Horse Racing

5 months ago

The horse to beat in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield

By Andrew Slevison

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The Group 1 Underwood Stakes will be run over 1800m at Caulfield on Saturday.

Alligator Blood has won the last two editions of the Underwood with Zaaki, Russian Camelot and Black Heart Bart previous winners.

Read our analysis of the race below:

The horse to beat is the James Cummings-trained Pericles.

No prizes for tipping the favourite but his win in the So You Think at The Valley last time out was dominant and he deserves favouritism.

His only previous start at 1800m was a Group 2 win in the Autumn Classic at Sandown in February, 2023.

Blake Shinn retains the ride which is a tick. The only knock is the wide draw in barrier 11.

Buckaroo could be over the odds and presents as a clear and present danger. Won well in the Group 2 Chelmsford at Randwick last start.

Fellow import Place Du Carrousel must be respected with a nice first-up record while Fawkner Park is also value at around $7.5

Eight-year-old Munhamek could be one that runs well at big odds if you fancy a blowout hope.

Selections

2 - Pericles
8 - Buckaroo
11 - Place Du Carrousel
7 - Fawkner Park
3 - Munhamek


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