Bobbie Lewis Quality
Bobbie Lewis Quality
Group Two Betting Guide
| When: | Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| Distance: | 1200m |
The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 handicap run at Flemington over 1200m, with a prize pool of $200,000.
One of the most popular wins came in 2014 when world sprinting star Chautauqua ran a slick time of 1:08.10 when it won by 2.5 lengths over Temple Of Boom.
It’s a good horses race which usually has an impact on the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes the following and punters have had great success when betting on the Bobbie Lewis Quality in the past.
2024 Bobbie Lewis Quality Betting Odds
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Much like other group races in September, bookmakers will open the betting markets in the week leading up to the race.
The following online bookmakers will all have markets open for not only win and place betting, but they will also offer all-in markets for punters which like to secure the early value.
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Bobbie Lewis Quality History
The Bobbie Lewis is often used as a preparation for sprinting races later in the spring carnival. Speediness finished second in 2013 before running second in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley and also third in the Group 1 Cantala Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Spirit Of Boom was a big-race placegetter and following its second placing in 2012, it then went on to run third in the Gilgai Stakes and then third in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes in Perth.
More group one form came with Gold Salute which finished second in the 2009 running of the Bobbie Lewis. Gold Salute then went on to place in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield and the Group 1 Cantala Stakes at Flemington.
The Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke was won by Toorak Toff in 2011 after it finished fifth in the Bobbie Lewis Quality. Under The Louvre finished second in the Bobbie Lewis before running second again in the Sir Rupert Clarke later that month.
The sprinting distance of the Bobbie Lewis helps the mile-type runners strengthen towards the end of the spring carnival and punters should also note the Group 1 Moir Stakes as a potential ‘next race’ for horses that lined up in the Bobbie Lewis Quality.
2024 Bobbie Lewis Quality Final Field
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Previous Bobbie Lewis Quality Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
King Of Sparta Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 9 59kg 2 Zoutori Mathew Ellerton Damian Lane 2 58kg 3 Startantes Robert Heathcote Luke Nolen 5 56.5kg 4 It’sourtime Danny O’Brien Michael Dee 11 55kg 5 Star Patrol Clinton McDonald Ben Melham 10 54.5kg 6 Charterhouse Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jamie Kah 6 54kg 7 Snapper Mike Moroney Jye McNeil 7 53.5kg 8 Benedetta Jason Warren Daniel Stackhouse 8 53kg 9 Minsk Moment Chris Waller Craig Williams 4 53kg 10 Najem Suhail Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Thomas Stockdale 1 53kg 11 La Danseuse RougeCliff BrownWiremu Pinn353kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Kementari James Cummings TBC 13 59kg 2 Zoutori Mathew Ellerton Damian Lane 8 58.5kg 3 Hard Empire Toby & Trent Edmonds Blaike McDougall 16 57.5kg 4 Roch ‘N’ Horse Mike Moroney Patrick Moloney 7 57.5kg 5 Baller Tony Gollan Mark Zahra 1 57kg 6 Graceful Girl Danny O’Brien Tim Clark 2 57kg 7 The Astrologist Leon & Troy Corstens Zac Spain 10 57kg 8 Stageman Danny O’Brien Damien Oliver 4 56.5kg 9 Roheryn James Cummings TBC 12 56kg 10 Red Can Man Steve Wolfe Shaun McGruddy 11 55.5kg 11 Sirius Suspect Saab Hasan Ethan Brown 6 55kg 12 Swats That Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 5 55kg 13 Shooting For Gold Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted Jamie Kah 17 54.5kg 14 Chat John Thompson TBC 14 53kg 15 HolbienSteve RichardsLiam Riordan1553kg16 Poland Mike Moroney Craig Newitt 9 53kg 17 Veranskova Cindy Alderson Craig Williams 3 53kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Zoutori Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Luke Currie 12 59.5kg 2 Jonker Tony Gollan Damian Lane 4 56kg 3 Lunar Fox Paul Preusker Brett Prebble 2 55.5kg 4 Splintex Mark Newnham Craig Williams 11 55.5kg 5 The Astrologist Leon & Troy Corstens Damien Thornton 9 55kg 6 RoherynJames