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The Group 1 2018 Winterbottom Stakes is an exciting 1200m sprint held in late November or early December annually at the scenic Ascot Racecourse in Perth. Run under weight-for-age conditions, the contenders aged three-years-old and up compete for the lucrative prize purse of $1 million. The event is conducted on Day 2 of the major Perth Summer Racing Carnival in Western Australia, which also features the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) the weekend before and the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) the following Saturday.

As the premier sprint event in Perth, entries are generally handy local sprinters and the Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1200m) at the same track and distance a fortnight earlier is a key lead-up.

With the race growing in prize money and prestige, interstate raiders are more commonly making the trip over to WA to take on the locals in the Winterbottom Stakes field with Flemington races producing five of the Winterbottom Stakes winners from 2011-2017 most recently Viddora (2017) who improved on a lead-up fourth in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Runners that do well in the Winterbottom Stakes may stay on for other weight-for-age events in Perth including the Group 3 AJ Sachill Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later.

The 2018 Winterbottom Stakes ran on Saturday December 1, 2018 .

Winterbottom Stakes 2018
Date:	Saturday December 1, 2018
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$1 million
Inaugurated:	1952

2018 Winterbottom Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Voodoo Lad
• 2nd: #13 Enticing Star
• 3rd: #1 Malaguerra

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	2	VOODOO LAD	Darren Weir	Damien Oliver	–	13	58.5kg
2	13	ENTICING STAR	Adam Durrant	William Pike	0.75L	12	56.5kg
3	1	MALAGUERRA	Peter Gelagotis	Ben Melham	1L	7	58.5kg
4	12	I’LL HAVE A BIT	John McArdle	Chris Parnham	2.75L	9	56.5kg
5	15	VALOUR ROAD	Simon A Miller	Ben Allen (a)	2.75L	3	54.5kg
6	7	ASHLOR	Dan McCarthy	Daniel Stackhouse	2.75L	8	58.5kg
7	6	PROFIT STREET	Peter & Matthew Giadresco	Mitchell Pateman	4.25L	2	58.5kg
8	5	MALIBU STYLE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	4.5L	6	58.5kg
9	3	DURENDAL	Chris Gangemi	Shaun Mc Gruddy	5L	11	58.5kg
10	11	DAINTY TESS	Daniel Morton	Paul Harvey	5.75L	10	56.5kg
11	10	VIDDORA	Lloyd Kennewell	Joe Bowditch	6.25L	5	56.5kg
12	8	RUNSON	Leon & Troy Corstens	Stephen Baster	7L	14	58.5kg
13	9	BELTER	Sean Casey	Patrick Carbery	8L	1	58.5kg
14	4	REBEL KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Jarrad Noske	11.75L	4	58.5kg

2018 Winterbottom Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Winterbottom Stakes 2018 odds will be listed below on the sprinters facing off in the field this summer complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 1 sprint classic.

2018 Winterbottom Stakes Field

The Winterbottom Stakes field features some of the top horses out of Western Australia. It’s not unusual for some particularly talented horses to make the journey from the eastern seaboard to enter the Winterbottom Stakes field each summer.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	1670x730x0	MALAGUERRA	Peter Gelagotis	Ben Melham	7	58.5kg	–
2	5×00121248	VOODOO LAD	Darren Weir	Damien Oliver	14	58.5kg	–
3	2x2322x241	DURENDAL	Chris Gangemi	Shaun Mc Gruddy	12	58.5kg	105
4	x165x3631x	REBEL KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Jarrad Noske	4	58.5kg	100
5	631551×461	MALIBU STYLE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	6	58.5kg	–
6	47x4643x36	PROFIT STREET	Peter & Matthew Giadresco	Mitchell Pateman	2	58.5kg	96
7	33221454×1	ASHLOR	Dan McCarthy	Daniel Stackhouse	8	58.5kg	–
8	19818×5113	RUNSON	Leon & Troy Corstens	Stephen Baster	15	58.5kg	–
9	25531211×2	BELTER	Sean Casey	Patrick Carbery	1	58.5kg	92
10	2411x20x10	VIDDORA	Lloyd Kennewell	Joe Bowditch	5	56.5kg	–
11	3x1108x114	DAINTY TESS	Daniel Morton	Paul Harvey	11	56.5kg	105
12	28x8513x33	I’LL HAVE A BIT	John McArdle	Chris Parnham	10	56.5kg	–
13	1x11111x16	ENTICING STAR	Adam Durrant	William Pike	13	56.5kg	96
14	57x13689x1	SEANNIE	Lindsey Smith	Ms Lucy Warwick	9	56.5kg	77
15	1x14x45	VALOUR ROAD	Simon A Miller	Ben Allen (a)	3	54.5kg	84

The final 2018 Winterbottom Stakes field is announced by Perth Racing on the Monday of race week and will be available in full below once released.

