Mileva Heads 2022 Bletchingly Stakes Field & Betting Markets

July 21, 2022

Mileva Heads 2022 Bletchingly Stakes Field & Betting Markets

Phillip Stokes’ Sir John Monash Stakes winning mare Mileva is back at Caulfield Racecourse this weekend heading markets on the 2022 Bletchingly Stakes as she looks to complete the Group 3 winter double second-up.

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

Sir John Monash Stakes winning mare Mileva heads betting on the 2022 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield this weekend. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Fresh, the four-year-old daughter of Headwater was brave narrowly holding on to win the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on July 9.

She returns fitter for the run this Saturday heading markets on a small 10-horse field for the Group 3 $200,000 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m).

Drawn the outside barrier, jockey Daniel Moor retains the ride on Mileva who is out to win the Sir John Monash – Bletchingly Stakes double for the first time since Rubitano (2002).

The bookies are suggesting she can with Mileva sitting top of the Bletchingly Stakes odds at $4.60 through Ladbrokes.com.au.

It is an open edition of the weight-for-age winter sprint with a further five runners under double-figures for the win.

The current equal $6 second elects are the Peter Moody-trained Oxley Road and the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained King Of Sparta drawn in barriers eight and one respectively.

Exceed And Excel four-year-old Oxley Road has a strong Caulfield track record (6:2-1-2) including his Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) win here last spring.

First-up in the autumn he was second in the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1000m) behind Marine One before a third to Marabi in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).

His last start produced a seventh in the Sir John Monash, a run that was better than it reads on paper with the entire under two lengths beaten with improvement to come.

King Of Sparta is out to be the first three-year-old Bletchingly Stakes winner since Thiamandi (2014), the son of I Am Invincible racing second-up with Jye McNeil to ride.

First-up the gelding, best known for his $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas win at the Gold Coast back in January, finished sixth to Juan Diva in Eagle Farm’s Group 3 WJ Healy Stakes (1200m).

He won a subsequent Hawkesbury trial through the week and, if he can settle better in his run, presents as a threat.

Occupying the third line of Bletchingly Stakes betting at $6.50 is Shane Nichols’ dual Group 1 winner Streets Of Avalon.

The seven-year-old son of Magnus is after his first win since the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes at the Caulfield track back in 2021.

He was runner-up fresh the past two years and returns after an excellent autumn headlined by his third in the $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m) behind Zaaki.

Rounding out the single-figure Bletchingly Stakes chances this season are then the Joe Pride-trained Mariamia ($7) coming off back-to-back fourth placings this winter in good company and early market mover Scallopini ($9) from Brisbane.

The 2022 Bletchingly Stakes is set to run as Caulfield Race 8 at 4:20pm with full markets available here thanks to Ladbrokes.com.au.

2022 Bletchingly Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 5483x5632x STREETS OF AVALON Shane Nichols Jack Hill 3 58.5kg 108
2 662x61x275 SCALLOPINI Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted Damien Oliver 5 58.5kg 102
3 x04460x406 AYSAR Ben & JD Hayes Blaike McDougall 6 58.5kg 97
4 411x00x233 SARTORIAL SPLENDOR John Sadler Damian Lane 7 58.5kg 92
5 007×007455 WILLIAM THOMAS John Price Ben Melham 4 58.5kg 85
6 2316x230x7 OXLEY ROAD Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 8 58.5kg 100
7 1243x319x6 KING OF SPARTA Peter & Paul Snowden Jye McNeil 1 58kg 92
8 59x13147x1 MILEVA Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 10 56.5kg 100
9 x21230x3x8 FELICIA Dean Binaisse Craig Williams 2 56.5kg 98
10 3486363144 MARIAMIA Joseph Pride Ms Jamie Kah 9 56.5kg 89

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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