CummingsDamien Oliver754kg7 Greyworm Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Fred Kersley 6 53.5kg 8 Vassilator Colin Little & Matthew Lindsay Teo Nugent 3 53.5kg 9 Away Game Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jye McNeil 10 53kg 10 Begood Toya Mother Daniel Bowman Declan Bates 5 53kg 11 Express Pass Nick Ryan Craig Newitt 13 53kg 12 Sirius Suspect Saab Hasan Dean Holland 8 53kg 13 Riddle Me That Matt Laurie Lachlan Neindorf 15 53kg 14 Too Good Too Hard Phillip Stokes Harry Coffey 14 53kg 15 Front Page Geoff Duryea Lewis German 1 53kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Tofane Mike Moroney Damien Oliver 3 58kg 2 Hellova Street Scott Brunton Jason Maskiell 4 56kg 3 Zoutori Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Mark Zahra 6 56kg 4 The Inevitable Scott Brunton Ben Melham 1 55.5kg 5 Dollar For Dollar Tony & Calvin McEvoy Luke Currie 5 55kg 6 Great AgainLindsey SmithDeclan Bates1054kg7 Bold Star Gordon Richards Craig Williams 8 54kg 8 Galaxy Raider Grahame Begg Teo Nugent 7 54kg 9 Banquo Danny O’Brien Jye McNeil 9 54kg 10 Rock Prophet Ray Besanko Lewis German 2 54kg
2023 Bobbie Lewis Quality result
1st – Star Patrol (+320)
2nd – King Of Sparta (-111.11)
3rd – Benedetta (-250)
Recent Bobbie Lewis Quality runnings
- Clinton McDonald and Ben Melham have combined with Star Patrol ($4.40) clinging to victory in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington. It was race setup by tremendous pace on-speed as Najem Suhail ($6.50) sent forward, running his own race down the centre of the Flemington straight. It left the near-side group chasing a long way out, with Star Patrol the first to get on the bunny and kick clear. King Of Sparta ($6.00) and Benedetta ($2.60) were storming in behind with 200m to go; however, it was all to no avail with Star Patrol a game winner of the Group 2 feature.
- Having produced a peach of a steer to land the Makybe Diva Stakes on I’m Thunderstruck, Mark Zahra produced another pearler to land the Bobbie Lewis Quality on the Tony Gollan-trained Baller. With a majority of his rivals heading to the grandstand side of the Flemington straight, Zahra opted to stick close to the inside rail and had the horse underneath him to defy those runners in the apparent “superior ground”.
- Splintex had struggled around the turns at all his outings in Melbourne before McEvoy had a word to trainer Mark Newnham suggesting he would suit the Flemington straight and he certainly did when claiming the 2021 Bobbie Lewis Quality. Splintex built fitness with a solid fourth in the Group 3 Show County Stakes at Randwick a month prior before Newnham sent the stallion south. Jockey Craig Williams did the rest, getting the best of out Splintex to stave off the honest Away Game in the last 100m claiming the Group 2 event by a half-head.
- Zoutori defended his title in a thrilling $200,000 Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality, with just a half-length covering the first five across the line. Having tracked the speed throughout the six furlong event, Mark Zahra had the reigning champ building through the gears approaching the clock tower. Despite the close finish, it was Zoutori who sprinted the best for a second year in a row and became the first horse since Bon Hoffa in 2007-2008 to win the Bobbie Lewis Quality in consecutive years.
- Having been sent around as a $6 chance with online betting sites, the Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra-trained Zoutori deadset smashed his rivals in the Bobbie Lewis. He was seemingly travelling better than any of his rivals at the 300m mark, with jockey Linda Meech not asking for an effort from her mount until the final 250m. When asked to quicken, he did so with ease and managed to put a couple of lengths on the chasing brigade to record an easy win.
- Dothraki was one of the least favoured runners heading into the 2018 Bobby Lewis but the Peter and Paul Snowden galloper duly delivered in a tight finish. Racing up towards the speed for the majority of the race, the leaders eventually wilted but Dothraki fought on, gripping on to win in a tight finish ahead of the fast-finishing First Among Equals.
- Coming into a big race fresh paid dividends for Redkirk Warrior, who has made a habit of racing well first-up. Following the speed early doors, Redkirk Warrior took the front at the 400m and was never troubled, skipping out to a huge margin just after the 200m and nothing got near him.
