Group 3 Moonga Stakes attracts 11 runners
The Group 3 Moonga Stakes will feature 11 runners in the 1400m contest at Caulfield this Saturday afternoon.
After winning her last two starts at the track and trip, Nunthorpe from the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman yard has opened as the race favourite with online bookmakers.
The four-year-old mare will be the only last start winner in the Moonga Stakes; however, she will be seeking her first Group victory of her career at her third try.
At the top of the weights, Mr Maestro from the Andrew Forsman yard will return for his first start of the spring with the benefit of one trail.
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes have accepted with their talented galloper, Altivo, who is yet to hit the board this preparation after running in Sydney at his two starts this time in.
Buffalo River sits on the fourth line of betting, and he will be seeking his second win in this race after claiming the Moonga Stakes back in 2021.
Along with Buffalo River, the Phillip Stokes-trained Climbing Star sits on the fourth line of betting, and this four-year-old mare will be looking for a return to form on Saturday after back-to-back failures at Flemington recently.
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Times Square, who brings Group 1 form lines from Europe, will return for her second Australian preparation after struggling at her only two starts in Sydney during the autumn.
Both The Fortune Teller and Cause For Concern ran on well in separate races at Flemington last start, and they are not without a hope.
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