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The Guy Walter Stakes is a Group 2 middle distance sprint for mares aged four-years-old and above run on Chipping Norton Stakes Day at Randwick Racecourse in late February or early March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Formerly a Group 3 event, in 2017 the 1400m set weights plus penalties clash is upgraded to Group 2 status and offers $200,000 in prize money. The Wiggle Stakes was renamed as the Guy Walter Stakes from 2015 in honour of late trainer Guy Walter who prepared 36 Group 1 winners over his career.

The meeting’s marquee races are the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) run over the mile under weight-for-age conditions, along with the recently upgraded Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) for three-year-old fillies. Other features on the program include the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (Fillies) and Group 2 Skyline Stakes (Colts & Geldings) for Golden Slipper Stakes-bound two-year-olds.

Mares may come into the Guy Walter Stakes field via a number of earlier autumn lead-ups including the Group 3 Geoffrey Belmaine Stakes (1200m) in Melbourne a fortnight earlier or either the Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m) or Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) on the same day at Royal Randwick in Sydney. Alassio (2019) was the last mare to complete the Triscay Stakes – Guy Walter Stakes double.

Possible races Guy Walter Stakes graduates may continue on to include the Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) held over the mile at Randwick a week later or tougher races such as the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill in two weeks. The latest Coolmore Classic winners to come off a run in the Guy Walter Stakes are Dixie Blossoms (2nd in 2019) and Peeping (3rd in 2016).

Looking further ahead of the Autumn Racing calendar events like the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Tancred Stakes Day Day and Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) during April’s ‘The Championships’ shape up as nice targets for the mares out of the Guy Walter Stakes.

The 2021 Guy Walter Stakes ran on Saturday February 27, 2021 and was won in an upset by Queensland visitor Krone. 

Guy Walter Stakes 2021
Date:	Saturday February 27, 2021
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Set Weights + Penalties / 4YO&Up Mares
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Guy Walter Stakes Results & Finishing Order

Check out the full Guy Walter Stakes 2021 Results and Finishing Order below once the race is run on Chipping Norton Stakes Day this autumn in the lead-up to the Coolmore Classic.

• 1st: #8 Krone
• 2nd: #9 Tricky Gal
• 3rd: #7 Icebath

Tony Gollan’s Magic Millions Fillies & Mares winner at the Gold Coast last start Krone ($16) was too good for the Sydney mares saluting at double-figures in an upset Guy Walter Stakes 2021 result on Chipping Norton Stakes Day.

 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	KRONE	Tony Gollan	Tim Clark		7	54kg		$16
	2	9	TRICKY GAL	Matthew Smith	Brenton Avdulla	1.8L	6	54kg		$6
	3	7	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Tom Sherry (a)	2.8L	4	54kg		$4.20
	4	3	REELEM IN RUBY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Hugh Bowman	3.1L	5	56kg		$16
	5	4	SWEET DEAL	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	3.3L	2	55.5kg		$3.30F
	6	6	EMERALDS	John Sargent	Jason Collett	3.9L	8	55kg		$8.50
	7	10	HELGA	Les Bridge	Robbie Dolan	8.2L	1	54kg		$101
	8	5	BAM’S ON FIRE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	James McDonald	9.6L	3	55kg		$5
		1	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry		0
		2	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Guy Walter Stakes Odds

The autumn’s Guy Walter Stakes 2021 betting odds will be provided below the week of the race with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.

Dixie Blossoms (2018) in her successful title defense was the last favourite in Guy Walter Stakes betting to win.

2021 Guy Walter Stakes Field

Each autumn the Guy Walter Stakes field attracts a class line-up of mares eyeing runs in tougher races over the coming weeks, and is released on the Wednesday before Chipping Norton Stakes Day.

The official 2021 Guy Walter Stakes field and barriers are set for release by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Guy Walter Stakes 2021 final field features 10 mares with Chris Waller’s top weight Funstar leading betting despite also been accepted for the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes on the same day.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	142x6220x4	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	2	58kg			108
2	x40280115x	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King	4	56kg			106
3	1x221x07x4	REELEM IN RUBY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Hugh Bowman	7	56kg			102
4	255x19941x	SWEET DEAL	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	3	55.5kg			108
5	17222130×6	BAM’S ON FIRE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	James McDonald	5	55kg			101
6	7x415219x3	EMERALDS	John Sargent	Jason Collett	10	55kg			101
7	3x242512x3	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Tom Sherry (a)	6	54kg			104
8	02521×0301	KRONE	Tony Gollan	Tim Clark	9	54kg			101
9	27x15522x2	TRICKY GAL	Matthew Smith	Brenton Avdulla	8	54kg			96
10	x3150x6583	HELGA	Les Bridge	Robbie Dolan	1	54kg			76

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Guy Walter Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Guy Walter Stakes in 2021 are taken the Monday ahead of the Group 2 showdown and will be listed below once announced.

