Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 8, 2023 Journalists Share Posted November 8, 2023 Pearl Of Alsace heads the Kiwi contingent in the 2023 Matriarch Stakes. (Photo: Race Images) A competitive field of 13 mares have accepted for the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington this Saturday afternoon. The $300,000 feature brings together some of the best staying mares in Australia, plus some New Zealand raiders making the trip across the ditch in search of more Group-level success. The Shaune Ritchie-trained Pearl Of Alsace holds the call with most online bookmakers as a +360 favourite. It comes after the daughter of Tavistock produced an impressive third-place finish in the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings on October 14. Pearl Of Alsace gains the services of James McDonald and will jump from stall eight on Saturday. Steinem is solid on the second line of betting at +450 after a game effort in the Group 3 Coongy Stakes (2000m) and should get an economical run from barrier six. A few key rivals come through the Group 3 Tesio Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley, with Osmose (+500) and Thalassophile (+650) likely to relish the bigger Flemington circuit. We are getting double-figure odds for every other runner, with the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) winner Amokura rated a +900 chance, while Mustang Valley has shortened from +1400 into +1200. The 2023 Matriarch Stakes is the fifth race on Champions Stakes Day at Flemington and is scheduled to get underway at 3:10pm AEDT. Matriarch Stakes 2023 field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Mustang Valley Andrew Forsman Opie Bosson 11 59.5kg 2 Amokura Kris Lees Damien Oliver 12 59.5kg 3 Affaire A Suivre Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 2 59.5kg 4 Steinem Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 6 58kg 5 Thalassophile Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 13 57kg 6 Deny Knowledge Michael Kent Jamie Kah 10 57kg 7 Papillon Club Greg Eurell Daniel Moor 5 57kg 8 Pearl Of Alsace Shaune Ritchie James McDonald 8 57kg 9 Noah ‘N’ A Deel Les Kelly Craig Williams 9 56kg 10 Soul Choice Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 7 56kg 11 She’s A Con Grahame Begg Michael Dee 4 56kg 12 Premise John O’Shea TBC 3 55kg 13 Osmose Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 1 55kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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