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 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.