Eagle Farm racing preview & quaddie tips | Saturday, May 4

May 2, 2024 2:59 pm.

Eagle Farm tips

What	Queensland Guineas Day
Where	Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007
When	Saturday, May 4, 2024
First Race	11:28am AEST
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The Group 2 Queensland Guineas and Victory Stakes will headline the massive nine-race card at Eagle Farm this Saturday. With rain forecast to fall on Friday and Saturday, it is expected that the track will stay in the Soft range. The rail will be pushed out to the +7m position for the entire circuit, with racing set to kick off at 11:28am AEST.

Queensland Guineas Tip: Port Lockroy

Of the runners making the trip north from the Sydney Autumn Carnival, Port Lockroy appears to be the pick of the bunch as he steps up to 1600m third-up. The Annabel Neasham-trained colt finished off strongly in the Listed South Pacific Classic over 1400m and is crying out for more ground. Adam Hyeronimus will have his work cut out from barrier 19, but if he can slot in midfield and find a back to follow, Port Lockroy will be one of the strongest late.

Queensland Guineas

Race 9 – #8 Port Lockroy (19)

3yo Colt | T: Annabel Neasham | J: Adam Hyeronimus (57kg)

+750 with Unibet

Victory Stakes Tip: Uncommon James

Uncommon James drops back from Group 1 grade after he finished fifth in The Galaxy, where he was beaten 1.8 lengths by Zapateo first-up on March 23. The Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained galloper ran into Imperatriz twice last preparation, and even though he didn’t win in three starts, he finished in the placings each time. The son of Cable Bay is unbeaten at the Eagle Farm 1200m, and if Tommy Berry can settle in the one-one position, that record should remain intact.

Victory Stakes

Race 8 – #1 Uncommon James (7)

5yo Gelding | T: Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | J: Tommy Berry (58.5kg)

+170 with PlayUp

Dalrello Stakes Tip: Embassy

After a 10-week freshen, Embassy returns for his second preparation with the benefit of two strong trial wins over 794m and 1050m. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained colt was narrowly beaten on debut before recording a credible fourth-place finish behind Straight Charge in the Group 2 Silver Slipper last start. From a cozy barrier (3) with James Orman jumping into the saddle, Embassy looks to be the class runner in the Dalrello Stakes.

Dalrello Stakes

Race 6 – #3 Embassy (3)

2yo Colt | T: Peter & Paul Snowden | J: James Orman (57kg)

+250 with Picklebet

Best Bet at Eagle Farm: Inhibitions

Inhibitions didn’t handle the bog track at Randwick in the Group 3 James H B Carr Stakes last start, but he was impressive when winning over 1200m at Moonee Valley the start prior. The daughter of Zoustar has been around the mark throughout this preparation, with her most recent run being the first time she has missed the top four. From barrier six, James Orman can push forward and settle Inhibitions on speed behind Weigall Tiger before unleashing with a blistering finish.

Best Bet

Race 5 – #2 Inhibitions (6)

3yo Filly | T: James Cummings | J: James Orman (58kg)

+280 with Neds

Next Best at Eagle Farm: Warby

Warby returns from a 16-week spell with the benefit of a nice trial at Doomben over 1000m on April 11. The Tony Gollan-trained gelding was last seen on January 6 at the Gold Coast, where he finished ninth of 17 after getting too far back on a leader-biased track. Ryan Maloney has ridden this son of Hellbent twice for two wins, and if he can settle closer to the speed this time from barrier three, Warby could prove hard to hold out.