Sky High Stakes tips, betting strategy & odds | March 13

Collette is favourite to win the Sky High Stakes

What Sky High Stakes
Where Rosehill Racecourse
When Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 2:20pm AEDT | Race 4
Prizemoney $305,000
Distance 2000m
Status Group 3
Race Conditions Set Weight Plus Penalties
2020 Winner Master of Wine – 55kg (14) | Jockey: Tommy Berry | Trainer: Wayne, Michael & John Hawkes

The $350,000 Group 3 Sky High Stakes sees some quality middle distance runners and resuming stayers go toe to toe over 2000m at Rosehill on Saturday.

Spirit Ridge maps to lead, while Colette and The Chosen One will go forward as well from their outside barriers. Colette is a very short favourite at the $1.65, but it looks the right price.

We are going out on a limb here and saying that the $1.65 is overs. Colette dead-set looks a living, breathing certainty! The Group 1 & Golden Eagle-winning mare, nearly made it a second Group 1 win in the Chipping Norton Stakes a fortnight ago when she went down by only two-tenths of a length behind arguably the best horse in Australia, Verry Elleegant. The Hallowed Crown mare won the Adrian Knox at this distance on her way to winning the Oaks, and will likely be peaking third up into her Autumn preparation. After winning the Apollo Stakes first-up in dominant fashion, she stamped herself as a genuine star. She is three from three on heavy tracks, and her last start second was her only loss on soft going too. Plain and simple, black and white; she wins.

Mustajeer was good first-up in the Parramatta Cup under the big weight, so he will be appreciative of the weight drop of 5.5kg. Drawn barrier four, up to 2000m and Kerrin McEvoy back onboard is a plus, given they ran second in this race a year ago behind Master of Wine. The eight-year-old stayer has drawn well in barrier four and will have the option to settle a bit closer and should be able to sprint late. The wetter the better for the old timer.

Six-year-old son of Nathaniel can hang on for a place in Spirit Ridge. After winning two straight races over the Summer at this distance, the gelding will be a live place chance in this. Drawn barrier five under Robbie Dolan, he will go straight to the front and look to run them into the ground. He has trialled nicely and runs well first-up so he should be fit enough to be competitive. The Mark Newnham-trained gelding is one for the each-way punters.

2021 Sky High Stakes betting strategy

$100 betting strategy
$100 win: $100 win Colette

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