69 4:00pm 8 MELBOURNE 8 1100m Sportsbet Bel Esprit Stakes (Listed) 1100m Of $175,000. 1st $105,000, 2nd $31,500, 3rd $15,750, 4th $7,875, 5th $4,375, 6th $3,500, 7th $3,500, 8th $3,500. Prizemoney contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-01.73E Here de Angels (06/02/2010) [Good3] Class Record: 1-01.74E La Danseuse Rouge (01/06/2024) [Good4] 1 8530s Recommendation (3) Ciaron Maher (dwtc) ....................................... Ben Allen 60 2 69161 Title Fighter (13) Clayton Douglas (dwc) .................................Tom Prebble (a) 57 3 26131 Midwest (2) Anthony & Sam Freedman (wtc) .......................................Jye McNeil 56.5 4 s1604 Aviatress (9) Richard & Chantelle Jolly (dwt) ........................................Zac Spain 56 5 s3715 Pisanello (14) James Cummings (dw) ..............................................Luke Currie 56 6 7s094 Acromantula (6) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (w) ..............................Celine Gaudray 55.5 7 1s11s Niance (NZ) (8) Grahame Begg (wtc) ................................................... Daniel Moor 55.5 8 54303 Extremely Lucky (4) Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea (dw) .... Luke Cartwright (a) 54.5 9 s1517 Watchme Win (15) Andrew Gluyas (dw) ...............................Jaylah Kennedy (a) 54 10 16s11 Cleo Cat (10) Tom Dabernig (dw) ................................................... Beau Mertens 54 11 9s780 Curran (11) Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor (dwt) ................ Matthew Cartwright 54 12 17s67 Romantic Choice (16) Tom Dabernig (dw) ..................................Harry Coffey 54 13 4367s Geegees Gemstone (12) Stuart Gandy (dw) .......................Anthony Darmanin 54 14 499s2 Twin Perfection (7) Phillip Stokes (dwc) ............................ Lachlan Neindorf 54 15 1117s Fickle (1) Tom Dabernig (d) .............................................................. Declan Bates 54 16 46s65 Port Albert (5) Nick Ryan (w) ......................................................Dean Yendall 54 FORM SUMMARY Quality mare NIANCE is on return here after beating subsequent G1 Oakleigh Plate runner-up She’s Bulletproof before spelling. 3/3 first-up and has trialed-up super. RECOMMENDATION a 7 length winner this track/trip first-up last prep. Speedster MIDWEST will lead for fun. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Recommendation 100 7 Niance 98 10 Cleo Cat 96 9 Watchme Win 94 5 Pisanello 93 BEL ESPRIT B h (Royal Academy (USA) – Bespoken) As a two-year-old, Bel Esprit won his first four career starts including the Blue Diamond Preview-Prelude-Blue Diamond Stakes treble. He made a winning return as a three-year-old in the McNeil Stakes before a trio of Group 1 placings in the Manikato, Dubai Racing Club Cup (Rupert Clarke Stakes) and Caulfield Guineas. He’d claim a second Group 1 at his penultimate start in the Doomben 10,000 before embarking on a successful career at stud where he famously sired the immortal Black Caviar.
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