UPDATE: Fireburn has been scratched from the Queensland Oaks discipline after being discovered to be 2/5 lame by Queensland Racing vets on Thursday.
The 2023 Queensland Oaks takes centre stage in Brisbane on Saturday and the filly heading the sector and markets at Eagle Farm is former Slipper winner Fireburn.
Group 1 profitable filly Fireburn chases extra elite degree glory as favorite in 2023 Queensland Oaks betting on Saturday. Picture: Steve Hart.
The Gary Portelli-trained Insurgent Dane filly was large as a juvenile profitable Sydney’s Group 1 Golden Slipper – ATC Sires’ elite degree double.
Final day trip the now three-year-old broke the Slipper winners’ curse with victory within the Group 2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben.
She now heads to Brisbane’s different premier race monitor stepping up in distance for the Group 1 $700,000 Channel 7 Queensland Oaks (2200m).
The Queensland Oaks discipline encompasses a capability line-up of 18 starters plus emergencies, and the favorite has work to do from a large barrier 16 draw.
Jason Collett continues associations on the $4.2 million earner who was good round this distance within the autumn when third within the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and fourth within the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m).
The newest Queensland Oaks odds on-line at Ladbrokes have Fireburn at $3.80 with the highest elect easing barely from her opening post-acceptance quote of $3.60.
Regardless of the bumper measurement of the sector simply two different fillies are presently below $10 in Queensland Oaks betting this winter with the market mover Renaissance Girl ($4.20) and the in-form Affaire A Suivre ($6).
The Bjorn Baker-trained Dependable Man filly Renaissance Girl got here up trumps with barrier six as she chases her second win from three begins following a Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) win two again at Caloundra.
She comes by way of the normal Oaks lead-up having run below a size second to Fireburn in The Roses at Doomben final day trip.
Superbly-bred Astern filly Affaire A Suivre comes by way of a special lead-up as she chases her fourth win on the trot.
Representing the powerhouse coaching combo of Ciaron Maher & David Eustace she was final seen narrowly denying She’s Match victory at Morphettville within the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m).
She made a go of it from the surface alley (16 of 16) in South Australia and jumps from gate 13 on Saturday within the sunshine state with John Allen within the saddle.
The opposite finest out of the native The Roses lead-up in the meantime is the Ben Foote-trained New Zealand raider Sakura Lady to be ridden by ace Kiwi hoop Opie Bosson.
She was third in her first begin down below and will get out over additional for the primary time since her disappointing sixth within the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) again in March.
The Iffraaj filly received an early knock drawing actually large on the monitor however stays an opportunity at $12 Queensland Oaks odds.
Additionally being stored considerably protected in betting is fellow Kiwi customer Cheval D’or ($15) for Tony Pike.
She has drawn just one nearer however comes off a lead-up win at house over 2100m by two lengths.
The Queensland Oaks is scheduled because the penultimate occasion on Saturday’s nine-race Eagle Farm card.
2023 Queensland Oaks Discipline & Obstacles
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 57×3111 | AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 13 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 3 | x67169x612 | RENAISSANCE WOMAN (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 6 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 4 | 5130×82020 | SO DAZZLING (NZ) | John Sargent | Craig Williams | 11 | 56.5kg | 94 | ||
| 5 | 60538×9800 | TYRESA | Kelly Schweida | Larry Cassidy | 12 | 56.5kg | 72 | ||
| 6 | 613122×088 | NOAH ’N’ A DEEL | Les Kelly | Sean Cormack | 10 | 56.5kg | 69 | ||
| 7 | 16521623 | SAKURA GIRL (NZ) | Ben Foote | Opie Bosson | 21 | 56.5kg | 87 | ||
| 8 | 0211×74426 | SUPER CHILLED | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 18 | 56.5kg | 77 | ||
| 9 | 1418×7257 | MADAME ODETTE | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 3 | 56.5kg | 72 | ||
| 10 | 41317×4061 | LET ME REIGN | Lee & Cherie Curtis | James Orman | 14 | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
| 11 | 3x111x1023 | DIVINE PURPOSE | Clinton Taylor | Ben Thompson | 4 | 56.5kg | 68 | ||
| 12 | 1337×98554 | PROSCENIUM ARCH (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Younger | Tim Clark | 8 | 56.5kg | 72.5 | ||
| 13 | 4317211012 | ORIGINAL GLAZE | Trevor Lambourn | Michael Murphy | 2 | 56.5kg | 69 | ||
| 14 | 332431 | CHEVAL D’OR (NZ) | Tony Pike | Michael McNab | 20 | 56.5kg | 84 | ||
| 15 | 611×19 | REO | Richard Laming | Martin Harley | 5 | 56.5kg | 72 | ||
| 16 | 7140×43765 | YANKEE HUSSEL | Kris Lees | Andrew Mallyon | 9 | 56.5kg | 67 | ||
| 17 | 62711 | AMOKURA | Kris Lees | Damien Oliver | 1 | 56.5kg | 67 | ||
| 18 | 3×74104781 | CARING LASS | Matthew Smith | Ms Rachel King | 19 | 56.5kg | 55 | ||
| 19e | 6×311362 | FIREFLIES | Brett Cavanough | Jake Bayliss | 15 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
| 20e | 717×592423 | KALEA | Renita Beaton | Chad Schofield | 22 | 56.5kg | 57 | ||
| 21e | x3471x1453 | ROCKBARTON ROAD | Joe Cleary | 23 | 56.5kg | 57 | |||
| 22e | 5551 | CALIFORNIA GRASS | John Thompson | 17 | 56.5kg | 61 | |||
| 23e | 765551 | ARTFUL GIRL | Kevin Kemp | Marnu Potgieter (a) | 7 | 56.5kg | 57 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
