David Vandyke’s gun Queenslander Alligator Blood is firm favourite in betting on the 2020 The All-Star Mile field following the release of the final line-up and barriers for Saturday’s $5 million feature.

The second edition of the Special Condition $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m) takes place at Caulfield Racecourse this weekend and sees Alligator Blood look to emulate the race’s inaugural champion Mystic Journey from last autumn.

The star Tasmanian-trained filly Mystic Journey made history as the first Group 1 winner from the Apple Isle in a century taking out last year’s Australian Guineas (1600m) before backing-up at Flemington to salute in the All-Star Mile results.

This year The All-Star Mile moves tracks, but it still looks the Australian Guineas champion’s race to lose following the impressive lead-up success at HQ by All Too Hard gelding Alligator Blood.

Alligator Blood has now won 10 of his 11 starts with his only loss being the devastatingly close second to Super Set in last October’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m).

He comes into the All-Star Mile field on the back of six straight turf triumphs and has drawn barrier 10 with Ryan Maloney continuing associations.

With all the momentum and still on the rise, Alligator Blood dominates The All-Star Mile betting markets at $2.70 through Ladbrokes.com.au.

Early money is already rolling in for the favourite and the latest The All-Star Mile odds have just one other hope under $10 for the win with 10-time Group 1 winning Kiwi mare Melody Belle at $5.

Drawn better than midfield in barrier five, the Jamie Richards-trained Commands five-year-old is second-up in Melbourne this season following her third at the track on Blue Diamond Stakes Day in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m).

Sure to be fitter for the run and appreciate the rise in distance, Melody Belle chases her first victory since claiming her maiden elite level win down under in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last spring.

With the Lindsay Park stable opting not to run their Blamey Stakes winner Fifty Stars after his Group 1 Australian Cup success on Super Saturday, just one of the ‘win and you’re in’ auto-race entry winners will line-up in the All-Star Mile field.

Streets Of Avalon caused an upset in the Futurity Stakes winning the race third-up at double-figures, the Shane Nichols-trained Magnus gelding the only other last start winner in the mix on Saturday along with Alligator Blood.

Listed as a $34 roughie in All-Star Mile betting, Streets Of Avalon is drawn one on the outside of the favourite in barrier 11 with Ben Melham in the saddle.

On the drift but still being kept safe at $10 is the Matthew Smith-trained Fierce Impact, one of the three Wildcard entries in the race.

Drawn barrier 12 with Craig Williams to ride, the Deep Impact entire took out the Group 1 Toorak Handicap – Cantala Stakes double over the mile in Melbourne during the spring and is third-up this weekend.

Fresh he was second to Alabama Express in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield before running third behind outstanding New Zealand galloper Te Akau Shark in Sydney’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) on February 29 at Randwick.

Grant & Alana Williams’ Railway Stakes winning Perth raider Regal Power ($10) is the early market mover drawn gate three for jockey William Pike, the in-form Pierro four-year-old on the quick back-up after running second in the Australian Cup last Saturday.

The stable and prolific WA owner-breeder Bob Peters are also represented by Sebring three-year-old Superstorm ($13) out wide in gate 14, the chestnut last seen running second to Alligator Blood in the Australian Guineas.

Click here for the latest All-Star Mile 2020 betting markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.

2020 The All-Star Mile Field & Barriers

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	11x5111x45	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	7	59kg	114
2	70x80129x6	BLACK HEART BART	Lindsey Smith	Brad Rawiller	6	59kg	113
3	720x211x23	FIERCE IMPACT (JPN)	Matthew Smith	Craig Williams	12	59kg	113
4	11x2161x42	REGAL POWER	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	3	59kg	111
5	040189×321	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Ben Melham	11	59kg	110
6	x125040x84	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	9	59kg	103
7	2131x3002x	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	Damien Oliver	4	59kg	107
8	3287x11x88	STAR MISSILE	Greg Eurell	Craig Newitt	2	59kg	84
9	1x411112x3	MELODY BELLE (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Opie Bosson	5	57kg	115
10	06x75720x5	ARISTIA	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Dwayne Dunn	8	57kg	104
11	1112×11111	ALLIGATOR BLOOD	David Vandyke	Ryan Maloney	10	56kg	114
12	x11251x355	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Jamie Kah	13	56kg	96
13	32154×12	SUPERSTORM	Grant & Alana Williams	Mark Zahra	14	56kg	100
14	113×4	HEART OF PUISSANCE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	1	56kg	72
15	12x2914x16	FLIT	James Cummings	Damian Lane	15	54kg	108
16e	004130×536	SPANISH REEF	Ken Keys	TBA	0	57kg	103
17e	1x1112x553	ADMIRAL’S JOKER	Kylie Vella	Steven Vella	0	59kg	101
18e	42131183×4	GOLD FIELDS	Logan McGill	TBA	0	59kg	101