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Perth Cup Hopefuls Face Off In 2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Final Field

Lucy Henderson December 16, 2022

Perth Cup Hopefuls Face Off In 2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Final Field

The Northerly Stakes form is expected to stack-up in Saturday’s 2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes field with betting on the Perth Cup lead-up led by the visiting Victorian Steinem.

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

Steinem is the mare to beat in Saturday’s 2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes in Perth. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

A dozen summer stayers face off in Ascot’s Group 2 $250,000 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) this weekend with the majority eyeing a run back at the track on New Year’s Day in the always-popular Perth Cup over the mile and a half.

Group 1 racing for 2022 down under came to a close with the Northerly Stakes in WA over 1800m a fortnight back, and the place-getters in that WFA showdown head Ted Van Heemst Stakes betting.

Current favourite at a quote of $2.80 through Ladbrokes.com.au is the third-placed Frankel mare Steinem from the Melbourne Cup winning stables of Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.

She is drawn a treat in barrier three with John Allen retaining the ride after her close finish when making-up ground to finish in the money in the Northerly.

That followed on from the British-bred five-year-old’s solid spring campaign in Melbourne that included a second to Atishu in Flemington’s Group 2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m).

That has proven a strong form race with the winner going on to run second in the Ballarat Cup before a close third when only a half-length off upset champ Kirwan’s Lane from barrier 17 of 20 in last weekend’s $2 million The Ingham over the mile at Randwick.

The danger out to stop Steinem further franking the form in Saturday’s Perth showdown is fellow Northerly Stakes place-getter, the Will Clarken-trained runner-up Ironclad.

Ironclad jumps one on the favourite’s inside this weekend in gate two with Brad Rawiller aboard the seven-year-old.

After a failed 12th in the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) two back, Ironclad showed huge improvement when only a length off the winning filly Amelia’s Jewel in the Northerly as a 50/1 outsider.

He is being kept much safer in betting up in distance this Saturday at current Ted Van Heemst Stakes odds of $3.30 and firming.

The only other single-figure fancy in the markets is the Lou Luciani-trained Marocchino ($5.50) who has won two of his past three starts.

Jumping from gate eight with Troy Turner in the saddle again the galloper was last seen carrying a hefty 60.5kg to a narrow win on November 26 at this track and distance in the Listed AJ Scahill Stakes (2100m).

Of the double-figure fancies those most likely to score an upset include William Pike’s mount Dom To Shoot ($10) and Playing God five-year-old God Has Chosen ($11).

The Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2022 is set to run as Ascot Race 8 at 4:55pm (AWST) local time with full markets available through Ladbrokes.com.au by clicking here.

2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 32x3x095x0 TRAP FOR FOOLS Grant & Alana Williams Joseph Azzopardi 6 59kg 106
2 0x600x0000 PLATOON Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 7 59kg 90
3 53352×6101 MAROCCHINO Lou Luciani Troy Turner 8 59kg 106
4 0x170x3402 IRONCLAD (GB) Will Clarken Brad Rawiller 2 59kg 104
5 30142×8719 DOM TO SHOOT Sean & Jake Casey William Pike 11 59kg 92
6 5670543260 BAD WOLF Ashley Maley Shaun McGruddy 1 59kg 85
7 11123×8770 GOD HAS CHOSEN Donna Riordan Clint Johnston-Porter 5 59kg 102
8 964×400600 NOTORIOUS ONE Chris & Michael Gangemi Laqdar Ramoly (a) 12 59kg 96
9 2×08627508 BROTHER PADDY Coreen Maynard Shaun O’Donnell 9 59kg 74
10 1x396x0523 STEINEM (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 3 57kg 99
11 3222×48883 CHILI IS HOT Graeme Ballantyne Jason Whiting 4 57kg 83
12 611612×700 JADAVI Ian Shield Ms Beaux Banovic-Edwards 10 57kg 90

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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