The primary Group 1 dash of the season, the $750,000 Moir Stakes, is ready to gentle up Moonee Valley this Saturday with the monitor specialist Baraqiel at the moment heading the markets.
The Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin-trained seven-year-old is an ideal three-for-three at Moonee Valley and is trying so as to add a Group 1 victory to his resume.
Baraqiel, who sits because the slender $4.20 favorite within the newest Moir Stakes betting markets at Ladbrokes, is a real course specialist. The son of Snitzel was an enormous winner right here over 1200m in final 12 months’s Group 2 McEwen Stakes and returns to the monitor and distance the place he received final begin within the Norman Carlyon Stakes. He shall be seeking to overcome a large attract barrier 10. No horse has received the Moir from a double-digit gate in over twenty years, which makes his job a troublesome one.
Baraqiel is slender favorite to maintain his excellent Moonee Valley in Saturday’s Moir Stakes 2025. Photograph: Final Racing Photographs.
Nonetheless, the sector is loaded with class, with a number of different challengers beneath $5 for the win. The Ken & Bev Kelso-trained Kiwi raider Alabama Lass ($4.60) is seeking to lengthen her profitable streak to a few. The daughter of Alabama Categorical has a strong report in New Zealand and has already received in Australia, along with her victory within the Listed Moomba Plate at Flemington.
One other high contender is the Grahame Begg-trained Niance ($4.80), who’s seeking to kick off her spring with a Group 1 victory. The six-year-old mare received her final 4 begins of her earlier marketing campaign, together with the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes. Her two latest trials have her primed for a robust first-up run.
One other key contender is the Mitchell Freedman-trained Skybird ($7.50), a confirmed Group 1 winner after her upset victory within the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes in February. Freedman has taken a conservative strategy to her return, and Skybird seemed sharp in a latest trial, suggesting she is able to fireplace contemporary.
The ultimate horse at single-figure odds is the progressive filly Esha ($5), who’s undefeated in two profession begins, together with a dominant win over the 1000m at Moonee Valley. She wants an early scratching to make the sector however will carry simply 50kg if she will get a run, a big benefit over her extra seasoned rivals.
The 2025 Moir Stakes is ready to run as Moonee Valley Race 9 at 4:50 pm (AEST) on Saturday’s 10-race card.
2025 Moir Stakes Area & Obstacles
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4x864x427x | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Luke Nolen | 7 | 58.5kg | 110 | ||
| 2 | 9261319322 | MIDWEST | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jamie Mott | 2 | 58.5kg | 98 | ||
| 3 | 151x69398x | PAYLINE | Chris & Corey Munce | Justin Huxtable | 8 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 4 | 42x31210x3 | GOLDEN BOOM | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 15 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 5 | 117x1170x1 | QUEMAN | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | Luke Currie | 14 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | 281x19028x | JEDIBEEL (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Mark Zahra | 6 | 58.5kg | 106 | ||
| 7 | 11331163×1 | BARAQIEL | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 10 | 58.5kg | 107 | ||
| 8 | 411x12822x | SIR SWAY | Sue & Jason Jaensch | Lachlan Neindorf | 16 | 58.5kg | 101 | ||
| 9 | x121821x15 | OAK HILL (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 13 | 58.5kg | 96 | ||
| 10 | 5x1x13159x | ARABIAN SUMMER | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 1 | 56.5kg | 97 | ||
| 11 | 19x2370x1x | SKYBIRD | Mitchell Freedman | John Allen | 5 | 56.5kg | 112 | ||
| 12 | x1112x211x | ALABAMA LASS | Ken & Bev Kelso | Craig Williams | 3 | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
| 13 | 6522x189x4 | TIGER SHARK | Clayton Douglas | Daniel Stackhouse | 9 | 56.5kg | 94 | ||
| 14 | 1151x11x1x | NIANCE (NZ) | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 12 | 56.5kg | 103 | ||
| 15 | 12111x | LA DORADA (NZ) | Mark Walker | Luke Cartwright (a) | 11 | 50kg | 102 | ||
| 16e | 1×1 | ESHA | Shane Nichols & Hayden Black | Ms Jamie Melham | 4 | 50kg | 72 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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