the Group 1 Mankiato Stakes (1200m) on Cox Plate Eve.

Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often back-up in the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes at the same track and distance in early October and Zoutori (2020) was the last to do the double. Two-time Bobbie Lewis Quality winner Zoutori also continued on to win the 2021 Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington the following autumn.

In 2022 the Bobbie Lewis Quality form was franked with the upset winner Baller running third in both the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes and the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) at his next two runs. The form was further franked with the second placed mare Roch ‘N’ Horse also running second in the Gilgai before her shock Champions Sprint win at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The 2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality ran on Saturday September 16, 2023 as part of Flemington’s Makybe Diva Stakes Day card and was won narrowly first-up by the Clinton McDonald-trained Star Patrol ($4.20). 

Bobbie Lewis Quality 2023
Date:	Saturday September 16, 2023
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO&UP Quality Hcp
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

Check out the full Bobbie Lewis Quality 2023 Results & Finishing Order below once the potential The Everest lead-up race has been run and won on Saturday September 16, 2023.

• 1st: #5 Star Patrol ($4.20)
• 2nd: #1 King Of Sparta
• 3rd: #8 Benedetta

Clinton McDonald’s returning Group 1 performer Star Patrol ($4.20) survived a protest from the fast-finishing runner-up King Of Sparta to post a narrow first-up victory down the Flemington straight in the Bobbie Lewis Quality 2023 results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	STAR PATROL	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham		9	54.5kg		$4.20
	2	1	KING OF SPARTA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	0.1L	8	59kg		$6
	3	8	BENEDETTA	Jason Warren	Daniel Stackhouse	0.2L	7	53kg		$2.60F
	4	4	IT’SOURTIME	Danny O’Brien	Michael Dee	1.7L	10	55kg		$13
	5	2	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton	Damian Lane	3.2L	2	58kg		$51
	6	6	CHARTERHOUSE (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	3.3L	5	54kg		$16
	7	9	MINSK MOMENT	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	4.05L	3	53kg		$26
	8	3	STARTANTES	Robert Heathcote	Luke Nolen	5.8L	4	56.5kg		$51
	9	10	NAJEM SUHAIL	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Thomas Stockdale (a)	10.8L	1	53kg		$6.50
	10	7	SNAPPER (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	16.3L	6	53.5kg (cd 54kg)		$41
		11	LA DANSEUSE ROUGE	Cliff Brown	Wiremu Pinn (a)		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality Betting

The spring’s best Bobbie Lewis Quality 2023 odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Zoutori ($4.60EF) for his second win in 2020 was the last favourite in Bobbie Lewis Quality betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Baller winning at Bobbie Lewis Quality odds of $21.

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2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality Form

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2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Bobbie Lewis Quality 2023 Tips on the important spring sprint lead-up this season.

• To Win: #4 It’sourtime ($9 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for a touch of value in this year’s Bobbie Lewis with It’sourtime for Danny O’Brien on top. The in-form Time For War gelding has a solid strike-rate at headquarters (11:3-5-0) and looks to be building. Somewhat of a straight track specialist with plenty of form at the track/trip (7:2-4-0) including a narrow Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) win here two back. Carried 55.5kg that day (has 55kg on Saturday) before going up to 56.5kg last start when third in Caulfield’s Listed Regal Roller. Back in weight, back at Flemington, can win at a nice price.

2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field

Each September the Bobbie Lewis Quality field attracts a smart line-up of sprint types, many kicking off their new season campaigns. If not racing first-up in the Bobbie Lewis Quality field, horses may come into the ‘Straight Six’ showdown via a lead-up run in something like the Group 3 The Heath 1100m at Caulfield a fortnight earlier.

The official Bobbie Lewis Quality field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

The 2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality final field features a smart field of sprinters led in betting by the airborne Jason Warren-trained Group 3 Cockram Stakes winning Hellbent mare Benedetta chasing a third win on the trot.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	46x114624x	KING OF SPARTA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	9	59kg			107
2	865x05x50x	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton	Damian Lane	2	58kg			105
3	51x700x80x	STARTANTES	Robert Heathcote	Luke Nolen	5	56.5kg			106
4	2×24142313	IT’SOURTIME	Danny O’Brien	Michael Dee	11	55kg			99
5	112x3x160x	STAR PATROL	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	10	54.5kg			98
6	391316x32x	CHARTERHOUSE (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	6	54kg			97
7	x8917140x4	SNAPPER (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	7	53.5kg			96
8	311113×11	BENEDETTA	Jason Warren	Daniel Stackhouse	8	53kg			99
9	419181x76x	MINSK MOMENT	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	4	53kg			95
10	6512153×11	NAJEM SUHAIL	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Thomas Stockdale (a)	1	53kg			89
11	x132x550x1	LA DANSEUSE ROUGE	Cliff Brown	Wiremu Pinn (a)	3	53kg			82

