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The Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes is a 2040m race for three-year-old runners and is open to both fillies and colts & geldings.

Raced at Moonee Valley during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival in March, the Alister Clark Stakes is a set weights and penalties event worth a boosted $750,000 as of 2022.

The Alister Clark Stakes traditionally takes place under the lights at The Valley on the Friday evening before Melbourne’s $5 million The All-Star Mile race. For 2021, the race was moved to the Saturday race card with the 2021 All-Star Mile contested at Moonee Valley Racecourse before reverting back to its traditional position the following year as The All-Star Mile returned to Flemington for the fourth edition.

In 2023 the All-Star Mile returned to The Valley and as such the Alister Clark Stakes will again run on the Saturday in Melbourne on the same date Sydney’s hosts its bumper Golden Slipper Day card.

The Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1200m) held in February at Flemington and the Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) on Blue Diamond Stakes Day are good lead-up races into the Alister Clark Stakes. The CS Hayes – Alister Clark Stakes double was last achieved by Cliff’s Edge (2018), while Global Exchange (2019) did the Autumn Classic – Alister Clark double.

Alternatively, three-year-olds may come into the Alister Clark Stakes field via a Sydney lead-up run in the previous Saturday’s Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) that produced the 2017 winner Hardman (7th). Hardham also went on to run third next-up at Randwick during ‘The Championships’ in the Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m). Ethiopia (2012) was the last ATC Derby winner to come off a run in Melbourne’s Alister Clark Stakes improving on his lead-up second.

The form of the 2021 Alister Clark Stakes was franked with the runner-up Young Werther finishing second in that year’s ATC Derby, which was won by the Alister Clark third placed Explosive Jack. Explosive Jack also backed-up to win the SA Derby before a Queensland Derby third during an outstanding campaign.

In 2023 the Alister Clark Stakes winner Bank Mur improved on a lead-up fourth in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington.

The Alister Clark Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday March 18, 2023 on the same day as the $5 million The All-Star Mile at The Valley and was won by the Richard Laming-trained Australian Guineas graduate Bank Maur ($7). 

2023 Alister Clark Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 18, 2023
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2040m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$750,000

2023 Alister Clark Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Bank Maur ($7)
• 2nd: #7 Suizuro
• 3rd: #5 Japanese Emperor

Richard Laming’s progressive Maurice colt Bank Maur ($7) was good down in grade but up in distance improving on a lead-up Group 1 Australian Guineas fourth at Flemington to dominate the 2023 Alister Clark Stakes results at The Valley.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	BANK MAUR	Richard Laming	Craig Newitt		1	57kg		$7
	2	7	SUIZURO	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	0.75L	9	57kg		$41
	3	5	JAPANESE EMPEROR (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	1.5L	4	57kg		$5.50
	4	3	AMENABLE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	1.8L	2	57kg		$3.10F
	5	12	RUNNING ON TIME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Beau Mertens	1.9L	7	55kg		$101
	6	11	CHEVAL SAVANT	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Oisin Murphy	2.2L	3	57kg		$61
	7	4	HIGH APPROACH	Archie Alexander	Jordan Childs	2.95L	6	57kg		$31
	8	6	WATADEEL	Phillip Stokes	Luke Nolen	3.05L	10	57kg		$10
	9	1	DUNKEL (NZ)	Patrick Payne	Harry Coffey	3.8L	11	57kg		$5.50
	10	10	CEERSEVEN (NZ)	Mitchell Freedman	Ben Melham	3.9L	5	57kg		$9.50
	11	9	MR FABULOUS	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	4.65L	8	57kg		$14
		8	NORTHERN BARRAGE	Michael Kent	Daniel Stackhouse		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Alister Clark Stakes Betting Odds

The official Alister Clark Stakes 2023 betting odds on the Moonee Valley night feature will be available below the week of the race.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Prix De Turn ($26) defeating fellow 25/1 roughie Can’t Go Wrong in the Alister Clark Stakes quinella.

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2023 Alister Clark Stakes Form

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2023 Alister Clark Stakes Tips

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• To Win: #5 Japanese Emperor ($5 at time of publish) 

Bringing in the superior form lines on paper is this in-form and improving Michael Moroney-trained gelding who is third-up and fit in the Alister Clark. Ran sixth first-up only two lengths beaten in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes before his enormous run for third in the Group 1 Australian Guineas over the mile at Flemington. There he was only a half-length off the winner Legarto at 100/1. Shorter now and should appreciate getting out over further fit and ready for another big run.

2023 Alister Clark Stakes Field

The Alister Clark Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of in-form three-year-old autumn gallopers. Many may be heading towards longer-distance races in Sydney later in the autumn such as the ATC Oaks or ATC Derby run at Randwick in April over 2400m.

The 2023 Alister Clark Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday March 15, 2023 and will be announced below.

