The best staying three-year-olds of the winter face off at Doomben Racecourse this weekend in the Queensland Derby 2017, a full race form guide and betting preview for which is detailed below.

Eagle Way (2016) won last year’s Queensland Derby on the back of a Grand Prix Stakes second. Photo: Daniel Costello.

A capacity field of 16 starters will run in Doomben Race 7 at 3:00pm (AEST) on Stradbroke Handicap Day on Saturday for the $600,000 Group 1 Queensland Derby (2200m).

Despite the size of the line-up only three are under double-figures in Queensland Derby betting at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Two of the past three Queensland Derby winners – Sonntag (2014) and Magicool (2015) – saluted at $13 and that opens it up for the longer priced hopes in 2017.

Co-favourites out to be the fourth top fancy in the Queensland Derby odds since 2011 to salute are market mover Ruthven ($5) back in distance off a Group 1 SA Derby (2500m) second and Shocking Luck ($5) who ran sixth in the Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) in the wet at Eagle Farm a fortnight ago.

The other best in betting is the SA Derby winner Volatile Mix ($7) for Darren Weir, the galloper with work to do from a wide alley this weekend on the back of a Grand Prix Stakes second.

To uncover the value in the markets below we take a closer look at the full Queensland Derby form guide, betting history and statistical data on the race traditionally run over 2400m at Eagle Farm.

2017 Queensland Derby Form Facts & Betting Stats

• Last year’s Queensland Derby winner was the Brian Guy-trained Eagle Way (2016) who came off a Grand Prix Stakes second and jumped from barrier 11 (of 18) with Tommy Berry aboard the $7 shot in betting
• The only previous Queensland Derby winning trainer with a runner this weekend is Chris Waller (10-1-1-1) with #3 Black On Gold ($11), #8 Sizzling Bullet ($26), #9 Monasterio ($21) and #10 Wu Gok ($26)

• Last year’s winning hoop Tommy Berry chases back-to-back Queensland Derby wins by a jockey for the first time since Michael Rodd (Dariana in 2010 and Shootoff in 2011) aboard #3 Black On Gold
• The other previous Queensland Derby winning jockeys with a ride in 2017 are: Corey Brown (10-2-0-1) on #13 Garbhan ($41) and Brad Rawiller (4-1-0-0) on #12 Rockstar Rebel ($15)
• The barrier form on the Queensland Derby for 2017 is hard to stack-up against the historical data with the race run over 2200m at the tighter Doomben track
• In 2015 the Queensland Derby ran at Doomben and Magicool won from barrier 14 of 16
• Barrier 14 is drawn this year by #3 Black On Gold but with the five emergencies coming out will belong to #8 Sizzling Bullet (16)
• Two of the past five Queensland Derby winners came off a lead-up win with both Brambles (2012) and Hawkspur (2013) having taken out the Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes
• This year’s Grand Prix Stakes winner Order Again has been ruled out of the Queensland Derby due to injury
• The Grand Prix Stakes also produced last year’s winner Eagle Way (2^nd) and the graduates out of the lead-up race this year are: Volatile Mix (2^nd), Violate (3^rd), Here He Comes (4^th), Dazzle Em Sid (5^th), Shocking Luck (6^th), third emergency Top Of The Range (7^th), first emergency Shadow Vision (10^th) and Black On Gold (12^th)

• #2 Ruthven (2^nd) is out to win the Queensland Derby straight off a SA Derby run for the first time since Magicool (4^th in 2015)
• The last start winners in the Queensland Derby field 2017 are: #7 Fontein Lad (3YO Hcp, 2200m, Ipswich, 31/05/2017), #9 Monasterio (3YO BM78, 2000m, Randwick, 27/05/2017) and #12 Rockstar Rebel (BM70, 2200m, Ballarat, 24/05/2017)
• Dariana (2010) was the last filly to win the Queensland Derby and this year #16 Ana Royale ($10) is the only filly in the mix
• Favourites have won three times since 2004 and this year #2 Ruthven ($5) and #6 Shocking Luck ($5) are battling for top spot in the Queensland Derby odds
• The highest Win Rate of the runners confirmed a start on Saturday belongs to #4 Mongolian Wolf (40%) followed by #8 Sizzling Bullet (38%)
• The best Place Rate of the confirmed starting 16 belongs to #2 Ruthven (78%) followed by #9 Monasterio (57%)
• Excluding emergencies the performers with place form over the 2200m distance are: #10 Wu Gok (3-2-0-1), #7 Fontein Lad (2-1-1-0), #12 Rockstar Rebel (2-1-1-0), #15 Dazzle Em Sid (2-1-0-0), #1 Volatile Mix (1-0-1-0) and #5 Violate (1-0-0-1)

• The only previous Doomben placegetters in the starting line-up are: #6 Shocking Luck (1-1-0-0) and #15 Dazzle Em Sid (6-0-0-1)

Stay tuned for our Queensland Derby 2017 betting tips, checking out the complete race form guide provided by Ladbrokes.com.au in the meantime below.