- Faatinah scored a popular victory for punters when winning by 1.75 lengths. The Hayes/Dabernig-trained gelding was heavily backed into $4.30 late in the market and it never looked like being beaten as it took over mid-way down the Flemington straight. It ran a quick time of 1:09.13 over 1200m on a soft-rated track which is low-flying and it defeated a quality field which included Tivaci, Under The Louvre, Kinglike and Xtravagant. Read the race report here.
- Churchill Dancer handed New Zealand jockey Michael Dee his biggest career win in 2015. The Hayes/Dabernig-trained gelding was an each way chance in the betting at $8 and took advantage of a field which had no standout favourite. The favourite was Rich Enuff at $4.50 which finished sixth, but there was very good value on offer for the likes of Under The Louvre, Gregers and Lucky Hussler. It was one of the strongest and most-even Bobbie Lewis Quality fields ever assembled.
- Chautauqua wasn’t as well-performed back in 2014, which is why punters were able to get $5.50 for the Bobbie Lewis. That’s an incredible price and it showed them why it should never be disrespected in the market. The Hawkes-trained sprinter put 2.5 lengths on the field which included the group one-performed Temple Of Boom and Speediness. The weight of only 54kg helped the star sprinter and the win spring-boarded what was a stellar career.
- Speediness was an upset winner in 2013 when winning at odds of $21. The Colin Scott-trained gelding picked a path through the field and went clear in the run to the line to give Temple Of Boom another second placing. The $18,000 sales purchase was a great buy for the owners and it relished not having to go around a turn down the Flemington straight. Among the beaten runners included the Peter Snowden-trained Albrecht and class horse Rebel Dane.
Previous Winners of the Bobbie Lewis Quality
| Bobbie Lewis Quality Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Star Patrol | Ben Melham | Clinton McDonald |
| 2022 | Baller | Mark Zahra | Tony Gollan |
| 2021 | Splintex | Craig Williams | Mark Newnham |
| 2020 | Zoutori | Mark Zahra | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 2019 | Zoutori | Linda Meech | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 2018 | Dothraki | Damian Lane | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2017 | Redkirk Warrior | Regan Bayliss | David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2016 | Faatinah | Regan Bayliss | David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2015 | Churchill Dancer | Michael Dee | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2014 | Chautauqua | Dwayne Dunn | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 2013 | Speediness | Craig Williams | Colin Scott |
| 2012 | We’re Gonna Rock | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2011 | Lone Rock | Mark Zahra | Robert Smerdon |
| 2010 | Doubtful Jack | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2009 | Swift Alliance | Blake Shinn | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2008 | Bon Hoffa | Vlad Duric | Wendy Kelly |
| 2007 | Bon Hoffa | Vlad Duric | Wendy Kelly |
| 2006 | Bel Danoro | Craig Newitt | Lee Freedman |
| 2005 | Wildly | Greg Childs | John McArdle |
| 2004 | Face Value | Nick Ryan | Bevan Laming |
| 2003 | Titanic Jack | Brett Prebble | Tom Hughes |
| 2002 | Chong Tong | Damien Oliver | Lee Freedman |
| 2001 | Scenic Peak | Rhys McLeod | Danny Bougoure |
| 2000 | Ruthless Tycoon | Stephen Baster | Jim Mason |
Bobbie Lewis Quality Past Winners Pre 2000
| Bobbie Lewis Quality Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Le Zagaletta | ||
| 1998 | El Mirada | ||
| 1997 | Great Condor | ||
| 1996 | Temperate Pug | ||
| 1995 | Cut Up Rough | ||
| 1994 | Hareeba | ||
| 1993 | Golden Sword | ||
| 1992 | Holiday Lover | ||
| 1991 | Street Ruffian | ||
| 1990 | Rare Chance | ||
| 1989 | Undoubted | ||
| 1988 | Placid Ark | ||
| 1987 | Special | ||
| 1986 | Taj Quillo | ||
| 1985 | Base Fee | ||
| 1984 | Sports Ruler | ||
| 1983 | Stellina | ||
| 1982 | Magari | ||
| 1981 | Soldier Of Fortune | ||
| 1980 | Mr. Magic | ||
| 1979 | Bit Of A Skite | ||
| 1978 | Quiet Snort | ||
| 1977 | Nearest | ||
| 1976 | Fiesta Palace | ||
| 1975 | Dark Ruler | ||
| 1974 | Citadel | ||
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