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The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne around mid September on Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

Open to horses aged four years and older, the Bobbie Lewis Quality Handicap usually draws a field of talented sprinters. Run down the famous Flemington straight over 1200m, the Bobbie Lewis Quality is a fast-paced clash with barriers not really a factor in determining the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au. There is a total of $300,000 prize money available as of 2021 making it a lucrative lead-up to the Melbourne Group 1 spring sprints.

Horses that run in the Bobbie Lewis Quality usually do so as part of an extended spring campaign. Horses who put on a good show over 1200m and who tend to prefer the straight at Flemington are often entered into this event in the hope of victory on a familiar track. Those runners that are successful in the Bobbie Lewis Quality have a myriad of options to go on to, including possibly Randwick’s $15 million The Everest (1200m) – the richest turf race in the world.

If being kept to shorter distances, Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often head to Moonee Valley for a race like the Group 1 Mankiato Stakes (1200m) on Cox Plate Eve.

Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often back-up in the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes at the same track and distance in early October and Zoutori (2020) was the last to do the double. Two-time Bobbie Lewis Quality winner Zoutori also continued on to win the 2021 Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington the following autumn.

The 2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality ran on Saturday September 11, 2021 and was won by the Mark Newnham-trained Splintex. 

Bobbie Lewis Quality 2021
Date:	Saturday September 11, 2021
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO&UP Quality Hcp
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

• 1st: #4 Splintex
• 2nd: #9 Away Game
• 3rd: #5 The Astrologist

Check out the full Bobbie Lewis Quality 2021 Results & Finishing Order below once the potential The Everest lead-up race has been run and won on Saturday September 11, 2021.

Mark Newnham’s progressive Snitzel entire Splintex ($13) enjoyed a return to form with a narrow victory over Away Game in the 2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality results at HQ.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	SPLINTEX	Mark Newnham	Craig Williams		10	55.5kg		$13
	2	9	AWAY GAME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	0.2L	9	53kg		$5
	3	5	THE ASTROLOGIST	Leon & Troy Corstens	Damien Thornton	0.7L	8	55kg		$7
	4	1	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Luke Currie	0.8L	11	59.5kg		$6.50
	5	11	EXPRESS PASS	Nick Ryan	Craig Newitt	2.05L	12	53kg		$7.50
	6	14	TOO GOOD TOO HARD	Phillip Stokes	Harry Coffey	2.45L	13	53kg		$41
	7	2	JONKER	Tony Gollan	Damian Lane	3.2L	4	56kg		$4.40F
	8	13	RIDDLE ME THAT	Matt Laurie	Lachlan Neindorf (a)	4.95L	14	53kg		$26
	9	3	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	5.7L	2	55.5kg		$41
	10	15	FRONT PAGE	Geoff Duryea	Lewis German (a)	5.8L	1	53kg		$17
	11	12	SIRIUS SUSPECT	Saab Hasan	Dean Holland	6L	7	53kg		$26
	12	10	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Declan Bates	7L	5	53kg		$61
	13	7	GREYWORM	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	9.5L	6	53.5kg		$31
	14	8	VASSILATOR (NZ)	Colin Little & Matthew Lindsay	Teodore Nugent (a)	9.9L	3	53.5kg		$81
		6	ROHERYN	James Cummings	Damien Oliver		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality Betting

The spring’s best Bobbie Lewis Quality 2021 odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Zoutori ($4.60EF) for his second win in 2020 was the last favourite in Bobbie Lewis Quality betting to salute for the punters.

2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field

Each September the Bobbie Lewis Quality field attracts a smart line-up of sprint types, many kicking off their new season campaigns. If not racing first-up in the Bobbie Lewis Quality field, horses may come into the ‘Straight Six’ showdown via a lead-up run in something like the Group 3 The Heath 1100m at Caulfield a fortnight earlier.

The official Bobbie Lewis Quality field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

The 2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality final field features a host of quality sprinters led in betting by the returning Tony Gollan-trained Kingsford Smith Cup runner-up Jonker.

• Scratched: #6 Roheryn (7)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x114x7140x	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Luke Currie	12	59.5kg		113
2	3x121x3x2x	JONKER	Tony Gollan	Damian Lane	4	56kg		106
3	4457x0140x	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	2	55.5kg		105
4	58x40168x4	SPLINTEX	Mark Newnham	Craig Williams	11	55.5kg		105
5	145×541131	THE ASTROLOGIST	Leon & Troy Corstens	Damien Thornton	9	55kg		104
6	219x13638x	ROHERYN	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	7	54kg		102
7	2x7x4560x7	GREYWORM	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	6	53.5kg		101
8	x51267313x	VASSILATOR (NZ)	Colin Little & Matthew Lindsay	Teodore Nugent (a)	3	53.5kg		101
9	5x2330x312	AWAY GAME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	10	53kg		102
10	x46007x86x	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Declan Bates	5	53kg		99
11	1270×32151	EXPRESS PASS	Nick Ryan	Craig Newitt	13	53kg		97
12	0x311x76x7	SIRIUS SUSPECT	Saab Hasan	Dean Holland	8	53kg		96
13	59146x243x	RIDDLE ME THAT	Matt Laurie	Lachlan Neindorf (a)	15	53kg		95
14	2233×77113	TOO GOOD TOO HARD	Phillip Stokes	Harry Coffey	14	53kg		92
15	27x111x2x4	FRONT PAGE	Geoff Duryea	Lewis German (a)	1	53kg		86

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality Nominations

The 2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be provided below once released by Racing Victoria.

