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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 $200,000 prize money available 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 $14 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.

The 2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality ran on Saturday September 14, 2019 and was won by the returning Zoutori. 

Bobbie Lewis Quality 2019
Date:	Saturday September 14, 2019
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO&UP Quality Hcp
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

• 1st: #15 Zoutori
• 2nd: #13 Parsifal
• 3rd: #1 Dothraki

Check out the full Bobbie Lewis Quality 2019 Results & Finishing Order below once the potential The Everest lead-up race has been run and won on Saturday September 14, 2019 .

The 2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality winner was the Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra-trained Zoutori in his four-year-old debut, improving on a last start failure in the winter’s Queensland Guineas.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	15	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Ms Linda Meech	–	13	53kg	$5
2	13	PARSIFAL (NZ)	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	2L	1	53kg (cd 53.5kg)	$10
3	1	DOTHRAKI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	2.2L	4	59kg	$12
4	2	MALIBU STYLE	Neville Parnham	Chris Parnham	2.4L	10	58.5kg	$8.50
5	3	TSHAHITSI	Chris Crook & Imogen Miller	Brendon McCoull	2.8L	8	58.5kg	$26
6	11	DEMERARA	James Cummings	Craig Williams	2.9L	5	53kg	$4.40F
7	10	RESIN	James Cummings	Michael Walker	3.3L	3	54kg (cd 54.5kg)	$19
8	16	RICH ITCH	Shawn Mathrick	Patrick Moloney	3.5L	7	53kg	$31
9	8	I’M WESLEY	Glenn Stevenson	Dean Yendall	3.6L	9	55.5kg	$41
10	5	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	3.8L	2	58kg	$41
11	7	REBEL KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Damian Lane	3.9L	11	56.5kg	$19
12	14	USAIN BOWLER	John Sadler	Michael Dee	4.1L	6	53kg	$7.50
13	9	GLENALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	7.35L	12	54kg	$11
–	12	RENEWAL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	James Winks	–	0	–	–
–	4	I AM EXCITED	David Pfieffer	Damien Oliver	–	0	–	–
–	6	REDOUBLE	Bjorn Baker	–	–	0	–	–

2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality Betting

The spring’s best Bobbie Lewis Quality 2019 odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

2019 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 2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field is down to 13 runners after three of the original 16 final acceptors were scratched: I Am Excited (2), Redouble (8) and Renewal (3). Of the remaining runners the standout hopefuls in the Bobbie Lewis field include returning Godolphin-raced mare Demerara who leads betting and the in-form Malibu Style with a wide barrier to overcome.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	43320400×6	DOTHRAKI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	6	59kg	105
2	x672022142	MALIBU STYLE	Neville Parnham	Chris Parnham	13	58.5kg	104
3	1x4109x514	TSHAHITSI	Chris Crook & Imogen Miller	Brendon McCoull	11	58.5kg	104
4	13x368105x	I AM EXCITED	David Pfieffer	Damien Oliver	2	58kg	107
5	21231510×5	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	4	58kg	103
6	311x34017x	REDOUBLE	Bjorn Baker	–	8	57.5kg	102
7	91395×6632	REBEL KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Damian Lane	14	56.5kg	100
8	11625938×1	I’M WESLEY	Glenn Stevenson	Dean Yendall	12	55.5kg	98
9	64x29044x6	GLENALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	15	54kg	95
10	1106x3268x	RESIN	James Cummings	Michael Walker	5	54kg	99
11	6x0x124x1x	DEMERARA	James Cummings	Craig Williams	7	53kg	95
12	48x143211x	RENEWAL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	James Winks	3	53kg	93
13	5433x1111x	PARSIFAL (NZ)	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	1	53kg	83
14	x31500x514	USAIN BOWLER	John Sadler	Michael Dee	9	53kg	83
15	454x11100x	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Ms Linda Meech	16	53kg	81
16	42565×2112	RICH ITCH	Shawn Mathrick	Patrick Moloney	10	53kg	70

2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality Nominations

The 2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be provided below once released by Racing Victoria.

Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations for 2019 drew 15 sprinters including the 2018 champion Dothraki, David Pfieffer’s returning mare I Am Excited, and veteran Perth raider Malibu Style coming off a lead-up second in the Aurie’s Star Handicap at the track.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	2x1251821x	ADMIRAL’S JOKER	G	7	Kylie Vella	77
2	43320400×6	DOTHRAKI	G	9	Peter & Paul Snowden	105
3	64x29044x6	GLENALL	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	95
4	3x113011x2	GYTRASH	G	4	Gordon Richards	97
5	13x368105x	I AM EXCITED	M	5	David Pfieffer	107
6	11625938×1	I’M WESLEY	G	7	Glenn Stevenson	98
7	x672022142	MALIBU STYLE	G	8	Neville Parnham	104
8	5433x1111x	PARSIFAL (NZ)	G	5	Will Clarken	83
9	91395×6632	REBEL KING	G	8	Darren Mcauliffe	100
10	48x143211x	RENEWAL	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	93
11	42565×2112	RICH ITCH	G	4	Shawn Mathrick	66
12	21231510×5	STREETS OF AVALON	G	5	Shane Nichols	103
13	1x4109x514	TSHAHITSI	G	8	Chris Crook & Imogen Miller	104
14	x31500x514	USAIN BOWLER	G	5	John Sadler	83
15	454x11100x	ZOUTORI	G	4	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	81

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
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