All Aged Stakes 2024 Group 1 betting preview & tips | April 20

Wandering Eyes · April 18

What	All Aged Stakes 2024
Where	Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031
When	Saturday, April 20, 2024
Prizemoney	$1,500,000
Distance	1400m
Status	Group 1
Conditions	Weight For Age
2023 winner	Giga Kick (12) \| T: Clayton Chief Stipelas \| J: Craig Williams (56.5kg)
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The prestigious Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) headlines a bumper 10-race program at Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a near-capacity field of 14 set to battle it out for the $1.5 million prize. Five of the runners engaged come through the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes (1200m), where Chain Of Lightning secured her maiden Group 1 success. Can a rival turn the tables? Or should punters be looking elsewhere for the winner?

ALL AGED STAKES 2024 ODDS

Online bookmakers didn’t miss the luckless run of Espiona in the T J Smith Stakes on April 6, quickly installing her as the +270 favourite for the All Aged Stakes. Sunshine In Paris and Southport Tycoon share the second line of betting at +450 apiece, while Private Eye, Chain Of Lightning and Magic Time share the +800 quote. Meanwhile, the three-year-old pair of Encap and Tiz Invincible are bound to have admirers at the double figure price which is on offer.

2024 ALL AGED STAKES 2024 SPEED MAP

There should be a genuine tempo throughout the 1400m feature, with the Michael Moroney-trained Buffalo River attempting to make all from gate nine. Golden Mile (13) will be sliding across to sit on his outside, leaving Sunshine In Paris (2) and Tiz Invincible (1) to get on the back of the leading pair. Southport Tycoon (5) shouldn’t be far away one-off the rail, with Chain Of Lightning (4) and Magic Time (6) ridden up to hold a position. The likes of Buenos Noches (3), Espiona (8) and Private Eye (10) will be dragged back to be ridden cold.

Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2024 All Aged Stakes.

ALL AGED STAKES 2024 PREVIEW & FORM

Southport Tycoon gets the nod in the 2024 All Aged Stakes. The Ciaron Maher-trained colt was sensational winning the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 2, bounding away to score by 1.3 lengths thanks to a perfectly timed Jamie Kah steer. The form has already been franked with the second and third placegetters securing Group 1 victories in the aftermath, and with another ideal draw (5) to gain an economical run in transit, there is no reason why Southport Tycoon can’t produce something similar against the older horses.

The Annabel Neasham-trained Sunshine In Paris appears set to peak third-up after closing off impressively in the T J Smith Stakes. She was the widest galloper turning for home and never shirked the task to go down by less than a length. Her only attempt at 1400m resulted in victory in the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) with Ryan Maloney in the saddle, so with this combination usually producing her best, punters should be saving on Sunshine In Paris.

Buenos Noches is the one over the odds with online betting sites. He knuckled down to the task over 1200m in the TJ Smith and gave the impression that 1400m should be ideal for the son of Supido. He takes a long time to wind up, but with the genuine tempo likely to suit some of these back markers, Buenos Noches will be launching late at a massive price.

It’s hard to knock Espiona, however, she’s simply too short in the market. She was luckless last time out but tends to be her own worst enemy, seemingly unable to run straight when asked for the ultimate effort. She is worth keeping safe in wider exotics, but punters should be willing to risk her at the current price.

2024 ALL AGED STAKES SELECTIONS & BEST BETS

Selections:

12
SOUTHPORT TYCOON
10
SUNSHINE IN PARIS
3
BUENOS NOCHES
9
ESPIONA

$100 betting strategy
$45 win	#12 Southport Tycoon @ +550 with Bet365
$45 win	#10 Sunshine In Paris @ +360 with PlayUp
$10 win	#3 Buenos Noches @ +3000 with Picklebet