Winterbottom Stakes 2020 betting tips & best odds
| What | Winterbottom Stakes |
| Where | Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 |
| When | Saturday, November 28, 2020 | 5:30pm AWST | Race 9 |
| Prizemoney | $1,000,000 |
| Distance | 1200m |
| Status | Group 1 |
| Race Conditions | Weight for age |
| 2019 Winner | Hey Doc – 58.5kg (13) | Jockey: Luke Currie | Trainer: Tony McEvoy |
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2020 Winterbottom Stakes betting preview
The Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes is one of the featured sprint events on the WA racing calendar, and it also marks the halfway point of the Ascot Racing Carnival. Set to jump to 5:30pm local time on Saturday evening, the $1,000,000 race has attracted a field of 16 with one emergency after the early scratching of Carocapo.
How do you go past the Godolphin superstar Trekking in the 2020 Winterbottom Stakes? He’s been runner-up in both the Manikato Stakes and Moir Stakes this campaign and was one of the runs of the race in The Everest as well. That form is unmatched heading into the Winterbottom Stakes as star jockey William Pike looks for consecutive Group 1 wins. Trekking has reportedly ticked all the boxes since arriving in Perth a fortnight ago and showed plenty in a tune-up trial on Tuesday, so he will be very hard to beat.
If any horse is going to knock off the favourite, it will most likely be Indian Pacific. In the Colonel Reeves Stakes two weeks ago, the four-year-old gelding seemed to peak on his run in the concluding stages and went down in the shadows of the winning post. He’ll appreciate getting back to a firmer track here, and although this will be the hardest test of his career to date, he looks well up to this sort of company. From barrier four he looks to be one of the main on-pace gallopers, while he should be rock-hard fit third up.
It’s hard to ignore the impressive campaign Stageman has put together so far this spring. First up he took out the Listed Black Heart Bart Stakes, and he has impressed since then despite failing to notch another win. He maps to give the leaders a fair old head start, but if there’s anyone to look for swooping down the outside late, it’s the one who beat home Indian Pacific last time out.
Best bets for 2020 Winterbottom Stakes
| $100 Betting Strategy | |
|---|---|
| $100 win: | Trekking |
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