Caulfield Racecourse is host to the latest Melbourne Winter Racing Carnival meeting today, Saturday July 11, with 2020 Sir John Monash Stakes Day and below we take a look at the latest scratchings and track report ahead of the first.
Jungle Edge is one of the proven wet-trackers in the 2020 Sir John Monash Stakes field at Caulfield. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
Caulfield Track Report – 11/07/2020
- Rail: True Entire Circuit
- Weather: Raining
- Dual Track Meeting: N
- Track Type: Turf
- Track Rating: Soft 6
- General Comment: Finalised 11/7 – 7:45am
- Irrigation: Nil
- Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 10.2mm last 7 days
The forecast is for rain in Melbourne across the afternoon meaning there could potentially be a downgrade to the current Soft (6) Caulfield track rating as the Saturday racing gets underway.
Racing at Caulfield kicks off at 11:50am (AEST) with the nine-race card continuing through until the last at 4:43pm (AEST).
There is just the one Black-Type on the line-up with the Group 3 $128,000 Neds Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) set to run as Race 7 at 3:35pm (AEST).
The 2020 Sir John Monash Stakes field features all nine original acceptors led in betting by the Godolphin-raced Winter Dash winner Viridine who is at $2.45 and firming through Ladbrokes.com.au.
The latest Sir John Monash Stakes 2020 odds – available here – are also coming in on Mick Bell’s popular veteran mudlark Jungle Edge ($4.50 into $3.80) who will only continue to shorten in betting with any rain trackside.
See below for the full Caulfield race card, jump times and pre-race Saturday scratchings before heading online to Ladbrokes.com.au for the best weekend racing odds.
Caulfield Scratchings – 11/07/2020
- Total Scratchings: 20
Race 1 (11:50am) – $100,000 Neds Price Boost Multi Handicap (1400m)
No current scratchings
Race 2 (12:25pm) – $100,000 Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1100m)
#9 Sword Of Mercy (9)
Race 3 (1:00pm) – $60,000 Neds Bet Back Handicap (1400m)
#5 Yeldarb (16)
#7 Sondelon (20)
#15 Sakura (21)
#19e Elusive Nature (18)
#20e Devil’s Rain (11)
#21e Silent Command (15)
Race 4 (1:35pm) – $100,000 Neds Same Race Multi Handicap (1400m)
#2 Kaspersky (5)
Race 5 (2:15pm) – $108,000 Neds Price Boost Handicap (1400m)
#3 Reckoning (2)
Race 6 (2:55pm) – $108,000 Neds Handicap (2000m)
#2 Right You Are (15)
#10 Commodus (12)
Race 7 (3:35pm) – $128,000 Group 3 Neds Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m)
No current scratchings
Race 8 (4:10pm) – $108,000 Neds Money Back Odds Handicap (1100m)
#5 Knowles (16)
#7 Elderflower (14)
#13 No Frontiers (12)
Race 9 (4:43pm) – $100,000 Neds Toolbox Handicap (1700m)
#4 Prince Ziggy (8)
#7 Safin (17)
#9 Salon Du Cheval (14)
#12 Our Peaky Blinders (18)
#13 Poetic Dream (11)
#19e Emperor Selassie (4)
*All times quoted are local (Melbourne time) and subject to change
