Mark Walker‘s champion mare Imperatriz headlines the sector for the 2024 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley this Saturday.
Imperatriz is out to develop into a 10-time Group 1 profitable mare within the William Reid Stakes 2024 this weekend. Picture: Final Racing Photographs.
The I Am Invincible mare is a short-priced favorite at $1.85 at Ladbrokes to defend her title and notch her tenth profession Group 1 victory.
Imperatriz boasts an unblemished file (4 wins from 4 begins) on the tight Moonee Valley circuit.
Following a slender second within the Newmarket Handicap whereas carrying high weight, she returns to the weight-for-age circumstances that favour her.
A victory on Saturday would see Imperatriz be a part of elite firm: changing into the primary back-to-back William Reid Stakes winner since Apache Cat (2008-09) and the primary to attain consecutive wins since Black Caviar (2011, 2013).
Godolphin‘s Cylinder, contemporary off his Newmarket Handicap victory, presents the principle risk to Imperatriz’s dominance.
Drawn barrier 1, the Exceed And Excel colt boasts a robust file over the 1200m distance however has but to race at Moonee Valley.
He’s presently priced at $4.60 at Ladbrokes to trigger one other upset.
Final 12 months’s runner-up Bella Nipotina ($7) and the man Ciaron Maher-trained mare I Am Me ($10) are the opposite notable contenders.
Bella Nipotina, a Moonee Valley specialist, is drawn properly and has a constant file on the monitor.
I Am Me, resuming from a break, has a powerful first-up file and completed second to Imperatriz in final 12 months’s Manikato Stakes.
See beneath for the whole 2024 William Reid Stakes last discipline and barrier draw with markets out there by way of Ladbrokes right here.
2024 William Reid Stakes Discipline
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62725×9573 | THE ASTROLOGIST | Leon & Troy Corstens | Declan Bates | 9 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | x9275x440x | THE INFERNO | Cliff Brown | Jake Noonan | 8 | 58.5kg | 101 | ||
| 3 | 631x117x11 | QUEMAN | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | Harry Coffey | 4 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 4 | 17x244x271 | JOHNNY ROCKER | Nick Ryan | Rhys McLeod | 11 | 58.5kg | 75 | ||
| 5 | 21x1111x12 | IMPERATRIZ | Mark Walker | Opie Bosson | 10 | 56.5kg | 119 | ||
| 6 | 6x33315x45 | BELLA NIPOTINA | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 3 | 56.5kg | 114 | ||
| 7 | 117x16122x | I AM ME | Ciaron Maher | Ben Melham | 2 | 56.5kg | 110 | ||
| 8 | 8x27415x07 | QUEEN OF THE BALL | Michael Freedman | Billy Egan | 7 | 56.5kg | 96 | ||
| 9 | 3x24221x42 | HYPOTHETICAL | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Michael Dee | 6 | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
| 10 | 7x11350x61 | CYLINDER | James Cummings | 1 | 56kg | 113 | |||
| 11 | 1x233x31x8 | KING’S GAMBIT | Peter & Paul Snowden | Jamie Mott | 5 | 56kg | 95 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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