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality Nominations

The 2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be provided below once released by Racing Victoria.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11x320150x	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	1	57.5kg	57.5kg		108
2	46x114624x	KING OF SPARTA	G	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	2	59kg	59kg		107
3	51x700x80x	STARTANTES	M	5	Robert Heathcote	3	56.5kg	56.5kg		106
4	865x05x50x	ZOUTORI	G	8	Mathew Ellerton	4	58kg	58kg		105
5	311113×11	BENEDETTA	M	4	Jason Warren	5	53kg	53kg		99
6	305x15840x	SHE’S ALL CLASS	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	53kg	53kg		99
7	2×24142313	IT’SOURTIME	G	6	Danny O’Brien	7	55kg	55kg		99
8	112x3x160x	STAR PATROL	G	5	Clinton McDonald	8	54.5kg	54.5kg		98
9	804x3421x8	THUNDER BEAUTY (IRE)	M	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	53kg	52.5kg		98
10	391316x32x	CHARTERHOUSE (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	54kg	54kg		97
11	x8917140x4	SNAPPER (NZ)	G	6	Michael Moroney	11	53.5kg	53.5kg		96
12	419181x76x	MINSK MOMENT	H	5	Chris Waller	12	53kg	53kg		95
13	13x12123x4	DETONATOR JACK (NZ)	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	13	53kg	52kg		93
14	7447×66422	UMGAWA	G	5	Leon & Troy Corstens	14	53kg	51.5kg		92
15	1x11x	WHAT YOU NEED	H	4	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	15	53kg	50.5kg		90
16	6512153×11	NAJEM SUHAIL	G	6	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	16	53kg	50kg		89
17	2x898800x8	SHELBY SIXTYSIX	G	7	Danny Williams	17	53kg	50kg		89
18	x01110412x	SHE DANCES	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	18	53kg	46kg		85
19	118x95143x	WALTZ ON BY	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	19	53kg	45.5kg		84
20	x132x550x1	LA DANSEUSE ROUGE	M	4	Cliff Brown	20	53kg	44.5kg		82
21	56369×3264	WILLIAM THOMAS	G	9	John Price	21	53kg	44.5kg		78
22	x7431210x5	LITTLE MISS KUBI	M	4	Cliff Brown	22	53kg	42kg		77

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Bobbie Lewis Quality History

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is named after celebrated Victorian jockey Bobby Lewis. Born in 1878, Bobby Lewis rode for over forty years and in that time won over 900 races. He retired at the age of 60 in 1938 and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. Bobby Lewis is one of only two jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups and he has won more VRC Derbies, VRC Oaks and SAJC St Legers than any other jockey. Bobby Lewis passed away in 1947.

Inaugurated in 1974, the Bobbie Lewis Quality has quite an extensive history of entertaining races and talented winners. The Bobbie Lewis Quality has been known by a variety of names, including the Pat Lalor Quality (1996), Sebel of Melbourne Quality 1200 (1997), Gateway Suites Quality (1998-2000) and Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (2009). Initially a Principal Race, the Bobbie Lewis Quality was upgraded to listed event in 1979 and then a Group 3 event in 1986. In 2015 the Bobbie Lewis Quality was again upgraded to Group 2.

Notable Bobbie Lewis Quality winners include Fiesta Palace (1976), Placid Ark (1988), Hareeba (1994), Titanic Jack (2003), Speediness (2013), and Redkirk Warrior (2017) who went on to win the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning – Newmarket Handicap double at the track the following autumn.

The Bobbie Lewis Quality results since 2000 are listed below.

Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Star Patrol	1 minute 09.19 seconds
	2nd	King Of Sparta
	3rd	Benedetta
2022 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Baller	1 minute 11.60 seconds
	2nd	Roch ‘N’ Horse
	3rd	Swats That
2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Splintex	1 minute 09.62 seconds
	2nd	Away Game
	3rd	The Astrologist
2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Zoutori	1 minute 09.24 seconds
	2nd	Banquo
	3rd	Tofane
2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Zoutori	1 minute 08.37 seconds
	2nd	Parsifal
	3rd	Dothraki
2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Dothraki	1 minute 9.81 seconds
	2nd	First Among Equals
	3rd	Kemono
2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Redkirk Warrior	1 minute 9.94 seconds
	2nd	Scales Of Justice
	3rd	Land Of Plenty
2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Faatinah	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Tivaci
	3rd	We’ve Got This
2015 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Churchill Dancer	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Under The Louvre
	3rd	Gregers
2014 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 08.1 seconds
	2nd	Temple Of Boom
	3rd	In Cahoots
2013 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Speediness	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Temple Of Boom
	3rd	Albrecht
2012 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	We’re Gonna Rock	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Title
2011 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Lone Rock	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Bel Sprinter
	3rd	Danzylum
2010 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Doubtful Jack	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Beltrois
	3rd	About Ready
2009 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Swift Alliance	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Gold Salute
	3rd	Chasm
2008 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bon Hoffa	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Grand Duels
	3rd	Orange County
2007 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bon Hoffa	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Swick
	3rd	Flash Trick
2006 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bel Danoro	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Perfectly Ready
	3rd	Volitant
2005 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Wildly	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Calveen
	3rd	Classiconi
2004 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Face Value	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Via De Lago
	3rd	Scaredee Cat
2003 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Titanic Jack	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	The Big Chill
2002 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Chong Tong	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Rubitano
	3rd	Royal Code
2001 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Scenic Peak	1 minute 06.7 seconds
	=2nd	Calm Smytzer
	=2nd	Dash For Cash
2000 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Ruthless Tycoon	1 minute 12.5 seconds
	2nd	Porto Roca
	3rd	Manner Hill