The 2024 Randwick Guineas promises to be a thrilling edition this Saturday, featuring a field of eleven talented three-year-old colts tackling the prestigious mile race.
Golden Rose winner Militarize is favourite to win the 2024 Randwick Guineas in Sydney this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart.
Punters have heavily favoured Chris Waller‘s Militarize to return to Group 1 glory, making him the clear favourite at $2.35 through Ladbrokes.
The Kiwi-bred Dundeel colt boasts an impressive resume, securing the Inglis Sires’ – Champagne Stakes double at two-years-old and claiming the prestigious Golden Rose Stakes last spring.
He most recently finished a close second to stablemate Fangirl in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes and now steps back up in distance against his own age group.
With a remarkable record at Randwick (2 wins, 1 second, and 1 third from 4 starts), Militarize appears poised to dominate the race once again.
The biggest threat to Militarize appears to be Les Bridge‘s Celestial Legend ($4.20), currently second in the Randwick Guineas betting markets.
Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, the Dundeel colt comes into the race in top form after a dominant victory in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes.
Celestial Legend is aiming to become the first horse since The Autumn Sun (2019) to achieve the Hobartville Stakes – Randwick Guineas double.
Other contenders include James Cummings‘ Tom Kitten ($6.50) and Gary Portelli‘s Encap ($9).
Tom Kitten, last year’s Spring Champion Stakes winner, will be looking to return to his winning ways after a couple of unplaced runs this prep.
Encap, runner-up in the Golden Rose last spring, has shown promise with two strong finishes this campaign and represents potential value for punters.
Rounding out the headline contenders is Les Vampires ($15), trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
The Pierro colt will be looking to improve upon his third-place finish in the Hobartville Stakes.
The Randwick Guineas is scheduled as Race 8 on Saturday’s 10-race card at Royal Randwick, with a post time of 4:35 pm (AEDT).
2024 Randwick Guineas Field
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 011x5158x2 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 56.5kg | 110 | ||
| 2 | 4x13321x65 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 8 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 3 | 21x25x51 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | Les Bridge | Kerrin McEvoy | 11 | 56.5kg | 96 | ||
| 4 | x223125x32 | ENCAP | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 10 | 56.5kg | 95 | ||
| 5 | 86x41183x7 | GANBARE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 6 | 317×13 | LES VAMPIRES | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 2 | 56.5kg | 82 | ||
| 7 | 12×314 | FUKUBANA | Matthew Dunn | Tommy Berry | 3 | 56.5kg | 80 | ||
| 8 | 37x4763x18 | DUCASSE | Michael Freedman | Tyler Schiller | 9 | 56.5kg | 78 | ||
| 9 | 312x6x6 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 1 | 56.5kg | 76 | ||
| 10 | 150x840x9 | CAFE MILLENIUM | John O’Shea | Tom Marquand | 7 | 56.5kg | 70 | ||
| 11 | 413 | COSMIC LAD | Edward Cummings | Chad Schofield | 6 | 56.5kg | 62 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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