The next highly anticipated feature race of the Ascot Summer Racing Carnival headlines the Saturday racing action this weekend on November 27 as the 2010 Winterbottom Stakes takes place at Ascot Racecourse.
Perth’s second richest event and one of the country’s premier sprint races, the $750,000 Group 2 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) had drawn a final field of 16 quality sprinters with Whitefriars the current favourite to win.
The Rick Worthington-trained Arena gelding Whitefriars is at the top of the Winterbottom Stakes odds paying $4.60 at Luxbet having drawn ideally in barrier three and ready to continue their great spring / summer form that has included wins in Randwick and most recently the Group 2 Salinger Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on a Heavy track.
Just two other runners in the Winterbottom Stakes field this year are at single figure odds to win on Saturday with Waratah’s Secret at $5 and Marasco at $6.50.
Waratah’s Secret, a super consistent four-year-old trained by David Harrison, has drawn on the rails in barrier one and after a win in the Group 3 Prince of Wales Stakes (1200m) here in late October comes into Saturday’s showdown off a gallant second place finish in the Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m).
Marasco also has claims in the Winterbottom Stakes, the eight-year-old Scenic gelding trained by leading Ascot mentor Fred Kersley ready to improve second up after finishing eighth in the Colonel Reeves and return to their autumn form that included back-to-back stakes wins at Ascot.
Value picks from the Winterbottom Stakes field to add into your multiples on Saturday include last year’s runner-up Idyllic Prince ($12) another Scenic eight-year-old in good form and that can handle the hefty weight, Paul Jordan’s classy mare For Your Eyes Only ($10) and Colonel Reeves Stakes winner Ma Ma Machine ($15).
The 2010 Burswood Winterbottom Stakes is scheduled as Ascot Race 7 on Saturday, due to jump at 6:45pm (AEDST).
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2010 Winterbottom Stakes Final Field, Barrier Draw & Weights
| No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARASCO | Daniel Staeck | Fred Kersley | 9 | 58.5 |
| 2 | TARZI | Steven Parnham | Neville Parnham | 17 | 58.5 |
| 3 | IDYLLIC PRINCE | Jason Brown | Jim Taylor | 14 | 58.5 |
| 4 | ELLIOTTO | Patrick Carbery | Neville Parnham | 10 | 58.5 |
| 5 | REVOLITION | Brad Parnham | Paul Jordan | 2 | 58.5 |
| 6 | MA MA MACHINE | Alan Kennedy | Adam Durrant | 6 | 58.5 |
| 7 | WHITEFRIARS | Damien Oliver | Rick Worthington | 3 | 58.5 |
| 8 | KING KOOL KAT | Duncan Miller | Ian Glading | 4 | 58.5 |
| 9 | HADABECLORKA | William Pike | Brent Larsson | 5 | 58.5 |
| 10 | WARATAH’S SECRET | Paul Harvey | David Harrison | 1 | 58.5 |
| 11 | TRUE PERSUASION | Brad Rawiller | Mick Price | 15 | 58.5 |
| 12 | DANTE’S VOLONTE | Michael Walker | Simon Barrass | 16 | 58.5 |
| 13 | WERD | Craig Staples | Chris Gangemi | 13 | 58.5 |
| 14 | KASABIAN | Shaun O’Donnell | Darren McAuliffe | 4 | 58.5 |
| 15 | MOONLIGHT DRIVE | Clint Harvey | Trevor Andrews | 12 | 58.5 |
| 16 | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY | Troy Turner | Paul Jordan | 8 | 56.5 |
| 17e | GRAND JARDIN | Jarrad Noske | Bruce Watkins | 11 | 58.5 |
