Winterbottom Stakes Preview: Speed Map, Analysis & Selections

A competitive field have assembled for the Winterbottom Stakes over 1200m with many gallopers having claims to take it out. Plenty of speed early and the track conditions will give every galloper its chance.

Distance

• 1200m

Track Conditions  

• Good 4
• Rail: + 4m Entire  

Track Bias

Expecting an even track with all runners getting their chance dependent on individual race pace. 

Early Speed

• Fast

Expecting a fast pace here with Hey Doc (14), Home Of The Brave (15) & Misty Metal (8) all looking to lead with pace also from Valour Road (9), Spirit Of Valor (11) and Dubious (5). 

Top Pick  

Just can’t go past the favourite Trekking for the Godolphin stable, brings the clear best form lines into the race including the past two efforts in The Everest and Redzel Stakes, the gelding just has to reproduce either of those performances to be very hard to beat, the fast early pace sets up well for him to finish over the top of them. 

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Dangers

Two that appeal at each-way odds in current markets is Hey Doc and local galloper Vital Silver.

McEvoy trained Hey Doc is over the odds in current markets, tried leading all the way first-up over 1300m in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Sandown and fought on well to the line, will improve from the performance and back to 1200m is ideal.

The Pearce trained Viital Silver is the standout of the local gallopers and produced a great run in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley sitting a long way back and savaging the line late, can sit closer to the speed here

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Betting Strategy  

Back – Trekking (3 Unit Win Bet) 

Back – Hey Doc  (1 Unit Win Bet)

Back – Vital Silver (1 Unit Win Bet)

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