The 2021 Guy Walter Stakes nominations have been extended until Tuesday morning with the classy Chris Waller-trained Funstar heading all-in betting on the 15 early entries.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	17222130×6	BAM’S ON FIRE	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	101
2	7x415219x3	EMERALDS	M	4	John Sargent	101
3	142x6220x4	FUNSTAR	M	4	Chris Waller	108
4	x40280115x	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	M	5	Mark Newnham	106
5	x3150x6583	HELGA	M	5	Les Bridge	76
6	3x242512x3	ICEBATH (NZ)	M	4	Brad Widdup	104
7	60x4970x06	INTO THE ABYSS	M	5	John Thompson	87
8	02521×0301	KRONE	M	5	Tony Gollan	101
9	68×6332252	MAUI GIRL	M	5	Jason Coyle	69
10	21363×9341	OUTBACK DIVA	M	5	Richard & Michael Freedman	85
11	1x221x07x4	REELEM IN RUBY	M	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	102
12	0x425x1133	SNAPDANCER	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	90
13	255x19941x	SWEET DEAL	M	6	John Thompson	108
14	27x15522x2	TRICKY GAL	M	5	Matthew Smith	96
15	0x44205x50	YAMAZAKI	M	5	David Pfieffer	84

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Guy Walter Stakes History

The Guy Walter Stakes was run as the Wiggle Stakes up until 2015 when it was renamed in honour of the late horseman Guy Walter. The race has also been run as the Wiggle Quality Handicap (1996-99 & 2005-2011) as well as the Wiggle Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap (2000-04). It began as a Listed race (1996-2013) before gaining Group 3 status in 2014. From 2017 onwards the Guy Walter Stakes will hold Group 2 status.

Prior to 2005 it was also open to three-year-old fillies, but is now restricted only to mares aged four-years-old or over. It has run under its current set weights plus penalties conditions since 2012.

Notable recent Guy Walter Stakes / Wiggle Stakes winners include Hot Danish (2008 & 2009), Steps In Time (2012 & 2013), Catkins (2014), Solicit (2016) and Dixie Blossoms (2017 & 2018). Dual champion Dixie Blossoms also ran second to Alassio when attempting a hat-trick in 2019 before winning the Group 1 Coolmore Classic next race.

Recent Guy Walter Stakes Winners

See below for a list of Wiggle Stakes winners (up until 2015) and Guy Walter Stakes winners (from 2015).

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Krone	1 minute 22.76 seconds
	2nd	Tricky Gal
	3rd	Icebath
2020 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Dawn Dawn	1 minute 20.83 seconds
	2nd	Sweet Deal
	3rd	Pohutukawa
2019 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Alassio	1 minute 22.27 seconds
	2nd	Dixie Blossoms
	3rd	Manicure
2018 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Dixie Blossoms	1 minute 22.66 seconds
	2nd	Raiment
	3rd	Francaletta
2017 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Dixie Blossoms	1 minute 26.58 seconds
	2nd	Zanbagh
	3rd	Flippant
2016 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Solicit	1 minute 20.3 seconds
	2nd	Zanbagh
	3rd	Peeping
2015 Guy Walkter Stakes	1st	Danesiri	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Cosmic Endeavour
	3rd	Mahara
2014 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Catkins	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Sharnee Rose
	3rd	Dear Demi
2013 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Steps In Time	1 minute 21.6 seconds
	2nd	Streama
	3rd	Pear Tart
2012 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Steps In Time	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Foxtar
	3rd	Lady’s Angel
2011 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Jersey Lily	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Graceful Anna
	3rd	Turnstiles
2010 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Dane Julia	1 minute 23.79 seconds
	2nd	Bejewelled
	3rd	Messenger
2009 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 21.40 seconds
	2nd	Absolutelyfabulous
	3rd	Mary’s Grace
2008 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 23.63 seconds
	2nd	Like Me Wild
	3rd	Hairy
2007 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Doubting	1 minute 22.61 seconds
	2nd	Grey Stream
	3rd	Shirl Pegasus
2006 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Bhandara	1 minute 23.08 seconds
	2nd	Prisoner Of Love
	3rd	Pekalan
2005 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Danni Martine	1 minute 23.78 seconds
	2nd	Golden Weekend
	3rd	Hec Of A Party
2004 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Gold Lottey	1 minute 24.45 seconds
	2nd	Hennessy Waltz
	3rd	Lucida
2003 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Forum Floozie	1 minute 22.89 seconds
	2nd	Size Her Up
	3rd	Brecon Rose
2002 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Youhadyourwarning	1 minute 23.03 seconds
	2nd	Veloce
	3rd	Card Queen
2001 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Corelli	1 minute 26.89 seconds
	2nd	Say Good Morning
	3rd	Sorrento
2000 Wiggle Stakes	1st	Stella Maree	1 minute 28.59 seconds
	2nd	Mary Machree
	3rd	Little Pattie