Marabi destroys her rivals in the Australia Stakes
Having entered Saturday’s Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley undefeated, it was easy viewing for Marabi backers as she extended her winning streak to six wins.
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained five-year-old mare simply gave nothing else a hope when leading all the way in the Australia Stakes, in what looks to be an entrée into a run in the Oakleigh Plate.
Coming into Saturday’s race five weeks between runs, since winning the Christmas Stakes at Caulfield on Boxing Day, it looks like Marabi will undertake the same approach into the Oakleigh Plate on February 26.
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An incredible sprinting display in the G2 Australia Stakes!@cmaherracing @TheValley pic.twitter.com/oIvn186zvJ
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“We were very worried about the track,” co-trainer David Eustace revealed in his post-race interview with Racing.com, revealing she had struggled on soft going back at home.
“We felt hard on the fence was the place to be,
“She’s proven today at weight-for-age that she is very smart,” the winning trainer went on to say.
Eustace was hesitant to reveal any plans going forward, stating the mare had been in preparation for a while now, despite having her races spread out nicely.
It was a winning return for Ben Allen, who had been aboard Marabi for the first four wins in her career, before Jamie Kah took the steer at Caulfield last time out.
“She proved today that she is a class above,” Allen said when returning to scale.
“She just keeps stepping up to the plate, I’d say the Oakleigh Plate is next if she can creep up in the points and I can ride her,” the winning jockey said exuberantly.
Since her win in the Australia Stakes, Marabi has shorten from a $3.50 favourite in Oakleigh Plate markets, to now being a $2.50 favourite with online bookmakers under a month out from the race.