All eyes are on Amelia’s Jewel as she seeks redemption within the second version of The Quokka, Perth’s richest race with a $5 million purse.
Put in because the early favorite once more, Amelia’s Jewel should overcome a large barrier draw (12) to assert victory this time round.
Amelia’s Jewel is dominant favorite to win The Quokka 2024 in Perth this weekend. Picture: Final Racing Pictures.
The now four-year-old daughter of Siyouni completed an in depth second to Overpass within the inaugural Quokka final yr.
This time, she’ll be aiming to go one higher at her beloved Ascot monitor. Coming off a runner-up end within the Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m), she’ll seemingly relish the step as much as 1200m.
Whereas the huge draw presents a problem, Amelia’s Jewel stays the favorite at $3.40 with Ladbrokes.
Champion jockey Damian Lane will probably be within the saddle as she seems to safe the win for punters.
Final yr’s shock winner, Overpass, is again for a shot at consecutive victories.
The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding will look to capitalize on one other beneficial draw (gate six) as he returns to the monitor and distance the place he triumphed within the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes final December.
Overpass boasts an ideal document at Ascot (2:2-0-0) and is at the moment priced at $4.60 in The Quokka betting.
Rounding out the rostrum finishers from the primary Quokka was Bella Nipotina, who can be again this yr with jockey Craig Williams aboard the stylish Ciaron Maher-trained mare.
Drawn poorly at gate 13, she’ll be trying to enhance on her third-place end at odds of $5.50.
Past the highest contenders, a number of different horses are keen to assert their very own piece of The Quokka glory.
Oscar’s Fortune ($6) is a severe risk with ace native jockey William Pike.
He’s been in high type just lately and has a historical past of success at Ascot (5 wins, 3 seconds from 8 begins). Wealthy Enuff ($6) is a calmly raced three-year-old with a promising document (5 wins, 3 seconds from 8 begins).
Whereas but to win over the 1200m distance, he shouldn’t be discounted after he beat Amelia’s Jewel dwelling within the Roma Cup final trip.
Lastly, King Of Sparta ($8) is a power to be reckoned with coming off victories within the Magic Tens of millions Dash and the Expressway Stakes earlier this yr.
Drawn properly in gate 4 with Blake Shinn using, his spectacular 1200m document (19:7-3-2) makes him a contender to look at.
The stage is ready for an thrilling race with Amelia’s Jewel dealing with a powerful problem from a discipline of proficient rivals.
See the newest The Quokka 2024 betting odds right here.
2024 The Quokka Discipline
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90x12x201x | OVERPASS | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 6 | 58.5kg | 115 | |
| 2 | 624x28211x | KING OF SPARTA | Peter & Paul Snowden | Blake Shinn | 4 | 58.5kg | 113 | |
| 3 | 576×363362 | MALKOVICH | Bjorn Baker | Ben Melham | 2 | 58.5kg | 105 | |
| 4 | 42x7x260x5 | TRIPLE MISSILE | Grant & Alana Williams | Brad Parnham | 7 | 58.5kg | 100 | |
| 5 | 55700x118x | WAITAK (NZ) | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 10 | 58.5kg | 106 | |
| 6 | 3242191×42 | SALOON BAR | Daniel Morton | Rhys McLeod | 1 | 58.5kg | 83 | |
| 7 | 33315×4542 | BELLA NIPOTINA | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 13 | 56.5kg | 113 | |
| 8 | x12x1190x2 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Simon A Miller | Damian Lane | 12 | 56.5kg | 113 | |
| 9 | 3x228132x3 | RIPCORD | Luke Fernie | Clint Johnston-Porter | 5 | 56.5kg | 104 | |
| 10 | 111122×21 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | Dion Luciani | William Pike | 3 | 56.5kg | 107 | |
| 11 | 3x178x41x1 | WILD BELLE | Luke Fernie | Steven Parnham | 11 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
| 12 | 6x12x23 | ALMIGHTY CLASS | Mitchell Pateman | Jarrad Noske | 8 | 56.5kg | 78 | |
| 13 | 1211x1232x | SUPER SMINK | Daniel Morton | Chris Parnham | 14 | 54.5kg | 90 | |
| 14 | 11×4742113 | PETULA | Simon A Miller | Patrick Carbery | 9 | 54.5kg | 81 | |
| 15e | 225x3373x8 | COMFORT ME | Rhys Radford | 0 | 58.5kg | 108 | ||
| 16e | 0x13645x08 | RED CAN MAN | Steve Wolfe | 0 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 17e | x371607676 | HOT ZED | Lou Luciani | 0 | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
| 18e | 205×627144 | GEMMA’S SON | Embroja-Lee Altieri | 0 | 58.5kg | 96 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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