John Thompson’s promising mare No Evidence Needed heads a cracker field of runners for this Sunday’s $200,000 Group 2 Blazer Stakes (1400m), one of the nine top races scheduled to take place at Flemington’s Melbourne Cup Preview Day.
Premier online bookie Sportsbet have installed No Evidence Needed as the $5.50 favourite to win the 2010 Blazer Stakes after the daughter of Shamardal came up trumps with the barrier one draw.
No Evidence Needed has had a consistently impressive spring coming fourth in the Cockram Stakes, claiming victory in the Let’s Elope Stakes at Flemington and is coming off a second place finish in the Group 1 Rupert Clarke Stakes.
Other well performing fillies this season lining up in the Blazer Stakes on Sunday at the top of the betting markets include:
- Resuming Encosta Do Lago mare Palacio De Cristal (barrier 10) – $6
- Cockram and Stocks Stakes Placegetter Lady Lynette (barrier three) – $6.50
- David Hayes’ Irish Lights (barrier four) – $9
- Following on $11 are seven-year-old Culminate (barrier 14) and Cockram Stakes winner Rhythm In Paris (barrier eight)
While No Evidence Needed looks hard to beat as the rightful favourite, the Races.com.au team have a number of other Blazer Stakes tips for punters seeking more value and bigger wins!
Races.com.au 2010 Blazer Stakes Tips:
- No Evidence Needed (#3) to win at $5.50
- Lady Lynette (#8) Each Way
- Irish Lights (#2) & Rhythm In Paris (#13) to Place
- Or try No Evidence Needed in a Trifecta with our above picks
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Final Field, Barrier Draw & Betting Odds for 2010 Blazer Stakes
| # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Br. | Weight (kg) | Odds* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAJESTIC MUSIC | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | Clare Lindop | 12 | 57.5 | 13.00 |
| 2 | IRISH LIGHTS | David Hayes | Steven Arnold | 4 | 56.5 | 9.00 |
| 3 | NO EVIDENCE NEEDED | John P Thompson | James Winks | 1 | 56.5 | 5.50 |
| 4 | SMALL MINDS | John P Thompson | Dean Holland | 20 | 56.5 | 26.00 |
| 5 | MY EMOTION (NZ) | Michael Kent | Craig Williams | 17 | 56.5 | 61.00 |
| 6 | CULMINATE (NZ) | Darren Weir | Michael Walker | 14 | 55.5 | 11.00 |
| 7 | AMBERINO | John Moloney | Blake Shinn | 18 | 55.5 | 31.00 |
| 8 | LADY LYNETTE | David & Scott Brunton | Nicholas Hall | 3 | 55.5 | 6.50 |
| 9 | PALACIO DE CRISTAL | Grahame Begg | Dwayne Dunn | 10 | 55.5 | 6.00 |
| 10 | MARHETA | Michael Moroney | Corey Brown | 19 | 55.5 | 17.00 |
| 11 | STRAWBERRY FIELD | Gerald Ryan | Craig Newitt | 13 | 55.5 | 15.00 |
| 12 | HAPPY HIPPY | John P Thompson | Stathi Katsidis | 15 | 54.5 | 21.00 |
| 13 | RHYTHM IN PARIS | Jason Warren | Ben Melham | 8 | 54.5 | 11.00 |
| 14 | CASUAL FRIDAY | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Chris Symons | 11 | 54.5 | 81.00 |
| 15 | OCEAN CHALLENGER | Darren Magro | Luke Nolen | 7 | 53.5 | 19.00 |
| 16 | ABSOLUTE FAITH | John McArdle | Glyn Schofield | 6 | 53.5 | 31.00 |
| 17e | DYSPHONIA | Peter Snowden | Mark Zahra | 9 | 53.5 | 11.00 |
| 18e | ACQUIRED (NZ) | Robert Heathcote | Bobby El-Issa | 2 | 53 | 21.00 |
| 19e | SISTER MADLY | Anthony Cummings | Glen Boss | 16 | 53 | 10.00 |
| 20e | LIVE IN SIN | Peter G Moody | Luke Nolen | 5 | 53 | 21.00 |
*Odds correct at time of publication – check [sportsbet] for updates
