Learning To Fly Poised to Soar in the Surround Stakes 2024

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The Group 1 Surround Stakes at Randwick on Saturday features a field of 12 talented three-year-old fillies, with Annabel Neasham‘s Learning To Fly the clear favourite at $3.20 through Ladbrokes.

Class filly Learning To Fly is favourite to return to winning form in the Surround Stakes 2024 at Randwick this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart.

Fresh off a narrow loss in the Light Fingers Stakes, Learning To Fly seeks redemption at her preferred distance of 1400m.

This Golden Slipper hard luck story boasts an impressive 3:2-1-0 record at Randwick and looks poised to overcome her last-start rival, Kimochi.

Kimochi, trained by Gary Portelli, chases the Light Fingers-Surround Stakes double at $6 odds.

While unproven beyond 1200m, her two strong Group 1 runner-up finishes over the mile last year suggest she shouldn’t be underestimated.

Flight Stakes winner Tropical Squall, trained by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, is another major contender at $7.50.

After a long break, she returns to Sydney in good form following two promising trials.

Other notable contenders include multiple Group 2 winner Tiz Invincible ($7) and the consistent Makarena ($8.50), who finished a close second in the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes recently.

The $750,000 Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) is scheduled to run as Randwick Race 8 – 4:35pm (AEDT) on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day 2024.

2024 Surround Stakes Field

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x13120x	TROPICAL SQUALL	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	2	56kg			104
2	11x007121x	ZARDOZI	James Cummings	Tom Marquand	10	56kg			102
3	3x322232x1	KIMOCHI	Gary Portelli	Jason Collett	7	56kg			96
4	111Lx2	LEARNING TO FLY	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield	6	56kg			95
5	42x11169x6	TIZ INVINCIBLE	Ciaron Maher	James McDonald	5	56kg			92
6	21x08x43	KRISTILLI	Annabel Neasham	Zac Lloyd (a)	8	56kg			88
7	221x6734x	TUTTA LA VITA	Chris Waller	Tyler Schiller	3	56kg			86
8	211×2	MAKARENA	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tim Clark	13	56kg			85
9	15x188x8	AUTUMN BALLET	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	4	56kg			83
10	2211x	ROLL ON HIGH	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Billy Egan	11	56kg			80
11	32x1165x7	ARCTIC GLAMOUR	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	9	56kg			77
12	6x331x1234	STEFI MAGNETICA	Bjorn Baker	Tommy Berry	1	56kg			76
13	24x4012x9	KIND WORDS	Kris Lees	Sam Clipperton	12	56kg			70

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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