2018 Winterbottom Stakes Nominations

Winterbottom Stakes nominations usually feature a fairly talented range of horses from stables right across the country including more and more visitors from the eastern states.

The early Winterbottom Stakes 2018 nominations close about four weeks out from the race, the full list of entries to be published below.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	1213x350x2	ADDICTIVE NATURE	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
2	114x11x1x6	AMANAAT	G	5	Ben Currie	58.5kg	–
3	33221454×1	ASHLOR	G	5	Dan McCarthy	58.5kg	–
4	31x66x1101	BALL OF MUSCLE	G	8	Joseph Pride	58.5kg	–
5	x25531211x	BELTER	G	5	Sean Casey	58.5kg	86
6	270×332818	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	H	6	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
7	x385x666x3	CLEARLY INNOCENT	G	7	Kris Lees	58.5kg	–
8	7906096659	DIABLERIE	G	6	Maxine Payne	58.5kg	68
9	8x1850x384	DISPOSITION	G	7	Chris Gangemi	58.5kg	98
10	32x2322x24	DURENDAL	G	7	Chris Gangemi	58.5kg	101
11	x680x598x5	FELL SWOOP	G	7	Matthew Dale	58.5kg
12	05612×6287	FIRST AMONG EQUALS	G	7	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
13	320130×990	FLEET REVIEW (USA)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	58.5kg	–
14	6x71531x80	HAVASAY	G	6	Liam Birchley	58.5kg	–
15	0x267x05x9	ILLUSTRIOUS LAD	G	7	Peter Gelagotis	58.5kg	–
16	67x200x950	KEEN ARRAY	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	58.5kg	–
17	514193426x	KEN’S DREAM	G	5	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
18	4232×17242	LE ROMAIN	G	6	Kris Lees	58.5kg	–
19	7x313x1432	LOCKROY	G	7	Chris Gangemi	58.5kg	92
20	1670x730x0	MALAGUERRA	G	7	Peter Gelagotis	58.5kg	–
21	7631551×46	MALIBU STYLE	G	7	Neville Parnham	58.5kg	–
22	141x11x226	MASQUERADE	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	58.5kg	76
23	x1x0x85380	MUSIC MAGNATE (NZ)	G	7	Bjorn Baker	58.5kg	–
24	13121×1531	OSBORNE BULLS	G	5	James Cummings	58.5kg	–
25	447x4643x3	PROFIT STREET	G	7	Peter & Matthew Giadresco	58.5kg	96
26	x165x3631x	REBEL KING	G	7	Darren Mcauliffe	58.5kg	100
27	x7556997x9	SARACINO (NZ)	G	5	Chris Gangemi	58.5kg	89
28	6×35190150	SHERIFF JOHN STONE	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	58.5kg	–
29	x1x12x0x40	SNITZKRAFT	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
30	05593×5386	SO SI BON	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	58.5kg	–
31	828863×226	SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	58.5kg	–
32	11x212x713	STAGEMAN	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	58.5kg	–
33	61x1185x68	STATE SOLICITOR	G	6	Adam Durrant	58.5kg	96
34	3212120×40	STELLAR COLLISION	G	6	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
35	57x1221x57	SUPER MAXI	G	5	Chris Gangemi	58.5kg	90
36	326×121142	TACTICAL ADVANTAGE	G	5	Kris Lees	58.5kg	–
37	828×260408	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	58.5kg	–
38	x41x121194	TREKKING	G	4	James Cummings	58.5kg	–
39	1511x3234x	VARIATION	G	5	Stephen Miller	58.5kg	93
40	x43830x4x0	VIRIDINE	H	4	James Cummings	58.5kg	–
41	5×00121248	VOODOO LAD	G	7	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
42	9216x69x70	CAIPIRINHA	M	5	Simon A Miller	56.5kg	90
43	1121114×35	CELEBRITY DREAM (NZ)	M	6	Adam Durrant	56.5kg	88
44	122x3x4871	COOL PASSION	M	7	Tony McEvoy	56.5kg	–
45	23x1108x11	DAINTY TESS	M	5	Daniel Morton	56.5kg	105
46	505x37x120	ELLICAZOOM	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	56.5kg
47	1x11111x16	ENTICING STAR	M	5	Adam Durrant	56.5kg	–
48	x384850x6x	FOXPLAY	M	5	Brett Cavanough	56.5kg	–
49	628x8513x3	I’LL HAVE A BIT	M	4	John McArdle	56.5kg	–
50	12x139x372	IN HER TIME	M	6	Kris Lees	56.5kg	–
51	3215×14128	INVINCIBELLA	M	5	Chris Waller	56.5kg	–
52	71x1230x94	MICA LIL	M	5	Mark Minervini	56.5kg	–
53	1119×48454	QUILISTA	M	5	Darren Weir	56.5kg	–
54	92x614x976	SAVANNA AMOUR	M	5	Chris Meagher	56.5kg	–
55	57x13689x1	SEANNIE	M	4	Lindsey Smith	56.5kg	77
56	108661×347	SPRIGHT	M	5	Garry Frazer	56.5kg	–
57	8x1x0423x0	SUPER CASH	M	6	Andrew Noblet	56.5kg	–
58	–	TULIP	–	0	–	56.5kg	–
59	2411x20x10	VIDDORA	M	6	Lloyd Kennewell	56.5kg	–
60	110×670	AYLMERTON	C	3	Jean Dubois	54.5kg	–
61	5x42x12351	CHARGE	C	3	Chris Waller	54.5kg	–
62	10649×2836	LONG LEAF	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	54.5kg	–
63	1x1L0x374	PERFORMER	C	3	Chris Waller	54.5kg	–
64	1103	TONY NICCONI	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	54.5kg	–
65	1x14x45	VALOUR ROAD	G	3	Simon A Miller	54.5kg	84
66	x5620x4332	BONS AWAY	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–
67	19818×5113	RUNSON	G	6	Leon & Troy Corstens	–	–