The Alister Clark Stakes 2023 final field features a dozen potential ATC Derby-bound three-year-olds with markets on the Melbourne event led by Amenable coming off a Group 1 Australian Guineas fifth.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	121111	DUNKEL (NZ)	Patrick Payne	Harry Coffey	12	57kg		80
2	17x218x274	BANK MAUR	Richard Laming	Craig Newitt	1	57kg		82
3	1x436x25	AMENABLE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	2	57kg		82
4	59x411x07	HIGH APPROACH	Archie Alexander	Jordan Childs	7	57kg		77
5	10×63	JAPANESE EMPEROR (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Blake Shinn	4	57kg		86
6	4x124x72	WATADEEL	Phillip Stokes	Luke Nolen	11	57kg		65
7	54x2x1110	SUIZURO	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	10	57kg		70
8	2136	NORTHERN BARRAGE	Michael Kent	Daniel Stackhouse	6	57kg		64
9	21	MR FABULOUS	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	9	57kg		62
10	13	CEERSEVEN (NZ)	Mitchell Freedman	Ben Melham	5	57kg		63
11	7×31	CHEVAL SAVANT	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Oisin Murphy	3	57kg		62
12	1153	RUNNING ON TIME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Beau Mertens	8	55kg		67

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Alister Clark Stakes Nominations

The official Alister Clark Stakes 2023 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published below as soon as announced by Racing Victoria.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	411149×520	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	C	3	Andrew Forsman	1	57kg		90
2	121111	DUNKEL (NZ)	G	3	Patrick Payne	2	57kg		80
3	91x132x88	VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ)	C	3	Liam Howley	3	57kg		82
4	92x3114x7	ZENNZELLA	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	55kg		84
5	59x411x07	HIGH APPROACH	G	3	Archie Alexander	5	57kg		77
6	10×63	JAPANESE EMPEROR (NZ)	G	3	Michael Moroney	6	57kg		86
7	17x218x274	BANK MAUR	C	3	Richard Laming	7	57kg		82
8	1x436x25	AMENABLE	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	8	57kg		82
9	2136	NORTHERN BARRAGE	G	3	Michael Kent	9	57kg		64
10	31	TASS	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	55kg		64
11	4x124x72	WATADEEL	G	3	Phillip Stokes	11	57kg		65
12	54x2x1110	SUIZURO	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	12	57kg		70
13	1213	AUSBRED RISING SUN	G	3	Brad Widdup	13	57kg		76
14	1153	RUNNING ON TIME (NZ)	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	14	55kg		67
15	x035x7x313	HIGHLAND HARLEY	G	3	Liam Howley	15	57kg		60
16	21	MR FABULOUS	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	16	57kg		62
17	42×3961	MUSGRAVE (NZ)	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	17	57kg		60
18	13	CEERSEVEN (NZ)	G	3	Mitchell Freedman	18	57kg		63
19	7×31	CHEVAL SAVANT	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	19	57kg		62
20	4×9	PRINCE OF THIEVES	G	3	Shawn Mathrick	20	57kg		59

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Alister Clark Stakes History

First won by Amiable in 1939, the Alister Clark Stakes was a Principal race up until 1977. The race was named after the foundation chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club and master of Oaklands Hunt Club from 1901 to 1908, Mr Alister Clark.

The CS Hayes Stakes and Alister Clark Stakes double was recently achieved by Cliff’s Edge (2018).

In 2022 the Alister Clark Stakes prize money was increased from $200,000 to an incredible $750,000.

Recent Alister Clark Stakes

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Bank Maur	2 minutes 6.44 seconds
	2nd	Suizuro
	3rd	Japanese Emperor
2022 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Prix De Turn	2 minutes 6.47 seconds
	2nd	Can’t Go Wrong
	3rd	War Eternal
2021 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Grandslam	2 minutes 04.73 seconds
	2nd	Young Werther
	3rd	Explosive Jack
2020 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Nonconformist	2 minutes 06.13 seconds
	2nd	Adelaide Ace
	3rd	Diasonic
2019 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Global Exchange	2 minutes 7.26 seconds
	2nd	Declarationofheart
	3rd	Cossetot
2018 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Cliff’s Edge	2 minutes 6.23 seconds
	2nd	Levendi
	3rd	Belfast
2017 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Hardham	2 minutes 5.78 seconds
	2nd	Ruthven
	3rd	Farson
2016 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Tally	2 minutes 8.37 seconds
	2nd	Palentino
	3rd	Hardern
2015 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Chill Party	2 minutes 6.1 seconds
	2nd	Stratum Star
	3rd	Maastricht
2014 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Pheidon	2 minutes 06.7 seconds
	2nd	Cadillac Mountain
	3rd	Surge Ahead
2013 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Philippi	2 minutes 05.6 seconds
	2nd	Sheer Talent
	3rd	Gerontius
2012 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Highly Recommended	2 minutes 08.6 seconds
	2nd	Ethiopia
	3rd	Sangster
2011 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Domesky	2 minutes 06.6 seconds
	2nd	Coldens Choice
	3rd	Folding Gear
2010 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Linton	1 minute 39.43 seconds
	2nd	Take The Rap
	3rd	Offhanded
2009 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Pre Eminence	1 minute 37.1 seconds
	2nd	Eagle Falls
	3rd	Definitive
2008 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Sound Journey	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Playwright
	3rd	Schilling
2007 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Casino Prince	1 minute 36.3 seconds
	2nd	Furio
	3rd	Ambitious General
2006 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Spinney	1 minute 36.7 seconds
	2nd	Langarza
	3rd	Bonny Laird
2005 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Lieutenant	1 minute 38.9 seconds
	2nd	Volitant
	3rd	Renewable
2004 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Speedy King	1 minute 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Confectioner
	3rd	Strafed
2003 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Titanic Jack	1 minute 37.7 seconds
	2nd	Tycoon Ruler
	3rd	Regicide
2002 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Royal Code	1 minute 38.2 seconds
	2nd	Ebony Night
	3rd	Mr Trickster
2001 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Mr Murphy	1 minute 31 seconds
	2nd	Diamond Dane
	3rd	Fubu
2000 Alister Clark Stakes	1st	Pins	1 minute 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Diatribe
	3rd	Oval Office