Ciaron Maher & David Eustace’s resuming Group 1 runner-up Prague is tipped as the horse to beat first-up in the Danehill Stakes 2020 at Flemington on Saturday.

Multiple Group winner Prague is the one to beat first-up in Flemington’s 2020 Danehill Stakes on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart.

Due to run as the penultimate event on the nine-race Makybe Diva Stakes Day card at HQ this weekend, the Group 2 $200,000 Seppelt Danehill Stakes (1200m) features a quality line-up of eleven three-year-old sprinters.

Heading the field in gate eight, classy Redoute’s Choice colt Prague races for the first time since his second behind King’s Legacy in Sydney’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) during April.

He has been brought on fitness-wise with back-to-back trial wins in August ahead of his return in the Danehill where he races outside of Sydney for the first time.

Despite being untested the left-handed way of racing and yet to see the famous Flemington straight, Prague sits top of the Danehill Stakes odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au paying $4.20 and will be ridden by veteran hoop John Allen.

Outside the favourite it is an open Danehill Stakes betting market with a further six single-figure fancies including the $6 second elect Wisdom Of Water.

Drawn barrier seven for Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr, the Headwater colt debuts for the stable having previously been prepared in Queensland by Toby & Trent Edmonds.

A winner of three of his six starts to date, the form Gold Coast galloper won the Group 3 Ken Russell in May before a last start fifth to Rothfire in the Group 1 J.J. Atkins over the mile at Eagle Farm in June.

Like Prague, Wisdom Of Water races in Melbourne for the first time and how he handles the straight at Flemington will be key to his chances of adding to his strong first-up record.

Premier Perth hoop William Pike will be hoping to land the spoils in the Danehill partnering untapped Not A Single Doubt colt Doubtland ($7.50) for Hawkes Racing.

Winner of the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at Randwick over the autumn, Doubtland resumed at Rosehill a fortnight back in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) finishing fifth.

He is looking to improve second-up at Flemington as he did when second-up in the Kindergarten, which he took out by four lengths.

Following closely at $8 for the Lindsay Park operation is the Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes-trained filly Personal in gate four for jockey Damien Oliver.

Oliver is after his third win in the past decade having ridden Snitzerland (2012) and Saracino (2016) to victory.

A daughter of Fastnet Rock, Personal boasts previous winning form at the track as a juvenile back in January and is best known for her Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes third to Tagaloa.

Two-time Group placed Zoustar colt Ranting ($8.50) chasing his maiden win at start number five, followed by the undefeated duo of Tydeus ($9.50) and Annavisto ($9.50) round out the hopes under double-figures.

Click here for the latest Danehill Stakes 2020 betting markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.

2020 Danehill Stakes Field

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	116162x	PRAGUE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	8	58.5kg		91
2	4x14x115x	WISDOM OF WATER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	7	58.5kg		81
3	1x0x10	HARD LANDING	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Luke Nolen	3	58.5kg		80
4	11×5	DOUBTLAND	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	9	58.5kg		80
5	2x271x84	EXTRA TIME	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Craig Williams	2	58.5kg		72
6	35413x	AMISH BOY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	1	57kg		69
7	23×25	RANTING (NZ)	Leon & Troy Corstens	Ben Melham	5	57kg		70
8	35×112	ON THE LEAD	Richard & Michael Freedman	Luke Currie	10	57kg		68
9	11	TYDEUS	Lindsey Smith	Michael Rodd	11	57kg		68
10	2130x	PERSONAL	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damien Oliver	4	55kg		82
11	1	ANNAVISTO (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	6	55kg		64

Table Credit: Racing Australia.