 

Winterbottom Stakes History

The Winterbottom Stakes began as a principal race run over seven furlongs and was first run in 1952 when Raconteur claimed victory. In 1973 the race distance was converted to 1400m and the event gained Group 2 status in 1979. The length was decreased to its current 1200m sprint distance in 1993.

A number of high quality horses have claimed victory in the Winterbottom Stakes including Buffering (2013 & 2015), Ortensia (2009-11), Takeover Target (2008) and Miss Andretti (2005).

Since 2011 the Winterbottom Stakes has run as a Group 1 feature, having achieved elite level status.

Winterbottom Stakes results since 2000 can be found below.

Winterbottom Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Voodoo Lad	1 minute 10.24 seconds
	2nd	Enticing Star
	3rd	Malaguerra
2017 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Viddora	1 minute 10.06 seconds
	2nd	Fuhryk
	3rd	Durendal
2016 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Takedown	1 minute 10.27 seconds
	2nd	Sheidel
	3rd	Rock Magic
2015 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Buffering	1 minute 8.1 seconds
	2nd	Waterman’s Bay
	3rd	Fast ‘N’ Rocking
2014 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Magnifisio	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Watermans Bay
	3rd	Shining Knight
2013 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Buffering	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Moment Of Change
	3rd	Watermans Boy
2012 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Barakey	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Power Princess
	3rd	Spirit Of Boom
2011 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Ortensia	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Rarefied
	3rd	Grand Nirvana
2010 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Hadabeclorka	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	King Cool Cat
	3rd	Whitefriars
2009 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Ortensia	1 minute 8.56 seconds
	2nd	Idyllic Prince
	3rd	Black In Time
2008 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Takeover Target	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Apache Cat
	3rd	Marasco
2007 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Glory Hunter	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Charlie Beau
	3rd	Dark Target
2006 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Marasco	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Grasspatch Girl
	3rd	Electric General
2005 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Miss Andretti	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Avenida Madero
	3rd	Rescuer
2004 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Ellicorsam	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	Redwoldt
	3rd	Modem
2003 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Hardrada	1 minute 11.3 seconds
	2nd	Irish Pride
	3rd	Golden Delicious
2002 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Hardrada	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Kaprats
	3rd	Fair Alert
2001 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Fair Alert	1 minute 11.5 seconds
	2nd	Old Fashion
	3rd	Corporate Bruce
2000 Winterbottom Stakes	1st	Noble Sky	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Star System
	3rd	Victory Trump