WINX STAKES 2020 PREVIEW
RANDWICK RACE 7 – 15:45 AEST
3YO+ OPEN
1400m
$500,000
SOFT 7
Rail TRUE entire
| # | Form | Horse | Trainer | Jockey (barrier) | Weight (kg) | Current Price |
| 1 | 2810x | DREAMFORCE | J P THOMPSON | B AVDULLA (16) | 59.0 | $7 |
| 2 | 8x12x | THE BOSTONIAN | T PIKE | J FORD (1) | 59.0 | $6.50 |
| 3 | 4533x | AVILIUS | JAMES CUMMINGS | R DOLAN (13) | 59.0 | $26 |
| 4 | 2348x | FIERCE IMPACT | M SMITH | J R COLLETT (4) | 59.0 | $16 |
| 5 | 5778x | KOLDING | C WALLER | G BOSS (18) | 59.0 | $41 |
| 6 | 100x3 | IMAGING | C WALLER | MS K O'HARA (17) | 59.0 | $19 |
| 7 | x114x | MASTER OF WINE | M HAWKES | TOMMY BERRY (11) | 59.0 | $6.50 |
| 8 | x2322 | NICCANOVA | S TREGEA | REGAN BAYLISS (8) | 59.0 | $26 |
| 9 | 1720x | STAR OF THE SEAS | C WALLER | S CLIPERTON (15) | 59.0 | $23 |
| 10 | x140x | QUACKERJACK | MARK NEWNHAM | J PARR (14) | 59.0 | $41 |
| 11 | 3437x | BRANDENBURG | J SARGENT | MS R KING (12) | 58.5 | $21 |
| 12 | 2212x | VERRY ELLEEGANT | C WALLER | J B MC DONALD (10) | 57.0 | $7 |
| 13 | 346x6 | MELODY BELLE | JAMIE RICHARDS | K MCEVOY (6) | 57.0 | $11 |
| 14 | 6161x | CON TE PARTIRO | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | TIM CLARK (2) | 57.0 | $8.50 |
| 15 | 602x2 | FLIT | JAMES CUMMINGS | G SCHOFIELD (5) | 56.5 | $15 |
| 16 | 2142x | FUNSTAR | C WALLER | G BOSS (3) | 56.5 | |
| 17 | 0x39x | WOLFE | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 59.0 | $126 | |
| 18 | 1122x | ZEBROWSKI | M HAWKES | K JENNINGS (7) | 58.5 | $51 |
OVERVIEW
The first Group 1 of the season is here and what better way to kick it off than with the Winx Stakes? The Bostonian has been well backed in early markets and heads the field, along with the talented Master of Wine, who has been turning heads in his past two preps. The chances don’t stop there though and practically every runner has a chance of winning this race. Welcome back to Group 1 racing!
SPEED MAP
Speed should be fair, with Dreamforce expected to cross from the wide barrier and lead them out. Next in line should be either Wolfe or Quackerjack. Two of the top runners, Con Te Partiro and The Bostonian are likely to be next, with both gaining the advantage of inside barriers. The rest of the field lack early pace and will need to sort themselves out. Avilius looks the likely backmarker.
KEY RUNNERS
- DREAMFORCE ($7)
Dreamforce has turned into somewhat of an iron horse in recent preps, leading all the way and daring the rest to chase him down. These tactics culminated in Group 1 success last prep and with the recent track bias at Randwick, this puts him right in the mix again. He’s had two trials leading into this, so we can assume it’s all systems go first up.
- THE BOSTONIAN ($6.50)
Has been well backed in early markets, due to his brilliant first up form, combined with his brilliant wet track form. It’s hard to fault the punters reasoning, with his worst first up performance being a 2.15L loss in the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. Draws a nice gate here and looks right in the mix.
- CON TE PARTIRO ($8.50)
Con Te Partiro defied the odds last prep and became a dual Group 1 winner, scoring wins in the Coolmore and also the Queen of the Turf - both of which came on Heavy tracks. The track shouldn’t be in the Heavy range here, but there has been a lot of rain recently, which should play right into his hands. Might need a touch further, but he certainly ticks a lot of boxes here.
BLUEY’S PICK
- DREAMFORCE ($7)
Dreamforce looks an interesting runner here and if the Randwick track plays like the travelator it has in recent weeks, he could prove terribly hard to get past. There doesn’t look to be much speed in the race here and that will help him cross from the outside barrier. Wide open race, but he goes on top for mine.
