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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 $250,000 in prize money as of 2023. 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 Bellmaine 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. Krone (2021) was the last mare to complete the Guy Walter Stakes – Coolmore Classic double.

Other recent Coolmore Classic winners to come off a run in the Guy Walter Stakes include 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 form out of the 2021 Guy Walter Stakes results were franked that spring with the third place-getter Icebath winning the inaugural edition of the $2 million The Invitation race.

The Guy Walter Stakes 2022 form was franked with the winner Forbidden Love backing-up to win the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) – Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) double at her next two starts before a fourth in that year’s Doncaster Mile results.

The 2022 Guy Walter runner-up Promise Of Success meanwhile went on to win that year’s The Invitation.

The 2023 Guy Walter Stakes ran on Saturday February 25, 2023 and was won first-up by Kerry Parker’s returning Golden Eagle fourth-placed mare Hope In Your Heart ($4.60).

Guy Walter Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday February 25, 2023
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Set Weights + Penalties / 4YO&Up Mares
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000

2023 Guy Walter Stakes Results

Check out the full Guy Walter Stakes 2023 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: #3 Hope In Your Heart ($4.60)
• 2nd: #5 Larkspur Run
• 3rd: #1 Mustang Valley

Kerry Parker’s returning four-year-old Hope In Your Heart ($4.60) was good fresh with the spring’s Golden Eagle fourth place-getter and The Gong runner-up heading the 2023 Guy Walter Stakes results first-up.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	HOPE IN YOUR HEART	Kerry Parker	Tim Clark		2	55.5kg		$4.60
	2	5	LARKSPUR RUN	James Cummings	Chad Schofield	0.69L	4	55kg		$11
	3	1	MUSTANG VALLEY (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Hugh Bowman	0.74L	1	58kg		$10
	4	8	MORE PROPHETS	John Thompson	Kerrin McEvoy	0.98L	5	54kg		$12
	5	2	YEARNING	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	1.15L	8	58kg		$10
	6	4	MIRRA VISION	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	2.48L	6	55kg		$3.70F
	7	7	NORWEGIAN BLISS (NZ)	Nathan Doyle	Andrew Adkins	2.84L	9	54kg		$6
	8	10	DOUCEUR	John Thompson	Brock Ryan	3.09L	3	54kg		$81
	9	9	DYNASTIES	Peter & Paul Snowden	James McDonald	3.15L	7	54kg (cd 55kg)		$7.50
		6	ESPIONA	Chris Waller			0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Guy Walter Stakes Betting Odds

The autumn’s Guy Walter Stakes 2023 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 defence was the last favourite in Guy Walter Stakes betting to win.

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2023 Guy Walter Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Guy Walter Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Guy Walter Stakes 2023 Tips on the Randwick Group 2 this autumn.

• To Win: #3 Hope In Your Heart ($4 at time of publish) 

Sticking with one of the favourites with Hope In Your Heart so good last prep. Two back she ran a close fourth in the $10 million The Golden Eagle behind I Wish I Win, and that form was franked with the winner finishing a flashing second behind Coolangatta in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning last weekend. This four-year-old daughter of Dundeel was last seen running second in The Gong over a mile from a wide gate. She’s been brought on fitness-wise with two solid trails and enjoyed three straight wins prior to her Eagle run in the spring including the Group 3 Angst Stakes here. Plenty to like.

2023 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 2023 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 2023 final field features a small but class line-up of mares including Kerry Parker’s resuming $10 million The Golden Eagle fourth place-getter Hope In Your Heart and the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained market mover Mirra Vision who was runner-up in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	7x211210xL	MUSTANG VALLEY (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Hugh Bowman	1	58kg			106
2	4x356x370x	YEARNING	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	8	58kg			100
3	70x811142x	HOPE IN YOUR HEART	Kerry Parker	Tim Clark	2	55.5kg			105
4	6268x9722x	MIRRA VISION	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	6	55kg			104
5	4x332631x0	LARKSPUR RUN	James Cummings	Chad Schofield	4	55kg			97
6	2381x640x6	ESPIONA	Chris Waller		10	55kg			94
7	11x11x12x8	NORWEGIAN BLISS (NZ)	Nathan Doyle	Andrew Adkins	9	54kg			97
8	998x8649x4	MORE PROPHETS	John Thompson	Kerrin McEvoy	5	54kg			88
9	3107x0549x	DYNASTIES	Peter & Paul Snowden	James McDonald	7	54kg			84
10	3055x060x0	DOUCEUR	John Thompson	Brock Ryan	3	54kg			82

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Guy Walter Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Guy Walter Stakes in 2023 are taken the Monday ahead of the Group 2 showdown and will be listed below once announced.

Nominations extended until 11:00am 21/02/2023. 

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	03470×9631	BELSIELLE	M	5	David & Coral Feek	80
2	3055x060x0	DOUCEUR	M	4	John Thompson	82
3	3107x0549x	DYNASTIES	M	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	84
4	2381x640x6	ESPIONA	M	4	Chris Waller	94
5	410x2562x3	FANGIRL	M	4	Chris Waller	111
6	70x811142x	HOPE IN YOUR HEART	M	4	Kerry Parker	105
7	3x722491x4	ICEBATH (NZ)	M	6	Brad Widdup	111
8	4x332631x0	LARKSPUR RUN	M	4	James Cummings	97
9	6268x9722x	MIRRA VISION	M	6	Peter & Paul Snowden	104
10	998x8649x4	MORE PROPHETS	M	6	John Thompson	88
11	7x211210xL	MUSTANG VALLEY (NZ)	M	4	Andrew Forsman	106
12	11x11x12x8	NORWEGIAN BLISS (NZ)	M	5	Nathan Doyle	97
13	11356×8211	SONORA	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	75
14	4x356x370x	YEARNING	M	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	100

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
2023 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Hope In Your Heart	1 minute 22.56 seconds
	2nd	Larkspur Run
	3rd	Mustang Valley
2022 Guy Walter Stakes	1st	Forbidden Love	1 minute 25.49 seconds
	2nd	Promise Of Success
	3rd	Vangelic
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