The Queensland Winter Racing Carnival heads southwest of Brisbane to Ipswich Racecourse today, Saturday June 15, for Ipswich Cup Day 2019.

There are scattered showers forecast across the afternoon at Ipswich meaning punters could see a slight big of give come into the current Good (4) rated track by the time the Listed $175,000 2019 Ipswich Cup (2150m) jumps at 3:17pm.

Ipswich Track Report – 15/06/2019

Rail: True Entire Course

Penetrometer: 4.43

Weather: Fine

Track Type: Turf

Track Rating: Good (4)

Irrigation: Nil last 24 hrs; 4mm last 7 days

Rainfall: Nil last 24 hrs; 3mm last 7 days

Ipswich racing kicks off at 11:38am this morning and the nine-race Ipswich Cup Day card continues through until the fillies and mares do battle in at 4:32pm in the 2019 Gai Waterhouse Classic.

The Gai Waterhouse Classic is one of three Listed features on the card along with the Eye Liner Stakes 2019 (Race 8) where a full field of 16 face off including the emergency Astoria out wide for the scratched Oink and the aforementioned Ipswich Cup.

The Ipswich Cup field runs under capacity this season with 11 hopefuls led in betting at Ladbrokes.com.au by Kevin Kemp’s last start Toowoomba winner Fighting Teo ($3.50).

See below for the full Ipswich race program, scratchings and jump times before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for the weekend’s best racing odds and offers.

Ipswich Scratchings – 15/06/2019

Total Scratchings: 23

Race 1 (11:38am) – $75,000 Carlton Mid Ipswich Mile (1666m)

#7 Mail Escort (7)

#12 Mymming (4)

Race 2 – (12:13pm) – $75,000 Sirroment Bundamba Plate QTIS 2YOs Handicap (1100m)

#2 Well Prepared (5)

#3 Kaoru King (13)

#5 Racing Pole (12)

#12 Norm’s Choice (9)

Race 3 (12:48pm) – $75,000 Sky Racing Class 6 Handicap (1200m)

#10 Perfect Aim

#11 Tabrobane (1)

Race 4 (1:23pm) – $75,000 Ray White Ipswich BenchMark 75 Handicap (1350m)

#4 Alot Like Home (3)

#8 Fabulonh (11)

#12 Tabrobane (7)

#13 Tolai Meri (2)

#14 Viral (13)

Race 5 (1:58pm) – Queensland Times Provincial Stayers BenchMark 78 Handicap (2500m)

#13 Latino Lover (2)

Race 6 (2:37pm) – $75,000 Schweppes TL Cooney QTIS 3YOs Handicap (1100m)

#1 Ef Troop (16)

#8 Gracie Belle (10)

#9 The Tax Accountant (9)

#15 Vernazza (15)

#17e Gemelli (12)

Race 7 (3:17pm) – $175,000 Channel Seven Ipswich Cup (2150m)

No current scratchings

Race 8 (3:57pm) – $175,000 Listed City Of Ipswich Eye Liner Stakes (1350m)

#16 Oink (10)

Race 9 (4:32pm) – $125,000 Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m)

#10 Egyptian Bullet (7)

#17e Snow Valley (16)

#19e Ready Set Boom (17)

*All times quoted are local (AEST) and subject to change