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 say victory this time round.
Amelia’s Jewel is dominant favorite to win The Quokka 2024 in Perth this weekend. Picture: Final Racing Photographs.
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 doubtless relish the step as much as 1200m.
Whereas the large draw presents a problem, Amelia’s Jewel stays the favorite at $3.40 with Ladbrokes.
Champion jockey Damian Lane will likely be within the saddle as she appears to be like 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 report 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 also be again this yr with jockey Craig Williams aboard the stylish Ciaron Maher-trained mare.
Drawn poorly at gate 13, she’ll be seeking to enhance on her third-place end at odds of $5.50.
Past the highest contenders, a number of different horses are keen to say their very own piece of The Quokka glory.
Oscar’s Fortune ($6) is a critical menace with ace native jockey William Pike.
He’s been in prime kind not too long ago and has a historical past of success at Ascot (5 wins, 3 seconds from 8 begins). Wealthy Enuff ($6) is a frivolously raced three-year-old with a promising report (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 residence within the Roma Cup final day out.
Lastly, King Of Sparta ($8) is a drive to be reckoned with coming off victories within the Magic Thousands and thousands Dash and the Expressway Stakes earlier this yr.
Drawn nicely in gate 4 with Blake Shinn driving, his spectacular 1200m report (19:7-3-2) makes him a contender to observe.
The stage is about for an thrilling race with Amelia’s Jewel dealing with a robust problem from a discipline of gifted opponents.
See the newest The Quokka 2024 betting odds right here.
2024 The Quokka Subject
| 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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