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The 2021 Turnbull Stakes is shaping up as a thriller at Flemington on Saturday with Chris Waller’s nine-time Group 1 winning mare Verry Elleegant heading south to take on the Spring Cups’ favourite Incentivise.
Incentivise heads towards the Spring Cups via the 2021 Turnbull Stakes this weekend at Flemington. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
Waller opted to withdraw his champion Zed mare from Sydney’s Group 2 $1 million Hill Stakes (1600m) at Randwick this weekend in favour of a Melbourne run at HQ in the Group 1 $1 million Turnbull Stakes (2000m) for the same prize money over the same distance.
She was typically gutsy last time out winning the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m) and now gets her chance to take her Group 1 wins into double-figures in the Turnbull.
Jockey Damian Lane comes aboard for the prized ride replacing James McDonald in the saddle of the $9.27 million earner as Verry Elleegant defends her Turnbull Stakes trophy.
She backed up from a narrow win in the race last year to take out the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) before a seventh to Twilight Payment over the two miles in the iconic Melbourne Cup.
Fellow Waller superstar Winx (2017, 2018) was the last back-to-back Turnbull Stakes winner and Verry Elleegant is paying $2.35 as the firming favourite at Ladbrokes.com.au to emulate her former stablemate.
The danger of course is the now Peter Moody-trained Queensland expat Incentivise at current Turnbull Stakes odds of $2.80.
Brett Prebble retains the ride on the outstanding son of Shamus Award, a 12-length winner in Brisbane’s Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) over the winter.
The five-year-old franked that form first-up with a brilliant win fresh in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) and will be better over further second-up in the Turnbull this weekend.
The other contenders under $10 in the Turnbull Stakes betting markets are the Godolphin-raced Colette ($8) and reigning Cox Plate champion Sir Dragonet ($8.50) for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.
James Cummings’ Hallowed Crown mare Colette is a wet track specialist, the mudlark boasting a flawless three-from-three record on Heavy tracks including in last year’s $7.5 million Golden Eagle.
With plenty of rain set to fall on Flemington over the next 24 to 48 hours, the likelihood of a wet track for Turnbull Stakes Day is high and plays firmly in favour of Colette.
She ran a second-up fifth in the Makybe Diva on a Good (4) and is looking for her first victory since a two-length win in February’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) where Verry Elleegant ran third.
Former Irish galloper Sir Dragonet meanwhile won the Group 1 Cox Plate first-up down under last October and secured a second elite level in Australia when running home by 2.3 lengths in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes over the mile and a half in Sydney over the autumn.
He looked excellent first-up in the Makybe Diva Stakes running a close third at big odds and gets the chance to build on that getting out over 2000m second-up on Saturday.
Click here for the latest Turnbull Stakes 2021 betting odds courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 6x794159x3 | SIR DRAGONET (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ben Allen | 10 | 59kg | 116 | |
2 | 51132113×9 | EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 3 | 58kg | 108 | |
3 | 68111111×1 | INCENTIVISE | Peter G Moody | Brett Prebble | 6 | 57.5kg | 112 | |
4 | 17x3112x21 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 5 | 57kg | 119 | |
5 | 0329431×00 | JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ) | Denis Pagan | Lachlan King (a) | 2 | 56.5kg | 105 | |
6 | 3x73590x00 | CHAPADA | Michael Moroney | Daniel Stackhouse | 8 | 56.5kg | 102 | |
7 | 215x1244x3 | PERSAN | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Luke Currie | 1 | 55.5kg | 104 | |
8 | 1x12454x65 | COLETTE | James Cummings | Damien Oliver | 7 | 54.5kg | 111 | |
9 | x41x211x08 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Fred Kersley | 9 | 54.5kg | 103 | |
10 | 23x75232x5 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Moor | 4 | 53.5kg | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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