2022 Manikato Stakes Runs as Race 11 on Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley

October 22, 2022

2022 Manikato Stakes Runs as Race 11 on Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley

The rescheduled Group 1 $2 million Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (2040m) has been moved after Friday night’s abandoned Moonee Valley meeting and will now take place as Race 11 on Cox Plate Day.

Coolangatta | Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos | Races.com.au

Moir Stakes winning filly Coolangatta chases a Group 1 Moonee Valley double in the rescheduled 2022 Manikato Stakes on Cox Plate Day. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Dangerous lightning strikes forced Racing Victoria to call it quits on Friday night before the Manikato Stakes 2022 could take place.

The popular sprint has now been added to a bumper Cox Plate Day card set to run at 6:25pm (AEDT) today, Saturday October 22.

There were attempts to get the Manikato run and won including the abandonment of Race 6 at the twilight meeting, but with lightning continuing and the rain falling, the event could not take place safely.

“We monitored the situation ourselves but we’re also in constant contact with the Weather Bureau,” the head steward at Friday night’s meeting Rob Montgomery said.

“They advised there was a slow storm coming down from Seymour and we thought we had enough of a gap to fit in between the storm.

“Obviously, we didn’t. We thought we were doing the right thing, but you can’t judge the weather.

“It’s not fair on the riders, it’s not fair on the horses, so the safest bet was to abandon the meeting.

“It’s unfortunate for the Club.”

The widely-drawn Cliff Brown-trained The Inferno (17) and the Robert & Luke Price-trained Jamaea (9) have been scratched from the Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes field.

Moonee Valley is currently rated a Soft (6), but with plenty of rain on the radar today there could be further downgrades to the track.

Updated Manikato Stakes odds at race sponsor Ladbrokes.com.au remain led by last start Group 2 Schillaci Stakes winner Paulele ($3.70).

Group 1 Moir Stakes winning filly Coolangatta on the rails is at $5.50, while her stablemate Bella Nipotina coming off a close second in that key lead-up at The Valley is the $4.20 second elect.

Click here for the latest 2022 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes odds.

2022 Manikato Stakes Final Field

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 6x20x67x06 BEHEMOTH David Jolly Ben Melham 16 58.5kg 111
2 x4181x430x ELEVEN ELEVEN Gregory Hickman Nash Rawiller 7 58.5kg 107
3 3x5632x87x STREETS OF AVALON Shane Nichols Zac Spain 10 58.5kg 106
4 20x8730x40 THE INFERNO Cliff Brown Blake Shinn 17 58.5kg 104
5 x103322x61 PAULELE James Cummings James McDonald 6 58.5kg 109
6 796x068x70 SHAQUERO Chris Waller Brett Prebble 12 58.5kg 87
7 47x5543x15 ROTHFIRE Robert Heathcote Damian Lane 5 58.5kg 108
8 x372633x64 THE ASTROLOGIST Leon & Troy Corstens Fred Kersley 8 58.5kg 104
9 664x3135x8 SEPTEMBER RUN Chris Waller Damien Oliver (late alt) 13 56.5kg 111
10 3x58155x12 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Williams 2 56.5kg 108
11 427210×422 ROCH ’N’ HORSE (NZ) Michael Moroney Patrick Moloney 15 56.5kg 111
12 x93803x248 JAMAEA Robert & Luke Price Jye McNeil 9 56.5kg 101
13 112×521 BEST OF BORDEAUX Kacy Fogden Tim Clark 14 53kg 100
14 1x11x3x31 COOLANGATTA Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ms Jamie Kah 1 51kg 110
15e 0x10x0289x SAVATOXL Tony & Calvin McEvoy Ms Linda Meech 18 58.5kg 107
16e 5x723420x4 GENERAL BEAU Mathew Ellerton 11 58.5kg 99
17e 1111311×56 IN THE BOAT Lindsey Smith Blaike McDougall 3 58.5kg 99
18e 5120×96132 SWEET RIDE Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 4 53kg 88

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