The season’s final Group 1 race meeting takes place in Brisbane today with Tatt’s Tiara Day 2019 stealing the show at Eagle Farm Racecourse, scratchings and an updated track report for which are detailed below.
Last year’s winner Prompt Response has been scratched from the 2019 Tattersall’s Tiara field. Photo: Steve Hart.
Eagle Farm Track Report – 22/06/2019
- Rail: +4m Entire Course
- Penetrometer: 4.34
- Weather: Fine
- Track Type: Turf
- Track Rating: Good (4)
- Irrigation: 5mm last 24hrs; 5mm last 7 days
- Rainfall: Nil last 24hrs; 16mm last 7 days
With sunny skies in Brisbane across the afternoon and no chance of rain the current Good (4) Eagle Farm track rating looks set to stay for the nine-race card.
Eagle Farm racing kicks off at 11:10am (AEST) and continues through until the sprinters do battle in the last at 4:15pm (AEST) when the day’s third Group status event – the Group 3 $175,000 W.J. Healy Stakes (1200m) – takes place.
Two have come out of the W.J. Healy Stakes 2019 field with Cradle Mountain (7) and Divine Dice (8) scratched leaving a 14 horse field that is led in betting at Ladbrokes.com.au by co-favourites Victorem and Brave Song at $3.40 each.
The best in WJ Healy Stakes betting have the two inside barriers with market mover Victorem coming off a 1.3 length win in the Listed Hinkler Handicap (1200m) from Stradbroke Day, while Team Snowden’s perennial runner-up Brave Song was last seen running second in the Group 2 Moreton Cup (1200m).
The day’s opening Group race is the Group 3 $200,000 Tattersall’s Cup (3000m) jumping at 2:15pm and in Race 6 the Chris Waller-trained Exoteric (2) has come out.
Just 11 horses remain in the Tattersall’s Cup field for 2019 and Queensland Derby runner-up Vow And Declare is the clear $2.90 favourite.
Of course the feature race in Brisbane this afternoon is the Group 1 $500,000 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) running as Race 8 at 3:35pm.
There’s been a notable Tiara scratching too with Waller’s reigning champion Prompt Response (14) out. Prompt Response won the race 12 months ago when prepared by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott.
The withdrawal sees the David Vandyke-trained filly Baccarat Baby gain a start as the first emergency, the three-year-old coming off a second to Kolding in the Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m).
Read on for the full Eagle Farm race program and race scratchings before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for the best racing odds and offers today in Brisbane.
Eagle Farm Scratchings – 22/06/2019
Total Scratchings: 25
Race 1 (11:10am) – $75,000 Singapore Airlines BenchMark 75 Handicap (1000m)
#2 Epic Dan (18)
#3 Raiden (15)
#14e November Man (8)
#16e One Stryke (14)
#17e All That Is (1)
#18e Eight Over (13)
Race 2 (11:45am) – Listed $125,000 Winning Edge Presentations Stakes (1400m)
#7 Namarari (7)
#11 Aroseforzou (8)
Race 3 (12:20pm) – $125,000 TAB Battle of the Bush Final (1200m)
#13 Mia Host (4)
#18e Galea Warrior (22)
#19e All Host (17)
#20e Bel Seleva (20)
#21e Still The Same (16)
#22e Go Get Sum (21)
Race 4 (12:55) – $105,000 Stella Artois 3YO Plate (1400m)
#5 Ipso Nem Felek (6)
Race 5 (1:35pm) – $75,000 Stav, Abby And Matt Class 6 Plate (1400m)
#3 Tan Tat Diamond (1)
#6 Taillevent (10)
Race 6 (2:15pm) – Group 3 $200,000 Lazy Yak Tattersall’s Cup (3000m)
#2 Exoteric (2)
Race 7 (2:55pm) – Listed $125,000 G.H. Mumm Open (1820m)
No current scratchings
Race 8 (3:35pm) – Group 1 $500,000 Sky Racing Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m)
#2 Prompt Response (14)
#20e Con Te Partiro (21)
#21e Platinum Angel (8)
#22e Split Lip (2)
#23e Sweet Deal (12)
Race 9 (4:15pm) – Group 3 $175,000 Simon George & Sons W.J. Healy Stakes (1200m)
#12 Cradle Mountain (7)
#14 Divine Dice (8)
*All times quoted are local (AEST) and subject to change
