Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 30 Journalists Share Posted August 30 Pride Of Jenni winning the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW The Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) has been described as the first match race between Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside, with both runners returning for their spring preparations at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. Pride Of Jenni, who hails from the Ciaron Maher stable, has beaten Mr Brightside the last five times they have met, including their last meeting when the daughter of Pride Of Dubai claimed a breathtaking victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes replay – Pride Of Jenni However, since markets opened on Wednesday morning, Pride Of Jenni has continued to drift with horse racing bookmakers, moving from $2.10 to $2.70 on Friday morning. Many punters have rallied behind her market rival in Mr Brightside, and he has remained solid betting, marked at $2.70 with Picklebet. The Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained gelding has a much better first-up record than his main rival, winning three of his seven fresh runs as compared to the 0-7 fresh record for the mare. The son of Bullbars kicked off his last spring campaign with a hat-trick of wins, in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m), Memsie Stakes and Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) before running into Fangirl in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1500m) in Sydney. 2024 Memsie Stakes replay – Mr Brightside Outside of the top two, Antino has firmed in betting from an opening price of $7 to $5.50 with Neds. The Tony Gollan-trained gelding has the best first-up record in the race, winning four of his five fresh runs; however, his only defeat when first-up came in Victoria when he ran fourth at Flemington at the start of spring in 2023. Gentleman Roy is the only other runner in the eight-horse field that has shortened in betting markets, with the eight-year-old gelding firming from an $11 opening price into $9 following his impressive win in the P.B. Lawrence. 2024 Memsie Stakes Final Field 1. Mr Brightside (4) T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes J: Craig Williams W: 59kg F: x3521 Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Bullbars Dam: Lilahjay (NZ) +170 -454.55 2. Aegon (1) T: Andrew Forsman J: Vlad Duric W: 59kg F: 4×204 Age: 7YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Sacred Falls (NZ) Dam: Toss Up (NZ) +2200 +300 3. Gentleman Roy (8) T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes J: Mark Zahra W: 59kg F: 11197 Age: 8YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: So You Think (NZ) Dam: La La Land +800 +115 4. Bandersnatch (2) T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes J: Jordan Childs W: 59kg F: 4×520 Age: 8YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Casino Prince Dam: Divine Faith +6000 +650 5. Pinstriped (3) T: Enver Jusufovic J: Ben Allen W: 59kg F: 2x0x0 Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Street Boss (USA) Dam: Snitzel Blitz +1000 +145 6. Antino (6) T: Tony Gollan J: Jamie Kah W: 59kg F: x061x Age: 6YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Redwood (GB) Dam: Mahamaya (NZ) +450 -153.85 7. Pride Of Jenni (7) T: Ciaron Maher J: Declan Bates W: 57kg F: x1212 Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Pride of Dubai Dam: Sancerre (NZ) +170 -416.67 8. Vagrant (5) T: Mitchell Freedman J: Beau Mertens W: 57kg F: 8×311 Age: 5YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Mare Sire: Pariah Dam: My Obsession +8000 +850 Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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