Twenty sprinters make-up the early Bobbie Lewis Quality 2021 nominations for Flemington on Saturday led in pre-field betting by the returning Tony Gollan-trained Kingsford-Smith Cup runner-up from the winter in Brisbane Jonker.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	5x2330x312	AWAY GAME	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	102
2	x46007x86x	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	G	7	Daniel Bowman	99
3	1270×32151	EXPRESS PASS	G	5	Nick Ryan	97
4	27x111x2x4	FRONT PAGE	G	5	Geoff Duryea	86
5	30x334469x	GALAXY RAIDER	G	9	Grahame Begg	89
6	2x7x4560x7	GREYWORM	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	101
7	3x121x3x2x	JONKER	H	6	Tony Gollan	106
8	12x1101x24	LA MEXICANA	M	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman	88
9	4457x0140x	LUNAR FOX	H	4	Paul Preusker	105
10	50×2105762	OCULAR	G	5	Shea Eden	78
11	59146x243x	RIDDLE ME THAT	G	5	Matt Laurie	95
12	219x13638x	ROHERYN	G	6	James Cummings	102
13	0x311x76x7	SIRIUS SUSPECT	G	7	Saab Hasan	96
14	58x40168x4	SPLINTEX	H	5	Mark Newnham	105
15	145×541131	THE ASTROLOGIST	G	5	Leon & Troy Corstens	104
16	2233×77113	TOO GOOD TOO HARD	M	6	Phillip Stokes	92
17	3610×32111	TURAATH (GB)	M	5	Maddie Raymond	81
18	x51267313x	VASSILATOR (NZ)	G	6	Colin Little & Matthew Lindsay	101
19	7287575143	YULONG STORM (USA)	G	6	Nathan Hobson	77
20	x114x7140x	ZOUTORI	G	6	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	113

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Bobbie Lewis Quality History

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is named after celebrated Victorian jockey Bobby Lewis. Born in 1878, Bobby Lewis rode for over forty years and in that time won over 900 races. He retired at the age of 60 in 1938 and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. Bobby Lewis is one of only two jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups and he has won more VRC Derbies, VRC Oaks and SAJC St Legers than any other jockey. Bobby Lewis passed away in 1947.

Inaugurated in 1974, the Bobbie Lewis Quality has quite an extensive history of entertaining races and talented winners. The Bobbie Lewis Quality has been known by a variety of names, including the Pat Lalor Quality (1996), Sebel of Melbourne Quality 1200 (1997), Gateway Suites Quality (1998-2000) and Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (2009). Initially a Principal Race, the Bobbie Lewis Quality was upgraded to listed event in 1979 and then a Group 3 event in 1986. In 2015 the Bobbie Lewis Quality was again upgraded to Group 2.

Notable Bobbie Lewis Quality winners include Fiesta Palace (1976), Placid Ark (1988), Hareeba (1994), Titanic Jack (2003), Speediness (2013), and Redkirk Warrior (2017) who went on to win the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning – Newmarket Handicap double at the track the following autumn.

The Bobbie Lewis Quality results since 2000 are listed below.

Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Splintex	1 minute 09.62 seconds
	2nd	Away Game
	3rd	The Astrologist
2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Zoutori	1 minute 09.24 seconds
	2nd	Banquo
	3rd	Tofane
2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Zoutori	1 minute 08.37 seconds
	2nd	Parsifal
	3rd	Dothraki
2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Dothraki	1 minute 9.81 seconds
	2nd	First Among Equals
	3rd	Kemono
2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Redkirk Warrior	1 minute 9.94 seconds
	2nd	Scales Of Justice
	3rd	Land Of Plenty
2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Faatinah	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Tivaci
	3rd	We’ve Got This
2015 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Churchill Dancer	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Under The Louvre
	3rd	Gregers
2014 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 08.1 seconds
	2nd	Temple Of Boom
	3rd	In Cahoots
2013 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Speediness	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Temple Of Boom
	3rd	Albrecht
2012 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	We’re Gonna Rock	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Title
2011 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Lone Rock	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Bel Sprinter
	3rd	Danzylum
2010 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Doubtful Jack	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Beltrois
	3rd	About Ready
2009 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Swift Alliance	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Gold Salute
	3rd	Chasm
2008 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bon Hoffa	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Grand Duels
	3rd	Orange County
2007 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bon Hoffa	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Swick
	3rd	Flash Trick
2006 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bel Danoro	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Perfectly Ready
	3rd	Volitant
2005 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Wildly	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Calveen
	3rd	Classiconi
2004 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Face Value	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Via De Lago
	3rd	Scaredee Cat
2003 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Titanic Jack	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	The Big Chill
2002 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Chong Tong	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Rubitano
	3rd	Royal Code
2001 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Scenic Peak	1 minute 06.7 seconds
	=2nd	Calm Smytzer
	=2nd	Dash For Cash
2000 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Ruthless Tycoon	1 minute 12.5 seconds
	2nd	Porto Roca
	3rd	Manner Hill